SECTION 00 11 13
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
 
The St. Mary Parish Government, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, acting through its President, David Hanagriff, will receive sealed bids for the 2019 Baldwin & Charenton Asphaltic Concrete Roadway Improvements project, at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse, Fifth Floor, Franklin, Louisiana 70538, until April 9, 2019, at 10:00 A.M., local time, at which time and place, they will be publicly opened and read aloud.  Bids received after the time set forth above for opening of bids will not be considered and will be returned unopened.
 
The Contract Documents (Plans, Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Specifications and other pertinent documents) may be examined at the following locations:
 
Miller Engineers & Associates, Inc. – 601 Main Street; Franklin, Louisiana 70538
St. Mary Parish Purchasing Agent’s Office – Fifth Floor, Courthouse Building; Franklin, Louisiana 70538 
Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from the office of Miller Engineers and Associates, Inc. upon receipt of $180.00 for each set during normal business hours (7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Monday – Thursday and 7:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Friday).  Checks for Bidding Documents shall be made payable to “Miller Engineers & Associates, Inc.”.  In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 A (1) (e), deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents and deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual cost of reproduction.  Refunds will be made upon return of the documents unmarked and in good condition if within ten days after receipt of bids. 
 
Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
 
There will be no pre-bid conference for this project.  Bidders are responsible for making site visitations in preparation of their bids.
 
To qualify to bid, each bidder shall be a properly licensed Contractor in accordance with La. R.S. 37:2150 – 2163 for the classification of HIGHWAY, STREET & BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION or related classification.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
 
Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.  Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.
 
A bidder may withdraw their bid within forty-eight (48) hours of the bid opening, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays as governed by La. R.S. 38:2214 (C).
 
Any questions or clarifications shall be submitted to the Project Engineer, Jules M. Darden, in writing a minimum of five (5) days prior to the bid opening date.  Addenda will be issued to all prospective bidders a minimum of 48 hours prior to the bid opening date.  Only information provided within written addenda issued by the Project Engineer shall be considered binding.
 
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the St. Mary Parish Government no later than seven (7) days prior to the bid opening.
 
 
 
/s/ David Hanagriff
David Hanagriff, President
St. Mary Parish Government
 
 
ADVERISE: March 13th, 20th and 27th
 
 
 
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