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THE ADVOCATE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
To be published three times Legal:  March 22nd, March 29th, and
April 5th, 2024
 
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
 
The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge (City-Parish) will receive electronic or paper bids for the construction of the following project:
 
cAPITAL aREA UNITED WAY RENOVATION
700 LAUREL ST BATON ROUGE, LA 70802
 
City Parish Project No. 21-ASC-CP-1487
 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT GRANT FUNDING, THIS PROJECT WILL REPAIR THE 1939 HISTORIC BUILDING, TO INCLUDE A ROOF REPLACEMENT, WALL CLEANING AND CAULKING, WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT, SITE DRAINAGE, RESTORATION OF ART DECO DETAILS, AND VARIOUS INTERIOR RENOVATIONS.
 
Bid Package with Plans and Specifications may be obtained online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.  Alternately, paper copies may be obtained from most reprographic vendors for their printing cost, by arrangement through Architectural Services Division, by please contacting Monica Springer at (225) 389-4694 or [email protected] between 7:30am to 2:00pm at least 3 business days prior to Bid Opening.  All Bids shall be made on Bid Package Forms. 
 
Statutory Forms (Bid Package Part 1-A) shall be submitted to the Purchasing Division prior to Bid Opening:
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters
Attestation of No Past Criminal Convictions
Legal Citizen Affidavit
Non-Collusion & Non-Solicitation Affidavit
 
Bid Forms (Bid Package Part 1) submitted shall be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier's Check payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. 
 
Contractors must hold an active license issued by the State of Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors in the classification of Building Construction, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope.  All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, La RS 37:2150-2163 for all public contracts.  It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to assure that all subcontractors comply with this law. 
 
Bids will be received online through www.centralauctionhouse.com or in an envelope delivered to the Purchasing Division 8th Floor Room 826 City Hall 222 St Louis St Baton Rouge, LA 70802 until the BID OPENING 2:00 PM Local Time, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024 with no exceptions.
 
At Bid Opening in Purchasing Division Room 826 City Hall, electronic Bids and Bid Bonds will be downloaded, then all electronic and paper Bids will be publicly read aloud.  Bidders and/or their authorized representatives are invited.  Bid results can also be viewed at the link: http://city.brla.gov/dept/purchase/bidresults.asp  
 
The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.  In accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute (La RS) 38:2214 B, the City-Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids exceeding the preconstruction cost estimate, or for just cause.  In accordance with La RS 38:2212 B (1), the provisions and requirements stated in the Bid Package and this advertisement shall not be waived by any entity.  Bids shall be firm for a period of 45 days from the date of the Bid Opening, except as allowed per La RS 38:2214 C.  In the event all qualified bids are above the granted American Rescue Plan Act federal fund amount, the typical time limits of 45 days to award contract, 60 days to execute contract, and 30 days to issue Notice to Proceed shall not be applicable, until additional project funding is secured.
 
The City-Parish is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a Social and Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) Program.  The Bidder is encouraged to utilize minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses to the extent possible as suppliers or subcontractors, toward a 25% SEDBE participation goal.  The successful low bidder shall complete SEDBE forms (revised 1/19/2024) verifying good faith efforts.
 
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 700 Laurel St Baton Rouge, LA 70802. All parties interested in this project are invited to attend this conference.
 
For additional information regarding the construction documents, please contact Bid related: Purchasing Division (225) 389-3259; General Documents related: Stephen Long, (225) 389-4694 or [email protected] or Architectural and Construction Documents related: Allison Keppinger, (225) 224-3363 or [email protected].