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VOUCHER # RQ5099
                                                                                                TO BE PUBLISHED – LEGAL
 05/11/2022 & 05/18/2022
 
            BIDS TO BE OPENED:
                May 27, 2022
                                                                       
THE ADVOCATE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
 
Notice to Bidders
Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Division, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Room 826, Baton Rouge, La. until 11:00 A.M., May 27, 2022 for the following:
 
      RQ5099-NEW SET BACK TRI-AXLE DUMP TRUCK WITH DUMP BODY
                                               
Bids shall be received electronically via www.centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge.
Official Bid Documents are available at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com).  For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all electronic bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in Room 806 immediately after the 11:00 a.m. bid closing.
Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notification system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this requirement. This Invitation to Bid is available in electronic form at the LaPAC website https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/dspBid.cfm?search=department&term=102.
Bids, amendments to bids or request for withdrawal of bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.
Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Arvin F. Jones at (225) 389-3259, extension 3267, or via email at afjones@brla.gov
Inquiries received up until 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2022.

Additional Notes/Requirements

DEALER LICENSE REQUIREMENTS Any vendor wishing to bid on vehicles for City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge must be in compliance with Chapter 6, Distribution and Sales of Motor Vehicles, LA State Statute R.S. 32:1251, which stipulates any motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, dealer and lessor doing business in Louisiana must be licensed in Louisiana. All bidders shall include a copy of their valid dealer's license, issued under the provisions of R.S. 32:1254, with any bid submitted. Per R.S. 38:2218.8, public entities are prohibited from accepting bids from or entering into any contract or cooperative endeavor agreement or any other transaction for the procurement of vehicles with a dealer who does not possess a valid dealer's license issued pursuant to R.S. 32:1254. A public entity shall reject any bid submitted by a dealer for the purchase of vehicles which does not include a copy of a valid dealer license. RS 38:2212.8 Prohibition of bids from or contracts with unlicensed dealers A. A public entity shall not accept any bid from or enter into any contract or cooperative endeavor agreement, or any other transaction for the procurement of vehicles, with a dealer who does not possess a valid dealer's license issued under the provisions of R.S. 32:1254. B. A public entity shall require that any bid submitted by, or a contract or cooperative endeavor agreement with, a dealer for the purchase of vehicles shall include a copy of a valid dealer's license issued under the provisions of R.S. 32:1254. C. A public entity shall reject any bid submitted by a dealer for the purchase of vehicles which does not include a copy of a valid dealer license. D. A public entity shall not sign a contract or cooperative endeavor agreement with a dealer for the purchase of vehicles which does not include a copy of a valid dealer license. E. If in the course of an audit or review by the legislative auditor, pursuant to the powers and duties in R.S. 24:513, a violation of this Section is found, the legislative auditor shall report such findings to the E. If in the course of an audit or review by the legislative auditor, pursuant to the powers and duties in R.S. 24:513, a violation of this Section is found, the legislative auditor shall report such findings to the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. Acts 2010, No. 376, §1.