ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS BID PROPOSAL NO. 50-00123865

Sealed Bids will be received in the WestBank Purchasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna,LA 70053 until 2:00 pm on 09/18/2018 and publicly opened thereafter. At  nocharge, 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, 1221Elmwood 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: CITRUS ROAD AND GREG COURT SUBSURFACE

DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS

DESCRIPTION

The project consists of construction of improvements to the subsurface drainage system along a portion of Greg Court and Citrus Road along with all related incidental work. The construction shall include the replacement and/or alteration of the existing North-South subsurface drainage along Greg Court west of Citrus Road and Citrus Road from Greg Court to Jefferson Hwy. Utility lines will be adjusted as needed. Construct new sanitary sewer collection line in specified locations. The concrete pavement along Greg Court that is in conflict with the subsurface drainage will be removed and replaced. The Asphalt pavement along Citrus Road that is in conflict with the subsurface drainage will be replaced and Citrus Road overlaid.

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 70053. All bidders must show the Bid Proposal Number on the outside of their bid envelope and on the bid proposal. 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 70053. A complete set of Contract Documents may be secured from Buchart Horn, Inc., 527 West Esplanade Ave., Suite 302, Kenner, LA 70065 (PHONE 225-755-2120) by licensed contractors upon receipt of $125.00 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

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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 09/04/2018 at the GGB BUILDING- 200 DERBIGNY ST, 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.

Renny Simno Director

Purchasing Department

Jenifer Lotz Chief Buyer

Purchasing Department

ADV: The Times Picayune: 08/15, 08/22 and 08/29/2018

For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net.

Additional Notes/Requirements

TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION, 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. 5% bid surety. The 5% bid surety must be in the original format of a bid bond, cashier’s check or a certified check with bid response submission. If you are submitting via electronically through our on-line bidding site, Central Bidding, you will need to follow the directions within the site and submit the bid bond through one of the clearing houses associated with Central Bidding. No scanned copy of a bid bond nor a check will be accepted. The bid response must be received either manually, in a sealed envelope with the original bid surety and the original signed bid form or electronically (Central Bidding) with verified bid surety to Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department on the date and time indicated on the bid form