The Jefferson Davis Parish School Board will receive sealed bids before 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April
19th, 2023 at JDPSB Technology Center, 1628 South Thibodeaux Road, Jennings LA 70546 for
“Jennings Ward II Improvements – Phase 1 for the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board”. Complete
plans and specifications may be obtained from Champeaux, Evans, Hotard, APAC, 702 Dr. Michael
DeBakey Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601, phone number (337) 439-8871, via www.champeaux.biz -
project portal and www.centralbidding.com.
No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless the bid is accompanied by a Bid Security in an amount not
less than five percent (5%) of the Base Bid and all Additive Alternates. The Bid Security shall be in the
form of certified check or cashier’s check drawn on a bank insured by the FDIC, or Jefferson Davis
Parish School Board Bid Bond Form contained in the Front-End Documents written by a surety company
licensed to do business in Louisiana with an A.M. Best rating of “A” or better, countersigned by a person
who is under contract with the surety company or bond insurer as a licensed agent in the State of
Louisiana.
Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163, Act 635,
effective January 1, 1989, for the classifications “Building Construction”. No bid may be withdrawn for a
period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. Evidence
of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (5) and/or R.S. 39:1594
(C) (4).
Each bid must be placed in an opaque envelope, sealed, and marked on the outside,
“Jennings Ward II Improvements – Phase 1 for the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board”
contractor name, address and license number of the bidder, to be opened at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April
19th, 2023 at the JDPSB Technology Center, 1628 South Thibodeaux Road, Jennings, Louisiana 70546.
Bids may also be submitted electronically through Central Bidding. Central Bidding can be accessed at
www.centralbidding.com. For questions related to electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding
at 225-810-4814.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (B), the
provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement for bids, and those required
on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 203 E.
Plaquemine Street, Jennings, LA 70546.