NOTICE TO BIDDERS
 
The Diocese of Lake Charles will receive bids until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 21st, 2024 at The Ave Maria Hall, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 for “St. Louis Catholic High School for the Diocese of Lake Charles”.  Complete plans and specifications may only be obtained electronically from www.centralbidding.com.
 
No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless the bid is accompanied by a Bid Security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Base Bid and all Additive Alternates.  The Bid Security shall be in the form of certified check or cashier’s check drawn on a bank insured by the FDIC, or a suitable Bid Bond Form similar to the form contained in the Front-End Documents written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana with an A.M. Best rating of “A” or better, countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety company or bond insurer as a licensed agent in the State of Louisiana.
 
Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163, Act 635, effective January 1, 1989, for the classifications “Building Construction”. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.  Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (5) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C) (4).
 
Each bid must be placed in an opaque envelope, sealed, and marked on the outside,
“St. Louis Catholic High School for the Diocese of Lake Charles” contractor name, address and license number of the bidder, to be opened at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 21st, 2024 at The Ave Maria Hall, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
 
Bids may also be submitted electronically through Central Bidding. Central Bidding can be accessed at www.centralbidding.com. For questions related to electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids.  In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (B), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.
 
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 at The Ave Maria Hall, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
 
For bonding purposes only, the total budget for this project is $53,000,000.*
(*Budget is provided solely for bonding purposes.  The budget does not guarantee acceptance of any specific amount.  The actual awarding of the project will be decided by the Owner and will depend on the funds available at the time of bidding.)
 
Rev. Ruben Buller        
Diocese of Lake Charles
 
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