Sealed bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, August 14,2025 at City Hall, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433; for furnishing all labor, materials, supervision, etc., and performing all work necessary to complete Project C0240 MLK DRAINAGE REHABILITATION, for the City of Covington, Louisiana. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after 2:00 P.M. in the City Hall Conference Room, City Hall, Covington, Louisiana. Any bids received after 2:00 P.M. will be returned unopened.
 
The Contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor’s license in Heavy Construction or Highway, Street and Bridge Construction. The work consists of paving and drainage work.
 
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025.  The first half of the meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. at City of Covington, City Hall Conference Room, Covington, Louisiana, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 and the second half will take place at the project site at 300 Covington Ctr, Covington, LA 70433 immediately following the first half. Contractors must be present for all of both the in-office portion of the pre-bid conference and the on-site portion of the pre-bid conference. Contractors are required to provide their own transportation to the site.
 
A complete set of Contract Documents are available to download from our web site free of charge:  https://www.covla.com/city-departments/finance

A complete set of Bid Documents are also available at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond as prescribed by LA RS 38:2218.A.C, in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without conditions to the Owner as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will promptly execute a Contract in accordance with his proposal and all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. The outside envelope in which the bid is placed must be clearly marked as follows: