A A Nelson Elementary New Drop Off & Pick Up Canopy
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Calcasieu Parish School Board will receive sealed bids before 10:00 A.M. February
23, 2018 at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Planning & Construction Department,
Chennault Facilities, 3800 Mallard Cove Drive, P.B. #506, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615
for A.A. Nelson Elementary-New Drop-Off & Pick-Up Canopy, General Funds ,No. 2018-
11PC Complete plans and specifications may be obtained from Chapeaux, Evans, Hotard,
APAC, 702 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive Charles, La. 70601.
No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless the bid is accompanied by 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 Calcasieu Parish School Board Bid Bond Form contained in the
Front End Documents written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana
with a 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 this state and who is
residing in this state.
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 classification 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bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except under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 (A) (1) (c) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C) (2) (d).
Each bid must be placed in an envelope, sealed and marked on the outside, “A.A.
Nelson Elementary-New Drop-Off & Pick-Up Canopy, General Funds No. 2018-11PC to be
opened at 10:00 A.M., February 23, 2018 at the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Planning
& Construction Department, Chennault Facilities, P.B. #506, Lake Charles, Louisiana
70615”.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 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 Architect will furnish one (1) CD-ROM with .pdf version of the Contract Documents to
each Bidder, which may be duplicated, distributed, and /or reproduced as required. No
deposit will be required. Note: No printed copies will be made or distributed.
Bid may also be submitted by electronic means security/password protected to this
location, ensuring the following information is included on all pages of all
correspondence: www.centralauctionhouse.com.
Karl Bruchhaus, Secretary
Calcasieu Parish School Board
Pc: Bourne, Trahan, Heath, Architect or Designer, State License Board for Contractors,
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