ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID NO. 50-00123179
 
 
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, JUNE 19, 2018 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 project:
 
BACKUP GENERATOR AT LIFT STATION L-11-2
WEST BANK EXPRESSWAY AND EISEMAN
 
JEFFERSON PARISH
DEPARTMENT OF SEWERAGE
SCIP PROJECT D2532
 
FUNDED BY STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/DISASTER RECOVERY UNIT
OCD/DRU K/R PROJECT # ILTR-00295
 
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 Infinity Engineering Consultants, LLC, 2626 Canal Street, Suite 202, New Orleans, LA 70119, Phone: 504-304-0548 or fax 504-355-0265  by  licensed  contractors  upon  receipt  of  $50  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.
 
All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 am on June 7, 2018 at the Purchasing Department, 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.
 
This project is funded by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as administered by the Louisiana State Office of Community Development – Disaster Recovery Unit.
 
The attention of bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis Bacon Act), Section 3 (Low Income Resident Participation) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968, Section 109 (Non-Discrimination) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 503 (Non-Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (non-discrimination against individuals with disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal Government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements
 
 
                                      
Renny Simno                                                                                       Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                                               Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                                      Purchasing Department                                                                                          
 
ADV: The Times Picayune: May 23, 30, and June 6, 2018
 
For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call at 504-364-2678.
 

Additional Notes/Requirements

ACKNOWLEDGE ALL ADDENDA IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION OF THE BID FORM. FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ADDENDUM, WILL CAUSE FOR REJECTION OF BID.