St. James Parish Government will be accepting sealed bids for an EOC Warehouse until 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in the Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of the Parish Courthouse, 5800 Hwy. 44, Convent, LA 70723 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form via Central Auction House website, www.centralauctuionhouse.com. Bidders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at phone number 225-677-5501.

All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 17, 2014 in the Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of the Parish Courthouse, 5800 Hwy. 44, Convent, LA 70723

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(c). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. St. James Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any formalities.