Advertisement for Bids

The St. Mary Parish Government, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, acting through its President, David Hanagriff, will receive sealed bids for Yokley Levee Improvements, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, at the Fifth Floor – Courthouse Building, Franklin, Louisiana 70538, until June 28, 2018, at 10:00 A.M. local time at which time and place, they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Plans, Specifications and other pertinent documents may be examined at the following locations:

• Miller Engineers & Associates, Inc., 601 Main Street, Franklin, Louisiana.
• Parish Purchasing Agent’s Office, Fifth Floor – Courthouse Building, Franklin, Louisiana.

In accordance with R.S. 38:2212(A)(3), the first publication of the advertisement shall not occur on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The advertisement shall be published once a  week for three different weeks in a newspaper in the locality, and the first advertisement shall appear at least twenty-five days before the opening bids. Therefore, bids should be received no earlier than the 26th day.
Copies of Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the office of Miller Engineers and Associates, Inc. upon receipt of $125.00. In accordance with R.S. 38.2212A(1)(e), deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents, deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual cost of reproduction. Refunds will be made upon return of the documents unmarked and in good condition if within ten days after receipt of bids.
To qualify to bid, each bidder shall be a properly licensed Contractor in accordance with La. R.S. 37: 2150-2163 for the classification of HEAVY CONSTRUCTION or related  classification.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.
No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 3 (Low Income Resident Participation) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 109 (Non- Discrimination) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 503 (Non- Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the St. Mary Parish Government no later than seven (7) days prior to the bid opening.
Minority, female-owned and Section 3 firms are encouraged to submit bids.

/s/ David Hanagriff

David Hanagriff, President
St. Mary Parish Government

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