ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Eunice, up to the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.m. CDST 300 South Second Street, Eunice, LA 70535 on
APRIL 15, 2025
and then publicly opened and read aloud, for Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction consisting of all work including all necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, etc., as required as set forth in the Bid Document of Aucoin & Associates, Inc. for demolition of existing treatment units as necessary to construct proposed treatment units to include influent pumps, headworks with mechanical screening and grit removal, a multi-channel oxidation ditch biological treatment unit, 2 final clarifiers, RAS/WAS pumping station, chlorination/de-chlorination system, and mechanical screw press waste sludge dewatering system including associated structures, mechanical, electrical and site work for the City of Eunice. Bid Documents are available and may be seen and examined at the Clerk's Office, Eunice, Louisiana, or at the office of Aucoin & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, Eunice, Louisiana. Bid related materials can also be examined or obtained at Central Bidding. Copies of Bid Documents may be obtained from the office of Aucoin & Associates, Inc., 433 North CC Duson Street, Eunice, Louisiana, upon deposit of $350.00 dollars for each set of documents. Deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide PRIME BIDDERS, fully licensed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors, will be fully refunded upon the return of the documents in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. On other sets of documents furnished to said prime bidders, the payment of $350.00 dollars shall constitute the cost of reproduction and handling and WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. Bids may also be submitted electronically through Central Bidding www.CentralBidding.com. All potential bidders may register at the website address to access the full specifications and to receive email notification of changes to the solicitation. A $300.00 Electronic Platform Fee will be payable upon award by the awarded vendor whether having submitted a bid by sealed envelope or electronically.

Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to Scott A. Fontenot, Mayor, Eunice, Louisiana and plainly marked on the outside, “Bid for Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction – A&A Project No. 21-05-08. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount equal to 5% of the bid, made payable to the City of Eunice, Louisiana, as a guarantee that the bidder will furnish all necessary bonds and enter into a contract if his bid is accepted. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570 and be licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana.

In particular, bidders should note the required attachments and certifications to be executed and submitted with the bid proposal.

No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, unless withdrawal of bid is in accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2214C.

Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 503 (Non-Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Executive Order 11246, the Family and Medical Leave of 1993, Title VI of the Civil Rights act of 1964, and Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension.

Under Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432, Women’s and Minority Business Enterprise, Minority owned firms and small businesses are encouraged to participate.
All contractors and subcontractors be required to agree that all of iron and steel products used in the performance of the contract will be produced in the United States in accordance with Section 608 of the Clean Water Act.

The prime contractor and all subcontractors must have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and an active SAM Cage Code number prior to beginning construction and throughout the term of the contract.

The City of Eunice reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause, in accordance with Public Bid Law.

Thus done and signed at Eunice, Louisiana, this 10TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2024.

SCOTT A. FONTENOT
MAYOR

Attest: GINNY MOODY
CITY CLERK

ADVERTISE: Three (3) Times - March 13, 2025, March 20, 2025, March 27, 2025

Additional Notes/Requirements

A PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD @ 9:00 A.M. ON THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2005 AT EUNICE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM.