St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 522 Robert Blvd.
Slidell, LA 70458
 
St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 will be accepting sealed bids for the construction of a 3,150 square foot new Training Facility located at 34780 S. Range Rd, Slidell, LA 70458 (On Camp Villere).
 
Those interested in submitting bids may obtain drawings and specifications, upon deposit of $400.00 at Dammon Engineering, Inc located at 554 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell La. 70458 or by emailing  [email protected] for information, or by downloading documents at Central Bidding.
 
Sealed bids shall be marked "SEALED-TRAINING FACILITY" and shall also contain the respondent's Louisiana Contractor's Name and License Number on the outside of the envelope. In accordance with La. R.S. 37:2163, the Contractor shall certify that he holds an active license. The contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor's license in Municipal & Public Works Construction and/or Building Construction.
 
Bids will be accepted through Central Bidding or manual submission. Manually-submitted bids can be submitted to the Receptionist at the St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 Headquarters, 522 Robert Boulevard, Slidell, LA 70458 no later than 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 14, 2023.  Any bid received after 3:00 p.m. will be returned unopened.
 
In the case of an electronic bid, a contractor may submit an authentic digital signature on the electronic bid accompanied by the contractor's license number in order to meet the requirements of La. R.S. 37:2163. Except as otherwise provided in
R.S. 37:2163, if the bid does not contain the contractor's certification and show the contractor's license number on the bid envelope, the bid shall be automatically rejected and shall be returned to the bidder marked "Rejected" and shall not be read aloud.
 
Bids will be opened on Thursday,  December 14, 2023, at 3:00 PM at Fire District Headquarters, 522 Robert Blvd, Slidell, LA 70458.
 
In accordance with La. R.S. 37:2163, the Contractor shall certify that he holds an active license under the provisions of La. R.S. 37:2163 and all architects, engineers, and awarding authorities shall place in their bid specifications the requirement.
 
There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting held of all respondents at the jobsite at 34780 S. Range Rd, Slidell, LA 70460 (On Camp Villere) on November 29, 2023, at 10:00 AM. All prime respondents must have an officer, principal, manager, or supervisor present during the entire duration of the pre-bid meeting.
 
The signature on the bid must be that of an authorized representative of the corporation, partnership or other legal entity, as defined by Louisiana Public Bid Law Revised Statute 38:2212.A.(l)(c) which dictates parties authorized to submit bids for public contracts.

All entities submitting a bid must have at least 5 years previous construction experience in the State of Louisiana.  This requirement is applicable to all persons holding an ownership interest of five (5%) percent or greater in any partnership or joint venture submitting a bid.
 
All required Certificates of Liability Insurance shall list the Fire District as an "additional insured."
 
All applicable Federal, State, Local laws, ordinance, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout.
 
The bid must be accompanied by a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana.  If submitting a bid online, vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid Solicitation on Central Auction House.  No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission.  The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Bid amount.  Certificates of Insurance will also be required
 
No bidder may withdraw his/her Bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof.
 
All proposals, bids and applications are welcomed. The Fire District encourages participation by Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms.
 
Deposits are refundable to bonafide prime respondents and will be 50% refundable to all others with return of complete and unmarked documents no later than 10 days after receipt of bids.