ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 
ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
STATE OF LOUISIANA
#LAWSP 10757
 
Sealed Bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, and opened at 2:00 p.m., at which time they will be publicly read, for furnishing all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, etc., and performing all work necessary for:
 
St. Bernard Parish Government
Riverbend Oxidation Pond Sewer Pump Station and Force Main
#LAWSP 10757
 
To be a valid delivery, Sealed Bids must be delivered electronic by Central Bidding or by hand to St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana during the normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday on or before 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
 
Sealed bids delivered to any other St. Bernard Parish Government location or other room number prior to the bid receipt deadline will not be considered.
 
This project consists of furnishing all supervision, labor, equipment, and materials necessary to provide force main and pump station construction at multiple locations in the Parish to transfer sewer flows from the Riverbend Oxidation Pond to the Munster Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).   At the Riverbend Oxidation Pond work will include new pump station construction and various site improvements.  From the Riverbend Oxidation Pond a new force main will be constructed west to the Violet Canal, across the Violet Canal to the site of the decommissioned Violet WWTP.  A new force main will also be constructed from the north end of Debouchel Boulevard at the 40 Arpent Canal west to the Munster WWTP site and tie into the existing headworks at the Munster WWTP.
 
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond acceptable to the Owner in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without condition to the Owner as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly execute a contract in accordance with all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.
 
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10:00 am, at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana.  All bidders and sub-contractors are encouraged to attend.
 
The drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, and may be secured from the office of BCG Engineering and Consulting, Inc, 3012 26th Street, Metairie, LA 70002 , by only licensed contractors upon payment of $150 per set.  Deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  On other sets of documents furnished to bidders the deposit less actual cost of reproduction will be refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Architect/Engineer.
 
Bids may also be viewed and submitted online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.
 
St. Bernard Parish Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Bernard Parish Government also encourages all small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to apply.
 
 
/s/Hillary J. Nunez, Jr.
Hillary J. Nunez, Jr.
Director
Department of Public Works

Additional Notes/Requirements

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10:00 am, at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana. All bidders and sub-contractors are encouraged to attend.