ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
Sealed bids for construction of the following project will be received by the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, 100 Port Boulevard, Chalmette, Louisiana 70043, or send electronically to http://www.centralauctionhouse.com  until 2:00 P.M. local time on December 1, 2020, then opened and publicly read at 2:00 P.M.   Bids received after 2:00 P.M. local time will not be accepted and will be returned to the Bidder unopened.
 
PROJECT NUMBER/NAME:                                       STATE PROJECT NO. H.013882
                                                                                     PORT IMPROVEMENTS
                                                                                     CHALMETTE TERMINAL TRANSIT SHED
                                                                                     ST. BERNARD PARISH
 
PROJECT LOCATION:                                                 ST. BERNARD PORT – CHALMETTE TERMINAL
                                                                                          Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
 
TYPE OF WORK:                                                          BUILDING & SITE IMPROVEMENTS
 
LICENSE CLASSIFICATION                                       BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
 
OWNER:                                                                          ST. BERNARD PORT, HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT
                                                                                         100 PORT BOULEVARD
                                                                                         CHALMETTE, LA 70043
 
ESTIMATED COST:                                                      $5,300,000 (LUMP SUM BID)
 
PROPOSAL GUARANTY:                                           5% OF BID AMOUNT
                                                                                      (payable to the ST. BERNARD PORT, HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT)
 
ENGINEER:                                                                    KYLE ASSOCIATES, LLC
                                                                                          638 VILLAGE LANE NORTH
                                                                                          MANDEVILLE, LA 70471
                                                                                          PHONE:  985-727-9377
                                                                                         
 
PLANS:                                                                            $  100.00     
 
PRE-BID CONFERENCE:                                             11/12/2020 at 10:00 AM
                                                                                      100 Port Boulevard
                                                                                      First Floor Conference Room
                                                                                      CHALMETTE, LA 70043 (Site visit to follow.)
 
Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2018 Edition of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, General Provisions and must include all the information required by the bid form. Bid forms are available from the Engineer and will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids.  Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less than
specified above.
 
The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin.  Disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.
 
Plans and specifications may be seen at the Engineer's office.  Plans may be obtained from the Engineer upon payment of $100.00.  In accordance with R.S. 38:2212(D), deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents, deposits on any additional sets will be
refunded less the actual costs of reproduction.  Refunds will be made upon return of the documents if within ten days after receipt of bids.  The bidding documents are available in electronic form and can be downloaded at no cost by emailing [email protected] and are also available at www.centralauctionhouse.com.  Prospective Bidders are cautioned that the failure to obtain Bid Documents from the Engineer as set forth above or notify the Engineer of an intention to Bid could prevent the Prospective Bidder from receiving additional information, updates or addenda that may be issued concerning bidding on this Project.
 
The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 45 calendar days after opening proposals.  However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source.  Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source.  The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.
 
The award of a contract for projects financed either partially or entirely with State bonds will be contingent on approval by the State Bond Commission.
 
On projects involving federal funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate federal agency.
 
On projects involving state funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate state agency.
 
The right is reserved to reject bids and waive informalities.
 
 
Drew Heaphy
Executive Director
St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District
 
PUBLISH:            1st Advertisement Date:            October 30, 2020
                              2nd Advertisement Date:           November 6, 2020
                              3rd Advertisement Date:            November 13, 2020