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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
 
 
The City of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, will receive ELECTRONIC BIDS for the North Canal Street/Martin Luther King Water Tower Painting project.  All bids will be received electronically by the City of Thibodaux until 10:00 A.M. local time, on Monday, May 22, 2023, at which time bids will be retrieved from the Central Auction House (CAH) website and read aloud at City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 310 West 2nd Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301.  Only electronic bids submitted on www.centralbidding.com will be accepted.
 
Bid documents are posted on www.centralbidding.com.    To view these, download, receive bid notices by e-mail, and submit the bid you must register with Central Auction House (CAH).  Vendors/Contractors must submit their bids electronically.  For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Central Auction House at 1-833-412-5717.
 
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 9:00 A.M. local time on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the North Canal Street Water Tower, then move to the Martin Luther King Water Tower.   The pre-bid conference will be conducted to discuss the Plans, Specifications, and project requirements.
 
The Contract Documents (Plans, Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Specifications and other pertinent documents) may be examined at the following location:
 
Process and Controls Engineering, LLC
9 Flamingo Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
 
To qualify to bid, each bidder shall be a properly licensed Contractor in accordance with La. R.S. 37:2150 – 2163 for the classification of MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION or PAINTING, COATING AND BLASTING.
 
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
 
Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.  Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.
 
A bidder may withdraw their bid within forty-eight (48) hours of the bid opening, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays as governed by La. R.S. 38:2214 (C).
 
Any questions or clarifications shall be submitted to the Project Engineer, Daniel T. Foglesong, in writing a minimum of five (5) days prior to the bid opening date.  Addenda will be issued to all prospective bidders a minimum of 48 hours prior to the bid opening date.  Only information provided within written addenda issued by the Project Engineer shall be considered binding.

 
 
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact Thibodaux Council Administrators Office no later than seven (7) days prior to the bid opening.
 
/s/Jennifer Morvant
Jennifer Morvant, Council Administrator
 
Publication Dates:        April 26, 2023
                                     May 3, 2023
                                     May 10, 2023