Advertisement for Bids Bid No. 50-00121857 
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, 01/25/18 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:
 
A TWO (2) YEAR CONTRACT TO SUPPLY SAFETY SUPPLIES TO BE ORDERED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS  FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND WILL BE USED BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITHIN JEFFERSON PARISH 
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 bond
in 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.
 
Brenda C. Patel                                                                                Jenifer Lotz
Director                                                                                             Chief Buyer
Purchasing Department                                                                    Purchasing Department
 
ADV: The Times Picayune: January 10 and 17, 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.