NOTICE TO BIDDERS 
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Twin Parish Port Commission, State of Louisiana at the Offices of Primeaux, Touchet & Associates, LLC, 124 North State Street, Suite 200, Abbeville, Louisiana, 70510, Abbeville, Louisiana, 70510, until 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 20, 2025, for the following:
  
and shall at that time and place publicly open the bids and read aloud.  Bids received after the above specified time for opening shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened to the sender.
 
The project consists of the construction of 2,829 square foot foundation and shell building for future restaurant and associated drainage, site grading, parking and drives per attached construction documents.
 
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available from Primeaux, Touchet & Associates, LLC, 124 North State Street, Suite 200, Abbeville, Louisiana, 70510, (337) 893-8397 during business hours Monday - Thursday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.  General Contractors (Prime Bidders), subcontractors and material suppliers interested in bidding shall obtain complete sets of printed plans, specifications and bid documents upon deposit of $100 for each set of documents plus $20.00 postage and handling fee if applicable.  Deposit for the first set is fully refundable to all bona fide prime contract bidders and a refund less actual cost of reproduction will be made for all additional sets to general contractors and to all subcontractors and material suppliers upon return of documents in good condition not later than ten (10) days after receipt of bid.  The deposit for damaged, incomplete or late returned documents may be forfeited.  Partial sets of documents will not be issued.  Bid documents shall be available until twenty-four (24) hours before the bid opening.
 
Notice:  Prime Bidders (General Contractors) must register with the office of the Engineer for verifying Contractor’s license in order to be eligible to bid the project.  Any Bid submitted by a Prime Bid Contractor that is not properly licensed shall be rejected.
 
Each quotation shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond payable to the Owner, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the total amount bid (including alternates).  If a bid bond is used, it shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the Federal Register or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A-Rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the A.M. Best Key Rating Guide or by an insurance company in good standing licensed write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents.  The certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the contract documents.
 
The successful contractor will be required to execute Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract as more fully defined in the bid documents.
 
Contractors or contracting firms submitting bids in the amount of $50,000.00 or more shall certify that they are licensed contractors under Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (La. R.S. 37:2150-2192) for the classification of COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION and show their license number on the front of the sealed envelope in which their bid is enclosed.  Bids in the amount of $50,000.00 or more, not submitted in accordance with this requirement, shall be rejected and shall not be read.  If the contract price is less than $50,000.00, the contractor need not be licensed.  Any bid submitted that does not require the contractor to hold a license shall state the exemption on the bid envelope.  Additional information relative to the licensing may be obtained from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
 
Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements in accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)5.  No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2214.
 
Each bid shall be submitted only on the Bid Form included in the Specifications.
 
The Owner may reject any and all bids for just cause as allowed by La. R.S. 38:2214.  In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.
 
Bid Forms and other related information are available to be viewed, downloaded and submitted on-line at www.centralbidding.com.
 
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the Twin Parish Port Commission no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.
 
 
Twin Parish Port Commission
Delcambre, Louisiana
  
Legal Journal:              Abbeville Meridional
Publish Dates:              December 18, 2024
                                    January 8, 2025
                                    January 15, 2025          

Additional Notes/Requirements

Engineer opinion of probable construction cost is $395,000.