ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID NO. 50-128707
 
SEALED BIDS will be received in the West Bank Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, LA 70053 until 2:00pm, 1/23/2020 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. For convenience, bidders may also submit bids in the East Bank Purchasing Department, Suite 404, Jefferson Parish Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Jefferson LA 70123. However, if submitting bids on the day of bid opening, bidders must submit at the West Bank location only. All bids will be publicly opened at the West Bank location at 2:00pm for the following:
 
ROOFTOP UNIT REPLACEMENT FOR JEFFERSON PARISH WAGNER LIBRARY
 
Description of the proposed work: As per the specifications and scope of work document prepared by IMC Consulting Engineers (IMC Project No. 2722) and dated 11/26/2019, the project consists of providing a new packaged rooftop air handling unit with 5-year labor and material warranty and associated electrical and duct work modifications to serve the Wagner Library. A fall protection guard rail system shall be provided/installed at the unit. The rooftop unit shall be installed at the existing equipment location with an insulated curb adapter provided. The HVAC system and controls shall be integrated into the existing Siemens Building Automation System.  Finally, an HVAC Systems Test & Balance of the new equipment shall be provided.
 
All bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. All bidders must show the Bid Number on the outside of their bid envelope. Late bids will not be accepted.
 
Each Bid must be accompanied by certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond acceptable to the owner in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount bid, and payable without condition to the owner. 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 drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. A complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from IMC Consulting Engineers, Inc., 2714 Independence Street, Metairie, LA, 70006 (tel. 504-831-9119, fax 504-831-9134) by licensed contractors upon receipt of $50.00 per set. Deposit on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipts of bids.
 
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract. Companies providing the bonds shall comply with the requirements of LRS-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as applicable.
 
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.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at  9:30 AM on 1/07/2020 at the Jefferson Parish Wagner Library located at 6646 Riverside Drive, Metairie, LA 70003. All interested parties are invited to attend. 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.

 
Renny Simno                                                                                        Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                                                 Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                                       Purchasing Department
 
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: December 18 and 25, 2019 and January 1, 2020
 
For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at
http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call at 504-364-2678.