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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Cameron Parish Police Jury, 148 Smith Circle, West Annex Conference Room, Cameron, Louisiana 70631 until 2:00 p.m. on June 22, 2023.
ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE PARISH OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING.
FOR: ROCKEFELLER REFUGE SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT (ME-35)
PROJECT NUMBER: ME-35 (CPRA)
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit by request from the Engineer:
C. H. Fenstermaker and
Associates, LLC
445 North Blvd, Suite 650
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Attn: Daniel Dehon
Email: danield@fenstermaker.com Phone: (225) 344-6701 x1525
Fax: (337) 232-3299
All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.
A VIRTUAL NONMANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 9 a.m. on
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
at https://bit.ly/3Wi7NuT
Registration is required at
the link provided before
entering the webinar
It is the responsibility of all potential bidders to visit the job site to assess the location, logistics, and site conditions prior to bidding.
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Heavy Construction. In accordance with LA. R.S. 37:2163(D), anyone objecting to the classification must send a certified letter to both the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and the Engineer at the address listed above. The letter must be received no later than ten (10) working days prior to the day on which bids are to be opened.
Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S.38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.
When this project is financed either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the availability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.
The project is receiving construction assistance from the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act).
The Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 503 (Non-Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding insurance requirements.
All contractors and subcontractors will be required to comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act pertaining to minimum wage rates, and Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract Work Hours Standards Act, the Local Public Works Payroll Evaluation Program and take all necessary affirmative steps to assure the minority firms, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible.
Applicants or bidders for a lower tier covered transaction (except procurement contracts for goods and services under $25,000 not requiring the consent of a Council official) are subject to 2 C.F.R. Part 180, “OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement).” In addition, applicants or bidders for a lower tier covered transaction for a subaward, contract, or subcontract greater than $100,000 of Federal funds at any tier are subject to relevant statutes, including among others, the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, as well as the common rule, “New Restrictions on Lobbying,” published at 55 FR 6736 (February 26, 1990), including definitions, and the Office of Management and Budget “Governmentwide Guidance for New Restrictions on Lobbying,” and notices published at 54 FR 52306 (December 20, 1989), 55 FR 24540 (June 15, 1990), 57 FR 1772 (January 15, 1992), and 61 FR 1412 (January 19, 1996).
The prime contractor and all subcontractors must have and active UEI number and an active SAM Cage Code number prior to beginning construction and throughout the term of the contract.
All contractors and subcontractors will be required will be required to certify that they do not and will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on a basis of race, color, creed, or nation origin.
Minority, female-owned, and Section 3 firms are encouraged to submit bids.
The Contractor shall obtain, maintain during the life of the project and provide to the Owner copies of the following bonds and policies which shall be obtained from surety companies which appear on the U.S. Treasury Circular 570, licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana, in the amounts and for the purpose states and subject to the Owner’s approval:
1. BID BOND: A “Bid Guarantee” equivalent to 5% if the bid price consisting of a firm commitment, such as bid bond, certified check, cashier’s check, money order or other negotiable instrument, shall accompany each bid as assurance that the bidder will, upon acceptance of his bid, execute such contractual documents as may be requires and within time specified.
2. PERFORMANCE BOND: A performance bind of not less than 100% of the contract price shall be executed to assure the Contractor’s faithful performance of the contract.
3. PAYMENT BOND: A payment bond of mot less than 100% of the contract price shall be executed to assure payment as required by law of all persons supplying labor materials in the performance or the work provided by the contract.
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
JOE DUPONT, POLICE JURY
PRESIDENT
RUN: May 25, June 1, 8 (My 50)