SECTION 001- BID INVITATION
 
City of St. Gabriel (herein referred to as the “Owner”) hereby solicits sealed bids for the 2024 O’Neal Brown Park Pavilion. Sealed Bids shall be addressed to the City of St. Gabriel and delivered to the City Hall (Administration Office) located at 5035 Iberville Street (P. O. Box 597), St. Gabriel, LA 70776 on November 26, 2024, until 10:00 A.M (Central Standard Time) and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for construction of the project described as follows:
 
2024 O’NEAL BROWN PARK PAVILION PROJECT
 
STATEMENT OF WORK:
 
This project consists of the erection of a new pavilion fronting Morris Street and the associated parking along the frontage, as shown in the construction plans. Construction work generally includes foundation work, excavation and grading, utility trenching, concrete paving and jointing, sidewalk construction, and other necessary items as shown on the plans. 
 
Electronic bids will also be accepted. Please find bid related materials and place your electronic bids at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Bids received after the above time will not be accepted.
 
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form.  They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from [email protected].  Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.  Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Novus Reb Engineering, LLC – John Gibson, 1651 Lobdell Avenue, Ste 202, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806.  [email protected].
 
PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND: A performance and payment bond for the work will be required upon execution of the contract, equal to one hundred percent (100%) of said contract written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana and who is currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service List. The bond shall be countersigned by a person who is under contract and who is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Louisiana, and who is residing in this state.
 
ATTESTATION AFFIDAVIT: The bidding documents shall not require any bidder, other
than the apparent low bidder, to furnish any other information or documentation, including the Attestation Affidavit, any sooner than ten days after the date bids are opened; however, the apparent low bidder may submit such information or documentation at any time prior to the expiration of the ten-day period.
 
All mailed or hand delivered bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “SEALED BID FOR 2024 O’NEAL BROWN PARK PAVILION PROJECT”, including Louisiana Contractor’s license number and Construction Firm name.  All bids must be submitted in one of three ways. For bids hand delivered to St. Gabriel City Hall, 5035 Iberville Street, St. Gabriel, LA 70776 by the bidder or his agent, a written receipt shall be handed to the deliverer. For bids submitted by mail, bids shall be sent by registered or certified mail with a return receipt requested, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the City of St. Gabriel, 5035 Iberville Street, St. Gabriel, LA 70776, and must be received no later than the bid opening. Bids will not be accepted on days that are recognized as holidays by the United States Postal Service. Electronic Bids may be submitted via www.centralauctionhouse.com.  Bids received after the above time will not be accepted. All bidders are required to have an active license for the following major classifications:
 

• Commercial Building Construction
• Municipal and Public Works Construction

 
from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors prior to bidding this project. Bids received by Contractors without these classifications will not be opened.
 
Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Total Bid must accompany each Bid and shall be made payable to the Owner. 
 
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. The City of St. Gabriel strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.
 
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 20^th, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at the City Hall – City Council Chambers Room 32. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend it.
 
All questions and/or requests for clarification must be electronically submitted to the project engineer, John Gibson via email to [email protected] by Friday, November 22^nd, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. No questions will be answered after the deadline for questions passes.
 
 
OWNER
CITY OF ST. GABRIEL
 
BY:     /s/ Mr. Lionel Johnson, Mayor
 
 
TO APPEAR IN THE:
 
PLAQUEMINE POST SOUTH        
 
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