ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
 BID NO. 50-00122099
 
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 April 3, 2018 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:
 
REPLACEMENT OF DIESEL ENGINES
AND
REHABILITATION OF GEARS AT THE ELMWOOD PUMPING STATION
PHASE IV
 
This project will be “Sales Tax Free” in accordance with LSA-R.S. 47:301(8) (C).
 
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 Proposal Number on the outside of their bid envelope and on the bid proposal. Late bids will not be accepted.
 
Each Bid must be accompanied by certified check, cashier’s 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 Digital Engineering, 527 West Esplande Ave., Suite 200, Kenner, LA 70065, Phone: 504-468-6129 or fax 504-461-5150 by licensed contractors upon receipt of $90.00  per set. 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.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m., on March 19, 2018 in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department located at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA  70053.  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(1), 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.
 
Brenda C. Patel                                                                                   Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                                                Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                                       Purchasing Department
 
ADV: The Times Picayune:  February 28, 2018, March 7 and 14, 2018
 
For additional information, please call 504 364-2678.

Additional Notes/Requirements

TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE PRINT THE ENTIRE BID FORM INCLUDING BID INSTRUCTIONS. COMPLETE THE BID FORM AND ATTACH ANY SPECIFICATIONS OR ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. SCAN THE ENTIRE BID RESPONSE AND UPLOAD IN THE ON-LINE BIDDING SITE. ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED ALL INSTRUCTIONS THAT APPLY TO THIS BID, AS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BID BOND SUBMISSION HAS CHANGED.