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                                                                    BID NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received by Ascension Parish Government at the Ascension Parish Government Purchasing Office, 615 E. Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737, until June 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following:
Project Name: Dutchtown Rear Access Road
Project No.: ROAD240043
Statement of Work: Construction of an Access Road from Carrie Lane to Dutchtown High School
Description: Ascension Parish School Board Bond Construction Projects
Route: Dutchtown Rear Access Road/ Carrie Lane
Parish: Ascension Parish 
Bids should be submitted in a sealed envelope and must be to the attention of the Ascension Parish Purchasing Department and clearly labeled on the outside of the envelope as Bid submittal, with the project number: ROAD240043 Dutchtown Rear Access Road and Louisiana Contractor’s License Number, as well as all accompanying funds and documents as follows:
Bid Submittal
Project No.: ROAD240043
Project Name: Dutchtown Rear Access Road
LA License No.: 
“Official” Bid Documents are available and Electronic bids are accepted at Central Bidding and may be obtained from www.centralauctionhouse.com or www.ascensionparish.net. For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.
Copies of Contract Documents. Electronic copies of the drawings and specifications for use in preparing bids may be obtained with contractor provided media. The contractor to whom a contract is awarded will be furnished two (2) working copies of the specifications and the drawings, together with all Addenda thereto.
Bid packages may be submitted in different manners. Consult the bid documents for specific deadlines for desired submittal process before application. The following are acceptable methods:
Hand-delivered to:
615 E. Worthey Street, Gonzales, LA 707037
Uploaded to : www.centralauctionhouse.com
To address the above requirement for electronic bids, Ascension Parish Government will allow electronic bids submitted via the parish-approved online bid site to be submitted as follows (Refer to L.R.S. 38:2212):
A. Copy of the bid bond Must be attached to the bid documents submitted electronically.
B. The original bid bond document must be received in our office no latter than 48 hours after the bid opening date and time.
C. The bid bond envelope must be clearly labeled as a Bid Bond with the project name, the vendor’s name as it appears in the bid documents and the vendor’s address. 
All addenda, Amendments, Letters of Clarification, and Withdrawal Notices will be posted online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.
Construction proposal information may be accessed online at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Users shall select: “Login” and , if necessary, submit and create a New User Registration to view and download drawings. Upon creating a user registration account, user must click “ Ascension Parish Government” to view any current advertised listings. This listing is titled “Dutchtown Rear Access Road”.
All registered users will have the ability to submit questions and view project information as well as view project drawings.
All questions regarding this project and the bid package shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via [email protected] by 4:00 PM on June 2, 2025. Responses will be coordinated with the project manager and posted on  www.centralauctionhouse.com by 4:00 pm on June 5, 2025. Questions received following the deadline may not be answered.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on May 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. local time at the Department of Public Works Conference Room, located 42077 Churchpoint Road, Gonzales, LA 70737. 
Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid must accompany each bid and shall be made payable to the owner.
RS 38:2218. Evidence of good faith; countersigning
A. The public entity advertising for bids for work shall require the bidders to attach a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond for not more than five percent of the contract price of work to be done, as evidence of good faith of the bidder. The public entity advertising for bids for work may require the bidders to attach a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond for not more than five percent of the estimated price of supplies or materials, as evidence of good faith of the bidder.
To address the above requirement for electronic bids Ascension Parish Government will allow electronic bids submitted via the parish approved on-line bid site to be submitted as follows:
B. A copy of the bid bond must be attached to the bid document submitted electronically.
C. The original bid bond document must be received in our office no later than 48 hours after bid opening date and time (Ascension Parish Purchasing Department, 615 E. Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737).
The bid-bond envelope must be clearly labeled as a “Bid Bond” with the project name, vendor’s name as it appears on the bid documents and address

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his/her address, contractor’s state license number and the name of the project for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the Ascension Parish Purchasing Department, 615 E. Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737, mailed certified mail and must be received no later than the bid opening.
No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof.
The Parish of Ascension reserves the right to disqualify any bid, response to a Request for Qualifications, or Request for Proposals if it is determined that the submitting business entity is not in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State or is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) operates a toll-free hotline Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion or other fraudulent activities should be this hotline at 1(800)-424-9071. All Information will be treated as confidentially, and caller anonymity will be respected.
Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.
In addition to paper bids, electronic bids and electronic bid bonds for the following project will be downloaded by the Ascension Parish Purchasing Department. Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds must be submitted through www.centralauctionhouse.com prior to the electronic bidding deadline. Beginning at 10:00 am local time on June 2, 2025, all bids will be downloaded. No bids are accepted after 10:00 am local time.
Ascension Parish Government shall not be responsible if the bidder cannot complete and submit a bid due to failure or incomplete delivery of the files submitted via the internet.
Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.
ASCENSION PARISH GOVERNMENT 
Clint Cointment, Parish President 

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