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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, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 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:
 
PROPOSAL NO. 50-00118589 – THREE (3) YEAR CONTRACT TO PERFORM JANITORIAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS JEFFERSON PARISH FACILITIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 am on February 9, 2017 in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, located at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA  70053 and at 10:00 am on February 10, 2017 in the Jefferson Parish Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 303, Jefferson, LA 70123.  All interested parties are invited to attend.   All bidders must attend both Mandatory pre-bid conferences 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.
 
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 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.  Jefferson Parish encourages DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s to submit bid proposals.
 
 
Brenda J. Campos                                            Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                            Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                    Purchasing Department
 
ADV:  The Times Picayune: January 25, February 1 and 8, 2017

Additional Notes/Requirements

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.