ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED at the office of Johnny Rowland, Jr., Superintendent, Webster Parish School Board, 1442 Sheppard Street, Minden, Louisiana 71055, until the hour of 2:00 P.M. (CST),_Monday,_May 3rd, 2021 at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in the Webster Parish School Board office for:
Lakeside and Central
Parking Lot and Site Improvements
Webster Parish, LA
 
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 1:30 P.M. (CST), Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at Lakeside Jr. Sr. High School located at 9090 Hwy 371, Sibley, LA  71073.
 
Bid Documents may be obtained during normal office hours at the office of Civil Design Group, LLC, 601 Spring Street, Suite B, Shreveport, LA 71101, upon receipt of a deposit in the amount of $50.00 for each set of documents.  Normal office hours are 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. on Friday.  Deposit for the first set is fully refundable, to all bonafide prime bidders who submit a bid, upon return of the documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days following receipt of bids.  The deposit on all other sets of documents will be refunded fifty percent (50%) upon return of documents as stated above.  Contractors not submitting a bid on the project will be refunded fifty percent (50%) of plan deposit upon return of bid documents within ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  Bidding documents will be available beginning at 10:00 A.M. (CST), Friday, April 9th, 2021.
 
All inquiries shall be directed to:             Gary M. Clark, P.E.
                                                            Civil Design Group, LLC
                                                            (318) 674-9616 (office)
                                                            [email protected]
                                                           
Work on this Project includes all work as indicated in the Construction Documents (Bid Documents), which includes Drawings, Project Manual and Addenda (if any).
 
NOTE: BIDS SHALL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CONTRACTORS WHO ARE LICENSED UNDER LOUISIANA CONTRACTORS LICENSING LAW FOR THE MAJOR CLASSIFICATION OF “HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION”.
 
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the Total Bid (including any Alternates).  Bid Security must be in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check or a satisfactory bid bond written by a company with a current A. M. Best Rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent), Financial Size Category ‘VII’ with a ‘Stable’ Outlook and licensed in the State of Louisiana. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the following bonds written by a company with a current A. M. Best Rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent), Financial Size Category ‘VII’ with a ‘Stable’ Outlook and licensed in the State of Louisiana: Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount; Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount; and Maintenance Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the contract amount.
 
The Total Contract Time shall be One Hundred and Thirty (130) calendar days.  The project includes work at two different locations and includes project milestones which requires portions of the work to be completed within Sixty (60) calendar days.  Liquidated Damages, as provided for in the Contract Documents, will apply for each consecutive calendar day that the Work is not completed beyond the established completion date which will be based on a date of commencement of work fixed in a Notice to Proceed, subject to such adjustments of the Contract Time as may be made according to the terms of the Contract Documents.  Said sums shall in no event be construed to be a penalty; but only as damages fixed and agreed upon in advance. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after actual date of the opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids with just cause.  Bids which deviate from the Construction Documents will not be considered.
Bid related materials may be found at www.centralbidding.com, and bids may be submitted electronically at www.centralbidding.com.
 
Publish in the Minden Press Herald:  April 9th, April 16th, April 23rd, and April 30th, 2021

Additional Notes/Requirements

JOB #2021-04 LHS/CES