PROJECT TITLE: MOUNCE ROAD BRIDGES REPLACEMENT

RECEIPT OF BIDS. Sealed and electronic bids will be received by the Owner, DeSoto Parish Police Jury in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Police Jury Building, 101 Franklin Street, Mansfield, Louisiana, until 11 am, April 8, 2013, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT. Remove two (2) bridges & install eight (8) “tank cars”, earth work, roadway base, asphaltic concrete, guardrails, erosion control, and miscellaneous items associated with the project.

REQUIRED LICENSE. Highway, Street & Bridge Construction.

ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE. $250,000-$300,000

BIDDING DOCUMENTS. Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained from:

Classic Reprographics, Inc., 305 Market Street, Shreveport, La. 71101, 318-425-3241

Bidding Documents may also be obtained from www.centralbidding.com. If you have any questions regarding the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

DEPOSIT. The deposit for each set of Bidding Documents obtained from Classic Reprographics, Inc. is $100.00. Checks shall be made payable to DeSoto Parish Police Jury. Deposit for the first set is fully refundable to all bona fide prime Bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, bound as issued, free of marks, colors or notes, no later than ten days after receipt of bids. The deposit of all other sets of documents will be refunded 50% upon return of documents as stated above. General contractors not submitting bids on project will be refunded 50% of the deposit upon return of the bid documents in the condition and timeframe described above.

BID SECURITY. Bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and any alternatives and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, and payable to the Owner. The successful bidder shall furnish a properly executed performance and payment bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Monday, April 1, 2013 at 11:00 am, at the DeSoto Parish Police Jury offices. Sign-in will be between 10:30 am and 11 am. Meeting will be closed at 11 am. Persons arriving after the meeting starts will not be allowed to attend the pre-bid conference. Attendance at the pre-bid conference by an officer, estimator or other individual knowledgeable in preparing the bid, is MANDATORY and will be considered a pre-condition for bidder eligibility.

ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS. Bids shall only be accepted from contractors who are properly licensed under LA R.S. 37. No bid may be withdrawn for forty-five (45) days after the actual bid opening except as allowed under the provisions of LA R.S. 38. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with LA R.S. 38.