Parish of Ascension
www.ascensionparish.net

CLINT COINTMENT
ascension parish president

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
 
BRIDGE LOAD RATINGS FOR PARISH-OWNED BRIDGES
 
Request for Qualifications will be received by the Ascension Parish Government at the Ascension Parish Government Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737 (mailing address PO Box 2392, Gonzales, La 70707-2392), until August 12, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. local time for the following:
 
PURPOSE:
 
The Parish of Ascension hereby issues a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified Consultant Firms to provide Professional Engineering Services for Bridge Load Rating summary sheets, calculations and as-built or bridge sketches for each bridge and any program analysis input file, such as AASHTOWare BrR input files as identical to that required by DOTD to insure Parish compliance to the DOTD Off-System program of sixty (60) existing bridges in Ascension Parish.  Consultants who are a Louisiana or Foreign LLC or Corporation should be appropriately registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State, as contemplated by Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statures, and with LAPELS under its rules for FIRMS.
 
Firms or Consultants who are interested in providing services requested under this RFQ must submit one (1) unbounded original and six (6) bound copies of qualifications by the date and time specified.  The information shall be received in hard copy (printed) version.  Failure to submit the required number of copies may result in a finding of non-conformance.  Originals should be clearly marked.
 
Specifications/bidding documents may be obtained at the Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737.  Electronic Request for Qualifications are accepted at Central Bidding, http://www.centralauctionhouse.com.  For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.  All addenda, corrections, and responses to this public notice shall be posted to http://www.centralauctionhouse.com.
 
The Ascension Parish Government shall not be responsible if the bidder cannot complete and submit an RFQ due to failure or incomplete delivery of the files submitted via the internet.
 
The Parish of Ascension reserves the right to disqualify any Bid, response to Request for Qualifications, or Request for Proposals if it is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.
 
Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to reject any and all bid/proposals for just cause.
 
Ascension Parish Government
CLINT COINTMENT, PARISH PRESIDENT
 
CHIEF -                PLEASE PUBLISH            7/15/21, 7/22/21, 7/29/21
WEEKLY -           PLEASE PUBLISH            7/15/21, 7/22/21, 7/29/21