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 Bienville Parish School Board
Bus Maintenance & Food Storage Facility
Bienville, Louisiana
Commission Number: 2310
 
Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the Bienville Parish School Board, located at 1956 First Street, Arcadia, Louisiana, 71001, either by mail or hand delivery, no later than 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, August 14th, 2025. At that time, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the 2:00 PM deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened. 

PROJECT:  Bus Maintenance & Food Storage Facility for the Bienville Parish School Board             
PROJECT CLASSIFICATION:  Construction Work
CONTRACT TIME:   300   Calendar Days     
 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:  $500 per Calendar Day

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM, local time, on Thursday, July 31st, 2025, at the job site located at 8684 Highway 507 in Bienville, LA 71008. The owner telephone is 318-263-9416. Representatives from the OWNER and ARCHITECT will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference.
The contractors can submit their bid to the location stated above or submit their bid electronically at www.CENTRALBIDDING.com. The complete Contract Bid Documents, including drawings and specifications, will be available online at www.CENTRALBIDDING.com.  Hard copy sets of the drawings and specifications are also available upon request with a deposit of $200.00 for each set of documents, or $20.00 for a CD containing PDF images of the same bidding documents, from the office of Michael L. Walpole, Architect, LLC located at 330 West Mississippi Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270 (318- 251-2151). Deposit is fully refundable on two sets to all bonafide prime bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, not later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. The deposit of all other hard copy sets of documents will be refunded 50% upon return of documents as stated above. Any Prime Bidder not bidding must return documents seven (7) days before bidding to receive the full deposit.
A Certified Check or Cashier’s Check, payable to the Bienville Parish School Board, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. If the contractor chooses the Bid Bond option, the Bid Bond shall be on the form included as part of the bidding documents. Bidders are advised that a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, each in 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price, will be required.
Bids shall be received only on proposal forms furnished by the Architect, included in the bidding documents.
The Bidder is advised that the Bienville Parish School Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts.  It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to ensure that all subcontractors comply with this law.  The Contractors must be licensed in the above proper category of work and show their license number on the face of the sealed bid envelope.
Bid proposals, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of bids received after the time specified for bid opening shall not be considered for any reason whatsoever.
The bid proposal is firm for forty-five (45) days from the date of the opening of bids, and no bid proposal can be withdrawn for any reason during this period. The Bienville Parish School Board reserves the right to reject all bids for cause and waive any and all informalities.
Other documentation and information required, including but not limited to the low bidder’s attestation pursuant to R.L.S 38:2212.10 and 2227, shall be furnished by the low bidder within ten (10) days after the bid opening.
Prospective bidders must comply with Executive Order 12549, pertaining to Disbarment and Suspension, implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, for prospective participants in primary covered transactions, as defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.105 and 85.110.