ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID NO.  50-00124707
 
Sealed Bids will be received in the West Bank Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053 until 2:00pm, January 10, 2019 and publicly opened thereafter. At no charge, bidders may submit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting  www.jeffparishbids.net to register for this free site. For convenience, bidders may also submit bids in the East Bank Purchasing Department, Suite 404, Jefferson Parish Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Jefferson, LA 70123. However, if submitting bids on the day of bid opening, bidders must submit at the West Bank location only. All bids will be publicly opened at the West Bank location at 2:00pm for the following project:
 
BRIDGE CITY GYM HVAC
The purpose of this project is to install a new HVAC system in the Bridge City Gymnasium and perform other miscellaneous improvements to the gym.  The work will include a new HVAC system shall consist of installing two – 20 to 25 ton packaged units for the purpose of providing heating and cooling to the existing gymnasium area only.  The equipment shall be installed on the roof of the restrooms on the south side of the building.  Hard duct work will be run from the units and will be routed into the gym.
All bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana.  All bidders must show the Bid Number on the outside of their bid envelope. Late bids will not be accepted.
 
Each Bid must be accompanied by certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond acceptable to the owner in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, and payable without condition to the owner.    If submitting a bid online, vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid Solicitation on Central Auction House.    No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission.
 
The drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana.  A complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from Meyer Engineers, Ltd., 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B, Metairie, LA  70001 (PHONE 504-885-9892, FAX 504-887-5056) by licensed contractors upon receipt of $50.00 for a hard copy set and/or a non-refundable fee of $25.00 for an electronic set on compact disk.  Deposit on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipts of bids.
 
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract.  Companies providing the bonds shall comply with the requirements of LRS-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as applicable.
 
The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law.  Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs.  Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.
 
All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 am on December 20, 2018 at the Bridge City Gym (Meeting Room) located at 400 11^th Street  Bridge City, LA  70094. However, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibility for information discussed at the conference. Furthermore, failure to attend the pre-bid conference and inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner.
 
Renny Simno                                                                                        Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                                                 Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                                          Purchasing Department
 
ADV: The Times Picayune: December 5, 12, and 19, 2018
 
For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you
may call at 504-364-2678.
 

Additional Notes/Requirements

ACKNOWLEDGE ALL ADDENDUM IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION OF THE BID FORM. FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ADDENDUM, WILL CAUSE FOR REJECTION OF BID.