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SEALED BIDS will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m. local time and publicly opened upon completion of administrative tasks, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the Purchasing Department, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, Gretna, LA, to furnish Jefferson Parish with:
PROPOSAL NO. 50-00115937 – THREE (3) YEAR CONTRACT FOR CUSTODIAL AND GENERAL LABOR SERVICES FOR THE JOHN A. ALARIO, SR. EVENT CENTER
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in the Alario Center Board Room, 2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, LA 70094. All bidders must attend the Mandatory pre-bid conference and will be required to sign in and out as evidence of attendance. In accordance with LSA R.S. 38:2212(I), all prospective bidders shall be present at the beginning of the Mandatory pre-bid conference and shall remain in attendance for the duration of the conference. Any prospective bidder who fails to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project.
As per specifications on file gratis:
Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department
200 Derbigny Street
Suite 4400 Jefferson Parish General Government Building
Gretna, Louisiana 70053
(504) 364-2678
Bids may also be viewed and submitted online at: http://purchasing.jeffparish.net
Each bid must be accompanied by a cashier’s check, certified check, or surety bid bondin the amount of 5% of the total bid amount WHEN INDICATED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. 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 Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in whole or part, for just cause pursuant to the law.
Brenda J. Campos Jenifer Lotz
Director Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department Purchasing Department
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: March 30, April 6 and 13, 2016
TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION ELECTRONICALLY, PLEASE PRINT THE ENTIRE BID FORM INCLUDING BID INSTRUCTIONS. COMPLETE THE BID FORM AND ATTACH ANY SPECIFICATIONS OR ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. SCAN THE ENTIRE BID RESPONSE AND UPLOAD IN THE ON-LINE BIDDING SITE. ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED ALL INSTRUCTIONS THAT APPLY TO THIS BID, AS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BID BOND SUBMISSION HAS CHANGED.
IF BIDDING ELECTRONICALLY, VENDORS MUST SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC BID BOND THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE ONLINE CLEARINGHOUSE BOND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(S) AS INDICATED IN 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.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE ALL ADDENDA IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE ON THE BID FORM. FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ADDENDUM, WILL CAUSE FOR REJECTION OF BID.