The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Board) will receive bids electronically through Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com on or before Tuesday, January 14, 2025 until 10:00 A.M., local time, for Work Order No. 1-1167, Crane 7 Decommissioning. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, contact Central Bidding at (225) 810- 4814. The Board shall not be responsible if a proposer cannot complete or submit an electronic bid.
 
The work consists of removing and disposing of  ship-to-shore crane 7 and re-terminating 5kV power for adjacent ship to shore container cranes no. 4 and 5. The site is located at the Nashville-Napoleon Terminal Complex in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Estimated Cost: $1,300,000 to $1,500,000).
All Bids must be in accordance with the Bidding Documents on file with the Port of New Orleans.
 
In accordance with LSA R.S. 38:2212 (E)(7), complete Bidding Documents are available for download via Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Bidding Documents may also be obtained from the SEBConnect App, available in both the Apple and Google play platforms.
 
If request for Bidding Documents is made through U.S. mail or other delivery services, bidder must furnish a street mailing address and will be held responsible for service fees.
 
A pre-bid conference will be held on Friday, December 27, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. local time at 1350 Port of New Orleans Procurement Department 2nd floor.  Bidders are urged to attend.
 
Federal regulations require that persons seeking entry to secure areas of United States ports must present a valid Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) card and must maintain possession of the TWIC at all times in secure port areas.
 
Persons seeking entry to the below listed facilities of the Port of New Orleans must possess a TWIC in order to attend pre-bid meetings on port property. Restricted areas include port property between Felicity Street and Henry Clay Avenue, Alabo Street Wharf, Jourdan Road Wharf, the Julia Street and Erato Street Cruise Terminals, and during cargo activities at Poland Avenue Wharf and Governor Nicholls Street Wharf. Prospective bidders must provide their own Harbor Police Department (HPD) approved TWIC escorts for those in their party who do

not have a TWIC. Note that only contractors with open Board contracts are eligible to be on the approved escort list. The Board will not provide nor arrange for escorts.
 
Once an employer is under contract with the Board, TWIC card holders and their Sponsoring Employer must submit an application to Harbor Police and the TWIC card holder must attend a training session in order to be certified as an Approved TWIC Escort for anyone entering the secured area without a TWIC. Bidding Documents will be issued only to those contractors complying with state licensing laws for contractors, La. R.S. 37:2150, et. seq. On any bid submitted in the amount of $50,000 or more, the contractor must hold at the time this bid is opened a valid license issued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. This project is classified as “Heavy Construction” or “Limited Specialty Services". Objection to the required classification should be filed in accordance with La. R.S. 37:2165.

The Board strongly encourages the acquisition of goods and services from and direct participation of eligible business entities (“EBEs”) as defined in the Board’s Small Business Opportunity Program. The Program is a race- and gender-neutral program intended to provide additional contracting and p r o c u r e m e n t opportunities for certified eligible businesses by encouraging contractors who receive state contracts to use good-faith efforts to utilize such certified entities in the performance of those contracts.
The Board desires to achieve, to the greatest extent possible, commercially meaningful and useful participation by EBEs. By providing equitable opportunities for EBEs, The Board derives multiple benefits, including contributing to the economic vitality of our communities and ensuring a broader selection of competitively priced goods and services
Bidders should present a responsible plan that provides for participation of qualified EBEs. Bidders should clearly state EBE participation goals and their plan for implementation of the same in their bid. Bidders should also include information relative to the participation levels Bidder has managed on other prior projects.
Participation shall be counted toward meeting the contract goals only by business entities certified designated in the Program. The direct participation goal can be achieved through direct ownership, joint venture participation, owner/operator agreements, or sublease agreements for operations. Participation shall include work opportunities in planning, development, construction, and operation of the Project.
The Board accepts the following certifications: (1) the SLDBE program run by the City of New Orleans, (2) the state of Louisiana’s Department of Economic Development’s SBE Hudson Initiative program, (3) The Louisiana Unified certification Program, or (4) the Federal Small business Enterprise Program. Bids shall include evidence of a current certification.