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To be published three times Legal:
July 11th, July 18th and July 25th, 2025
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge (City-Parish) will receive electronic or
paper bids for the construction of the following project:
PARISH PRISON BUILDING Q ROOF RECOVER
2867 BRIGADIER GENERAL ISAAC SMITH AVE., BATON ROUGE, LA 70807
CITY PARISH PROJECT NO. 21-ASC-CP-1605
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Recover East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Building Q with an elastomeric silicone
roof coating to achieve a 12-year warranty.
Bid Package with Plans and Specifications may be obtained online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.
Alternately, paper copies may be obtained through most reprographic vendors for their printing cost. All
Bids shall be made on the Bid Package Forms.
Statutory Forms (Bid Package Part 1-A) shall be submitted to the Purchasing Division prior to Bid Opening:
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters
Attestation of No Past Criminal Convictions
Legal Citizen Affidavit
Non-Collusion & Non-Solicitation Affidavit
Bid Forms (Bid Package Part 1) submitted shall be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier's Check
payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an
acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid.
Contractors must hold an active license issued by the State of Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors
in the classification of Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding, and must show their license number on the face
of the bid envelope. All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State
Licensing Law for Contractors, La RS 37:2150-2163 for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility
of the General Contractor to assure that all subcontractors comply with this law.
Bids will be received online through www.centralauctionhouse.com or in an envelope delivered to the
Purchasing Division 8th Floor Room 826 City Hall 222 St Louis St Baton Rouge, LA 70802 until the BID
OPENING 2:00 PM Local Time, Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 with no exceptions.
At Bid Opening in Purchasing Division Room 826 City Hall, electronic Bids and Bid Bonds will be
downloaded, then all electronic and paper Bids will be publicly read aloud. Bidders and/or their
authorized representatives are invited. Bid results can also be viewed at the link:
http://city.brla.gov/dept/purchase/bidresults.asp
The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. In accordance with
Louisiana Revised Statute (La RS) 38:2214 B, the City-Parish reserves the right to reject any and all bids
exceeding the preconstruction cost estimate, or for just cause. In accordance with La RS 38:2212 B (1),
the provisions and requirements stated in the Bid Package and this advertisement shall not be waived by
any entity. Bids shall be firm for a period of 45 days from the date of the Bid Opening, except as allowed
per La RS 38:2214 C.
For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and has
established a minimum EBE goal of 7% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or
demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or
providing documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in attempting
to meet this goal. Only EBE firms certified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Program at the time of
submittal of the bid will count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low
bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A, and 2, and Letters of EBE Certification, as appropriate within 10
days after bid opening.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, July 22nd, at Department of
Buildings and Grounds Building Maintenance Parish Prison Building, 2859 Lieutenant General Benjamin
Davis, Jr. Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70807. All parties interested in this project are invited to attend this
conference.
For additional information regarding the construction documents, please contact Bid Related: Purchasing
Division (225) 389-3259; General Documents and Construction Documents related: Rob Gray,
Architectural Services Division (225) 389-4694 or [email protected]

Additional Notes/Requirements

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, July 22nd, at Department of Buildings and Grounds Building Maintenance Parish Prison Building, 2859 Lieutenant General Benjamin Davis, Jr. Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70807.