ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID NO. 50-00134324
 
 
Sealed Bids will be received electronically through our E-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., July 20, 2021 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.
 
Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Purchasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project:
 
LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO FURNISH, INSTALL, START UP AND LOAD TEST ONE (1) DOUBLE GIRDER CRANE AT THE COUSINS 2 PUMP STATION FOR JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF DRAINAGE
   
Purchases for this project shall be exempt from state sales and use tax according to La. R.S. 47:301(8)(c)(i).  The successful bidder shall be granted the tax-exempt status of Jefferson Parish via Form R-1020, Designation of Construction Contractor as Agent of a Governmental Entity Sales Tax Exemption Certificate.  Form R-1020 is distributed by the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
 
Each bid must be accompanied by a surety bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount, or amount specified, WHEN INDICATED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. 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
Director
Purchasing Department
 
Misty A. Camardelle
Assistant Director
Purchasing Department

 
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate:  June 16, 23 and 30, 2021
 
For additional information, please call 504-364-2678.