ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

 
ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PROJECT NO. 1706
 
 
Sealed Bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, and opened at 2:00 p.m., at which time they will be publicly read, for furnishing all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, etc., and performing all work necessary for:
 

St. Bernard Parish Government

SBP WELCOME CENTER
Project No. 1706; FEMA PW No. 3642
 
To be a valid delivery, Sealed Bids must be delivered electronic by Central Bidding or by hand to St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana during the normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday on or before 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2020.
 
Sealed bids delivered to any other St. Bernard Parish Government location or other room number prior to the bid receipt deadline will not be considered.
 
This project consists of furnishing all supervision, labor, equipment, and materials necessary to construct a new St. Bernard Parish Government Welcome Center Building, Elevated Boardwalk, Preload Embankment, and Parking Lot. 
 
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond acceptable to the Owner in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without condition to the Owner as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly execute a contract in accordance with all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana.  All bidders must attend, and sub-contractors are encouraged to attend.
 
The drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, and may be secured from the office of Principal Engineering, Inc, 1011 N. Causeway Blvd, Suite 19, Mandeville, LA 70471; (985) 624-5001, by only licensed contractors upon payment of $100.00 per set.  Deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  On other sets of documents furnished to bidders the deposit less actual cost of reproduction will be refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Architect/Engineer.
 
Bids may also be viewed and submitted online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.
 
St. Bernard Parish Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Bernard Parish Government also encourages all small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to apply.
 
 
/s/Matthew Falati.
Matthew Falati, P.E.
Director
Department of Public Works