Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, April 10, 2025 at City Hall, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433; for furnishing all labor, materials, supervision, etc., and performing all work necessary to complete Project C0236 BOLLFIELD WATER WELL BUILDING, for the City of Covington, Louisiana. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after 2:00 P.M. in the City Hall Conference Room, City Hall, Covington, Louisiana. Any bids received after 2:00 P.M. will be returned unopened.
 
The Contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor’s license in Building Construction.
 
The work consists of   Demolishing an existing structure and building new structure(s).
 
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Thursday, March 27, 2025.  The meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. at City of Covington, City Hall Conference Room, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433.
 
A complete set of Contract Documents are available to download from our web site free of charge:  https://www.covla.com/city-departments/finance
A complete set of Bid Documents are also available at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond as prescribed by LA RS 38:2218.A.C, in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without conditions to the Owner as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will promptly execute a Contract in accordance with his proposal and all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. The outside envelope in which the bid is placed must be clearly marked as follows:
 
            Sealed Bid:      CITY OF COVINGTON
BOLLFIELD WATER WELL BUILDING
                                    Project No. C0236
 
            Bid Due Date and Time: April 10, 2025, 2:00 P.M.
 
INCLUDE: Contractor’s name, address, and Louisiana state contractor’s license number
 
It is requested, but not mandatory, that the entire bid package be submitted in duplicate. Duplicate copy can be a photocopy.
 
All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the Contract throughout.