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Bid No. 50-00122855
 
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, 05/24/2018 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:
 
TWO YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE LANDSCAPING SERVICES AT VARIOUS LIBRARY PROPERTIES LOCATED ON THE EASTBANK AND WESTBANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY DEPASRTMENT.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 9:30 AM on May 11, 2018 in the Jefferson/Napoleon Meeting Room at the Eastbank Regional Library, located at 4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie, LA  70001.  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.
 
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 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.
 
Renny Simno                                                                                      Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                                               Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                                      Purchasing Department                                                                                          
 
ADV: The Times Picayune: 04/25, 05/02 and 05/09/2018
 
For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call 504-364-2678.
 

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