ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 
Sealed bids are requested by City of Plaquemine from general contractors for construction of:
 
PROJECT NAME:          Plaquemine Police Station Renovations
PROJECT NUMBER:    43-032-23
                                                
Bids will be received at:
City of Plaquemine, Attn City Clerk’s Office
ATTN: BID DOCUMENT: CITY OF PLAQUEMINE - PLAQUEMINE
POLICE STATION RENOVATIONS
Mailing: P.O. Box 675, Plaquemine, LA70765-0675
Physical: Plaquemine City Hall, First Floor, 23640 Railroad Avenue, Plaquemine, LA 70764
until:
2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, MARCH 21, 2024
 
at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at:
 
Plaquemine City Hall
Third Floor, Mayor’s Conference Room
23640 Railroad Avenue, Plaquemine, LA 70764
 
Complete Bid Documents may be obtained electronically only from Central Bidding (centralauctionhouse.com).
 
The successful Bidder is allowed One Hundred Fifty (150) calendar days to complete the Project from the commencement date stated in the Agreement or a Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages will be assessed at $500 for each consecutive calendar day for which the work is not substantially complete and $500 for each consecutive calendar day beginning the 46th day after the date of Substantial Completion for which all of the work listed on the punch list is not complete.
 
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form.  They may be obtained from www.centralauctionhouse.com.  Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms.  Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at:
Fusion Architects, APC, 3488 Brentwood Drive, Suite 101, Baton Rouge, LA 70809; email: [email protected].
 
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security equal to 5 percent of the base bid and all additive alternates in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond.
 
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held onsite at 23540 Railroad Ave., Plaquemine, LA 70764 on March 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.  Attendance at this Pre-Bid Conference is Mandatory to submit a bid.
 
The apparent low bidder must complete and deliver to Fusion Architect’s at the address stated above within ten (10) calendar days after the date of the opening of the Bids the sworn affidavit required to comply with La. R.S. 38:2212.10 regarding an employee status verification system, the signed no conviction affidavit required by La. R.S. 38:2227, the non-collusion affidavit required by La. R. S. 38:2224, and other required documents as specified in the Bidding Documents. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after the date of the bid opening except as provided by law.
 
Bidders must meet the requirements of the State of Louisiana Contractor’s Licensing Law, R. S. 37:2151 et seq.
 
The City of Plaquemine reserves the right to award the project on whatever basis is in the interest of the Owner and to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.
                                         
Edwin M. "Ed" Reeves, Jr., Mayor
City of Plaquemine
 
02/22/2024; 2/29/2024; 3/7/2024

Additional Notes/Requirements

The pre-bid will be held on March 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Attendance at this Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory in order to submit a bid.