DOCUMENT 00105 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by Town of Albany, located at 29816 Veterans Highway (LA Hwy 43), Albany, Louisiana 70711 until Tuesday, May 22th 2018 at 2:00 pm for the

New Municipal Building
for
Town of Albany
29816 Veterans Highway (LA Hwy 43), Albany LA 70711

At which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Electronic bids will also be accepted. Please find bid related materials and place your electronic bids at WWW.CENTRALBIDDING.COM. Bids received after the above time will be returned unopened. Complete bidding documents may be obtained from:

ALVIN FAIRBURN & ASSOCIATES, LLC
1289 Del Este Avenue, Denham Springs, LA 70726
PHONE (225)665-1515
FAX (225)665-1523

upon payment of $150.00 per set. Deposits on the first set of documents furnished to properly licensed bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents in good condition no later than ten days after receipt of bids. On sets of documents issued to sub-contractors and others, one-half (1/2) the deposit will be refunded upon return of the documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Plans may be mailed by regular mail upon receipt of $150.00 plus an additional non-refundable charge of $35.00 per set of documents.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference shall be held at: Town of Albany Municipal Building, 29816 Veterans Highway (LA Hwy 43), Albany LA 70711 on Tuesday May 15th, 2018 @ 2:00 pm. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and any alternatives and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful contractor will be required to enter into a contract with the OWNER and to furnish all the materials, perform all of the work, supervise, coordinate, administrate and be responsible for the work of the entire project. No bids may be withdrawn after the closing time for receipt of bids for at least forty-five (45) days. The bond of the low bidder will be held for forty-five (45) days, or until the contract is signed, whichever is shorter.

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.

The Town of Albany reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A) (1) (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.

The Town of Albany is a recipient of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the repairs to this facility and is thus subject to the Federal rules, guidelines, regulations and policies that govern them.

The Town of Albany encourages all small business, minority owned firms, veteran owned firms and women’s business enterprises to participate.

Please also note that Federal guidelines require a bid bond, performance bond and payment bond.

PLEASE PUBLISH:
Thursday April 19th, 2018
Thursday April 26th, 2018
Thursday May 3rd, 2018


Town of Albany

_____________________________
Gene Glascock

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