Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be received by the Ascension Parish Government Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737 until August 24, 2023 @ 3:00 PM local time for the following:
 
Ascension Parish Government Department of Recreation is soliciting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from professional architecture and engineering firms for On-Call Parks and Recreation Projects.  The purpose of this solicitation is to provide a timely, cost-effective and efficient alternative to contracting for specific individual projects that are less than $1,000,000 in architecture or engineering (design) costs. Multiple firms will be chosen and work will be task order driven based on cost, timeline and experience related to the specific scope of work for each project.
 
Firms/Individuals who are interested in providing services requested under this RFQ must submit six (6) copies of qualifications by the date and time specified.  The information shall be received in hard copy (printed) version by: Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Department, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 on or before 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on the date specified in the Schedule of Events. Electronic submittals are permitted via http://www.centralauctionhouse.com; however, six (6) hard copies must still be submitted within 24 hours of the Proposal submission deadline. 
 
Specifications/Proposal documents may be obtained at the Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737.  For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.  All addenda, corrections, and responses to this public notice shall be posted to http://www.centralauctionhouse.com.
 
All questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via [email protected] by 4:00 PM on August 8, 2023.  Responses will be coordinated with the RFP Coordinator and posted on the http://www.centralauctionshouse.com by 4:00 PM on August 10, 2023. 
 
The Parish shall not be responsible if the bidder cannot complete and submit an RFQ due to failure or incomplete delivery of the files submitted via the internet.
                                                                                                                                                            
The Parish reserves the right to disqualify any responses to Bids, Request for Qualifications, or Request for Proposals if it is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.
 
The Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids or proposals for just cause.
 
 
 
GONZALES WEEKLY -                       PLEASE PUBLISH   7/27/2023            8/3/2023              8/10/2023