ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS


Pointe Coupee Parish OCD/DR Project No. _39PARA2303 - __Morganza Sewer Project_

Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury (herein referred to as the "Owner") hereby solicits for the Parish of Pointe Coupee – Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Project to be financed by the State of Louisiana, Hurricane Gustav/Ike CDBG – Disaster Recovery Program – Parish Project No. _39PARA2303_”; described as follows:
Replacing a damaged hydraulic baffle system, resetting the hydraulic baffle and curtain anchors, rehabilitating the pond levees, adding riprap and geotextile fabric to the waterside slope of the levee, and installation of a perimeter fence and gate.

Proposals shall be delivered to Civil Design and Construction, Inc., P.O.Box 857, Port Allen, LA, 70767, located at 3251 Southern Pacific Road, Port Allen, LA not later than 12:00 p.m., on the 22nd day of October, 2012. Any bid received after the specified time and date will not be considered. The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. on the 22nd day of October, 2012, in the Police Jury Meeting Room at the Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse Annex Building located at 160 East Main Street, New Roads, Louisiana 70760.

The Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the Office of the Engineer/Architect for the contract; Civil Design and Construction, Inc. located at 3251 Southern Pacific Road; (225)-765-1802 Copies may be obtained at this office upon payment of a deposit of $125.00. This deposit will be refunded upon request in accordance with R.S. 38:2212. Validation of the Contractor’s license and classifications will be made prior to release of bid documents.

Pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2212(A)(1)(F) and 38:2212.1(B)(4), vendors/contractors now have the option to submit their bids and bid bonds, electronically. To view bids, download, and received bid notices by email, your company/agency will need to register with Central Bidding at centralbidding.com. If you need help registering or completing an e-bid, please call 225-810-4814.

Contractors submitting bids shall be licensed under LA License R.S. 37:2150-2164, Municipal and Public Works Construction, or Heavy Construction. Other license classifications may, at the option of the Owner, be considered based upon a thorough review of the Contractor’s past experience. The bidder shall show his license number on the bid and on the sealed envelope submitting the bid.

accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause; such actions will be in In accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the provisions and requirements stated in the Advertisement for Bids and those required on the Bid Form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived.

Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total bid price, provided on the specified 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) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The 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, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, 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 Parish of Pointe Coupee Police Jury no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.



POINTE COUPEE PARISH POLICE JURY
BY: MELANIE BUECHE, PRESIDENT



To appear in the POINTE COUPEE BANNER

Published Dates:

September 27, 2012;October 4, 2012;October 11, 2012;October 18, 2012