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SEALED BIDS will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m. local time and publicly opened upon completion of administrative tasks, on September 29, 2016 in the Purchasing Department, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, Gretna, LA, to furnish Jefferson Parish with:
 
PROPOSAL NO. 50-00117424 – PROVIDE LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALL OTHER INCIDENTALS NECESSARY TO REMOVE EXISTING SUBDIVISION SIGNS AND REPLACE WITH NEW MONUMENTAL SIGNS FOR VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on September 19, 2016 at the John A. Alario Sr. Event Center, located at 2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, LA  70094.  All interested parties are invited to attend.   All bidders must attend the Mandatory pre-bid conference and will be required to sign in and out as evidence of attendance.  In accordance with LSA R.S. 38:2212(I), all prospective bidders shall be present at the beginning of the Mandatory pre-bid conference and shall remain in attendance for the duration of the conference.  Any prospective bidder who fails to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project.
 
 
As per specifications on file gratis:  
Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department
200 Derbigny Street
Suite 4400 Jefferson Parish General Government Building
Gretna, Louisiana 70053
(504) 364-2678
 
Bids may also be viewed and submitted online at: http://purchasing.jeffparish.net
 
Each bid must be accompanied by a cashier’s check, certified check, or surety bid bondin the amount of 5% of the total bid amount WHEN INDICATED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS.  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 Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in whole or part, for just cause pursuant to the law.
 
 
Brenda J. Campos                                           Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                             Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                    Purchasing Department
ADV:  The Times Picayune: August 31, 2016 and September 7 and 14, 2016
 

Additional Notes/Requirements

A requirement of this bid is instruction number 11 – 5 percent bid surety. The 5 percent bid surety must be in the original format of a bid bond, cashier’s check or a certified check with bid response submission. If you are submitting via electronically through our on-line bidding site, Central Bidding, you will need to follow the directions within the site and submit the bid bond through one of the clearing houses associated with Central Bidding. No scanned copy of a bid bond nor a check will be accepted. The bid response must be received either manually, in a sealed envelope with the original bid surety and the original signed bid form or electronically (Central Bidding) with verified bid surety to Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department on the date and time indicated on the bid form.