Parish of Ascension
 
www.ascensionparish.netKenny Matassa
ASCENSION PARISH PRESIDENT
 
 
00100-INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by Ascension Parish Government at the Ascension Parish Government
Purchasing Office, 615 E. Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737 (mailing address PO Box 2392,
Gonzales, LA 70707-2392) until, Tuesday September 17, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.  local time.  The bids
will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following project:
 
WB COURTHOUSE STABILIZATION PROJECT ID: PM-19-03-004STATEMENT OF WORK:
 
PROJECT CONSISTS OF SITE PREP AND MOBILIZATION, LASER PLOT FOR LEVEL DETERMINATION, EXCAVATION AND SHORING, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF CONCRETE, METAL SHEATHING, INVESTIGATION AND INSTALLATION OF HELICALPILES, SUMP PUMP AND CLEAN UP.
 
All Bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file at the Ascension Parish Legal Department, 615 E. Worthey Road, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737.
 
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on site, 300 Houmas St., Donaldsonville, LA 70346 on September 04, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Contractors should be aware that there are no plans available for this project and they should field verify everything and become familiar with the existing conditions. 
Copies of Specifications, Bid  Documents and Contract  Documents  for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from MB Design Consultants, LLC, 8841 Bluebonnet Blvd., Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Tel: 225-412-4900  Email: [email protected] upon payment of Sixty-Five Dollars ($65.00) per set made payable to MB Design Consultants, LLC or free if electronic copy requested and media provided. Documents can be mailed to bidders with a provided shipping account number. No refunds will be made for returned drawings.
 
Where bids are to be received on forms furnished by the awarding authority, no contract documents shall be issued to anyone except a Licensed Contractor or his authorized Representatives. In no event shall any documents for   bidding   be   issued   later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiving bids.
 
Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his/her address, contractor's state license number and the name of the project  for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope
 
 
addressed to the Ascension Parish Purchasing Department, 615 E. Worthey, Gonzales, Louisiana (P.O. Box 2392, Gonzales, Louisiana 70707), mailed certified mail and must be received no later than the bid opening.

 
Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Total Bid must accompany each Bid.
The required security must be in the form of a certified or bank cashier’s check or a bid bond.
 
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.
 
No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof.
 
All questions regarding this project and the bid package shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via [email protected] by 5:00PM on Friday September 06, 2019. Responses will be coordinated with the Project Manager and posted on the www.centralauctionhouse.com by 5:00 PM on Tuesday September 10, 2019. 
In addition to paper bids, electronic bids and electronic bid bonds for the followings project will be downloaded by the Ascension Parish Purchasing Department. Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds must be submitted through www.centralauctionhouse.com prior to the electronic bidding deadline. Beginning at 2:00 PM Local time (Local time) on Tuesday September 17, 2019 all bids will be downloaded. No bids are accepted after 2:00 PM Local time.
All addenda, Amendments, Letters of Clarification, and Withdrawal Notices will be posted online in addition to electronic copies being distributed. Construction proposal information may be accessed via the internet at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Users must click on Login and create a New User Registration to view and download drawings. Once logged in, users must click on Ascension Parish Government to view current advertisement listings. This listing is titled “WB COURTHOUSE STABILIZATION”. Registered users will have access to view Project Information, submit a question concerning the project, and view the drawings. All project specific notices are found here. It will be the responsibility of the bidder to check for updates. All submitted questions will be forwarded by email to the Project Manager for a response.
 
The Ascension Parish shall not be responsible if the bidder cannot complete and submit a bid due to failure or incomplete delivery of the files submitted via the internet.
 
The Parish of Ascension reserves the right to disqualify any Bid , response to a Request for Qualifications, or Request for Proposals if it is determined that the submitting business entity is not in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State or is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.
 
Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.
 
Ascension Parish Government
Kenny Matassa, Parish President
 
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