ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID NO. 50-00138119
 
Sealed Bids will be received electronically through our E-Procurement site at www.jeffparishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., June 9, 2022 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:
 
Two Year Contract for Landscaping & Grass Cutting Services at Various Library Properties Located on the East Bank and West Bank of Jefferson Parish for Jefferson Parish Library Department.
   
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 surety bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount, or the 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.
 
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on May 27, 2022 in the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department, located at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA70053.All interested parties are invited to attend.   All bidders must attend the Mandatory pre-bid conference and will be required to sign in and out as evidence of attendance.  In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(I), all prospective bidders shall be present at the beginning of the Mandatory pre-bid conference and shall remain in attendance for the duration of the conference.  Any prospective bidder who fails to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project.
 

Renny Simno
Director
Purchasing Department
Misty A. Camardelle
Assistant Director
Purchasing Department

 
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: May 11, 18 and 25, 2022.