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Notice to Proposers***RE: Cancellation of Invitation to Bid RQ12251 – PROJECT 22-DR-CP-0035 WOODRIDGE SUBDIVISION FILINGS 1, 2, & 3 / DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
 
Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge Purchasing Division until February 08, 2023, at 2:00 pm local time in Room 826, of City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 for:
 
12251- WOODRIDGE SUBDIVISION FILINGS 1, 2, & 3 / DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT                
 
Proposals received after the above specified time will not be considered.  Proposals will be opened immediately after proposal opening time in Room 806, of City Hall.  All interested parties are invited to be present. Copies of the Request for Proposal may be obtained from:
 https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/dspBid.cfm?search=department&term=102  or at Central Bidding (https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/rfpc10656-city-of-baton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at [email protected].
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference: 10:00 AM CST on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, at 222 St. Louis St,  Baton Rouge, LA, 8th. Floor Conference Room-(Purchasing Division) The deadline for written inquiries is February 3, 2023 at 5:00 pm CST time.
The right to reject any and all proposals and to waive irregularities and informalities is reserved.
 
The City-Parish is an equal opportunity employer and encourages the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) in all of its projects.  Proposers/Prospective Contractors are strongly encouraged to make positive efforts to utilize minority subcontractors for a portion of this project.  Proposers are requested to include in their proposal a description of plans for minority participation under this Contract as suppliers or subcontractors.
 
All questions concerning the Solicitation and Contract Documents must be received in accordance with the Schedule of Events cited in the Solicitation documents and as further defined in the Proposer Inquiry Periods section of the same document.
 
*Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state’s online electronic bid posting and Central Bidding notification system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this requirement.  LaPAC is resident on State Purchasing’s website at https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/pubmain.cfm and is available for vendor self-enrollment.  Central Bidding is an electronic bidding site @
(http://www.centralauctionhouse.com ). For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.
 
In that LaPAC and Central Bidding provides an immediate e-mail notification to subscribing bidders that a solicitation and any subsequent addenda have been let and posted, notice and receipt thereof is considered formally given as of their respective dates of posting.  Though not required if receiving solicitation and addenda notices from LaPAC and Central Bidding the City-Parish will email addenda to all vendors contacting our office and requesting to be put on our office Vendor Listing for this solicitation.