ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID NO. 50-00132979
 
 
Sealed Bids will be received electronically through our E-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., January 26, 2021 and publicly opened thereafter.  At no charge, bidders may submit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www.jeffparishbids.net to register for this free site.
 
Bid Openings:
 
All bids will be publicly opened at the West Bank location and via teleconference at 2:30 p.m., by calling the following number:
 
        Dial-in Number: (504) 323-1800
        Meeting ID: 181357
 
Bids will be accepted through Central Bidding. Bids will be received until 2 p.m. The public bid opening and teleconference will begin at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project:
 
LABOR, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PROVIDE AND INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC PLC TRANSFER SWITCH CONTROL UPGRADE AT   
JEFFERSON PARISH CENTRAL PLANT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES       
 
Bid specifications may be obtained by visiting the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net and selecting the LaPAC Tab.  Bids may also be viewed and submitted online free of charge at: www.jeffparishbids.net. 
 
Each bid must be accompanied by a surety bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount WHEN INDICATED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. 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 Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law.  Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs.  Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.
 
All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 am on January 12, 2021 in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, located at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA  70053.  However, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibility for information discussed at the conference.  Furthermore, failure to attend the pre-bid conference and inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner.
 
 

Renny Simno
Director
Purchasing Department
 
Misty A. Camardelle
Assistant Director
Purchasing Department

 
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: December 16, 23, and 30, 2020
 
For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call 504-364-2678.