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FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received for the State of Louisiana by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, 150 Terrace Avenue, Conference Room 401, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 until 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING.
FOR: NO NAME BAYOU MARSH CREATION AND NOURISHMENT PROJECT
PROJECT NUMBER: CS-0078
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from http://coastal.la.gov/resources/rfps-rsiqs-contracts/bids/. Printed copies can also be obtained from:
COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
AUTHORITY (CPRA)
150 Terrace Avenue
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana 70802
Attn: Sharissa Felder
Email: cpra.bidding@la.gov
Phone: (225) 342-7310
Fax: (225) 800-5599
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 NON-MANDATORY
PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 150 Terrace Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802
It is the responsibility of all potential bidders to visit the Project Site to assess the location, logistics, and site conditions prior to bidding. Potential bidders shall coordinate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to obtain the required Special Use Permit prior to accessing to the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (see SP-11 for contact information). Access will only be permitted on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The site can be accessed through the Cameron Creole Watershed Levee Borrow Canal via the Grand Bayou Structure boat bay from Calcasieu Lake. Potential bidders shall not enter MCA 1 or any delineated no work zones as shown on the Plans. No work zone coordinates may be provided upon request. Airboat use within the Cameron Prairie Wildlife Refuge will not be permitted.
Contact Travis Moore at (225) 342-4737 or Travis.Moore@la.gov for any questions or issues related to the non-mandatory pre-bid conference or access to the Project Site.
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Heavy Construction or Dredging. 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 CPRA 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.
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepreneurships Program. Bidders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or on its website at http://www.coastal.la.gov/.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
AUTHORITY
GREGORY M. GRANDY, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
RUN: Nov. 9, 16, 23 (N 17)