ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSBID NO. 50-00125493 Sealed Bids will be received in the West Bank Purchasing Department, Paul D. Connick, Sr., Emergency Operations & Communications Center, 910 3
rd Street, Gretna, LA 70053 until
2:00pm, April 25, 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: EMERGENCY REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF EAST BANK JEFFERSON PARISH TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A NATURAL DISASTER OR OTHER STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS All bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Paul D. Connick, Sr., Emergency Operations & Communications Center, 910 3
rd Street, Gretna, LA 70053. 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 West Bank Purchasing Department, Paul D. Connick, Sr., Emergency Operations & Communications Center, 910 3
rd Street, Gretna, LA 70053.
A complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department West Bank location (Phone # 504-364-2678) by licensed contractors upon receipt of $25.00 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.
Renny Simno Jenifer Lotz
Director Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department Purchasing Department
ADV: The Times Picayune: March 27, April 3, and 10, 2019 For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at
http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call at 504-364-2678.