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Construction of Sidewalks Along South Barbier Street Addressing Drainage as Needed, 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) Program
City of Thibodaux, Louisiana

Sealed Paper Bids and Sealed Electronic Bids will be received by the City of Thibodaux in the Council Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 310 West 2nd Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana, at 10:00 a.m. C.S.T. on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for the Construction of Sidewalks Along South Barbier Street Addressing Drainage as Needed, 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) Program, City of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Engineer’s Project No. 2018-044, all as set forth in the Plans and Specifications and to be performed within the City of Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

Contract documents are on file in the office of the City of Thibodaux and the Project Engineer, David A. Waitz Engineering and Surveying, Inc., 1107 Canal Boulevard (P.O. Box 1203), Thibodaux, Louisiana and may be examined without charge. Copies may also be examined online through the following link:

Paper copies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained by written request to the City of Thibodaux, or the Project Engineer. In accordance with Louisiana Public Bid Law, a deposit of $100.00 will be charged and, upon return of the plans and specifications in good (unmarked and reusable) condition within ten (10) days from the bid date, a refund of the full deposit will be issued. The cost of standard mailing, if required, shall be billed separately for an additional non-refundable $10.00 charge. Good Condition is defined as free of all pencil, pen, highlighter, and other marks, free of significant tears, and free of missing sheets or pages.

Proposals must be submitted on forms provided by the Engineer. Proposal forms will not be issued later than 48 hours prior to the hour and date set for the opening of the bids.

Electronic Bids: Electronic bids will be submitted through LaMATS e-Auction Services, www.lamats.net/bidding and https://lamats.eauctionservices.com/login (EASiBUY www.easibuy.com) prior to the bidding deadline. There is no cost to register or to submit electronic bids. Questions related to electronic bidding should be directed to Frank Jackson, fjackson@eauctionservices.com (769)798-6803.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of HIGHWAY, STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OR MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION.

A Pre-bidders Conference shall be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the office of David A. Waitz Engineering and Surveying, Inc., 1107 Canal Boulevard, Thibodaux, Louisiana. The pre-bidders conference will be conducted to discuss the Plans and Specifications and Contractors are urged to attend in order that equal comprehension of the work is established.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, or cashier’s check in an amount equal to 5% of the correct total base bid in favor of or payable to the City of Thibodaux. Electronic bidders shall ensure that their bid bond, certified check or cashier’s check is received by the city at the city’s address in a sealed envelope appropriately marked as instructed prior to bid opening.

Each bid, whether delivered by mail, courier or electronically must be accompanied by a copy only of an original cashier’s check or a money order in the amount of 1% of the total base bid not to exceed four hundred ($400) dollars payable to: EASiBUY. The selected contractor will be required to mail the original cashier’s check or money order to 700 North Tenth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, Attention: LaMATS e-Auction Services within three (3) business days of contract award.

The base bid will be to furnish all labor, material and manage¬ment to construct a concrete sidewalk from the southwest corner of Sucre Lane along South Barbier Street to the intersection of Talbot Avenue (La. Hwy. 3107) along the east side of South Barbier Street and other incidental work items as specified, all complete as indicated in the plans and specifications.

It will be the obligation of the bidder to figure and include within his bid the furnishing of a performance bond equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the correct total contract price. The surety company shall be a company satisfactory to the Engineers and acceptable to the City of Thibodaux. All bonds or security shall be in the forms prescribed by such sureties as are named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Rein¬suring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Audit Staff Bureau of Accounts, U.S. Treasury Department.

Those submitting electronic bids shall ensure that their performance bond is received by the city at the address provided below in a sealed envelope appropriately marked as instructed prior to bid opening.

The contract shall not be in force or binding upon the Owner until such satisfactory bond has been provided. No surety company will be accepted as bondsman which does not have a permanent agent or representative in the State of Louisiana, upon whom notices referred to in the general conditions of these specifications may be served. Services of said notice on said agent or representative in the State of Louisiana shall be equal to service of notice on the president of the surety company or such other officer as may be concerned.

Should the Contractor’s surety, even though approved by the Engineer and accepted by the City of Thibodaux, subsequently remove its agency or representative from the State of Louisiana or become insolvent, bankrupt, or otherwise fail, the Contractor shall furnish a new bond with another company approved by the Engineers and the Owner, without additional cost to the Owner. The new bond shall be executed under the same terms and condi¬tions as the original bond.

The Contractor shall, in his proposal, state the estimated time of completion of this contract. Although not of prime consideration, the time of completion will be evaluated in awarding the project.

The Special Provisions provide for a completion time of 60 calendar days.

Liquidated damages for delay will be in the amount of $300.00 per day for each day over the proposed time limit. Bids must be submitted on the standard proposal form included in the Specifi¬cations and contract document package, filled out in accordance with the requirements of this proposal form. The Specifications and contract documents of the package should be submitted intact with the Proposal.

The successful bidder will enter into a legal contract with the City of Thibodaux, which will be prepared and executed by the City of Thibodaux.

The City of Thibodaux reserves the right to make award of con¬tract as best suits its interest and the right is reserved, as the interests of the City of Thibodaux may as suits its interest reject any or all bids for just cause. No bids may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for opening bids.

This project is financed through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Thibodaux.

The Attention of Contractors providing quotes is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, Etc. Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Davis-Bacon Act, Anti-Kickback Act, Federal Labor Standards provisions (HUD 4010) and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.

/s/ Jennifer Morvant
Jennifer Morvant, Council Administrator

Envelopes containing bids or bid bonds must be sealed, marked, and addressed as follows:

TO: CITY OF THIBODAUX
Attn: Ms. Jenny Morvant, Council Administrator
P. O. Box 5418
Thibodaux, LA 70302

BID FOR: CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ALONG SOUTH BARBIER STREET ADDRESSING DRAINAGE AS NEEDED, 2017 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CBDG) PROGRAM, CITY OF THIBODAUX, LAFOURCHE PARISH, LOUISIANA, ENGINEER’S PROJECT NO. 2018-044

TO BE OPENED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 2018 at 10:00 a.m., C.S.T.

Publication Dates:
July 18, 2018
July 25, 2018
August 1, 2018

Sealed Paper Bids for the City of Thibodaux Construction of Sidewalks Along South Barbier Street Addressing Drainage as Needed, 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) Program Engineers Project #2018-044 will be received by the City of Thibodaux located at 310 West 2nd Street, Thibodaux, LA 70302 until 10:00 AM local time, August 14, 2018

Bids will be accepted electronically as well through EASiBuy and completed documents can be uploaded and bids must be placed on or before Friday, August 14, 2018 no later 10:00 A.M. CDT All Vendors submitting bids electronically must go to EASiBuy at http://ra.eauctionservices.com and register to bid.

Any questions regarding registration for the bid or reviewing and downloading any documents please contact the following:

Shellie Michael, Agent
EASiBuy
Phone 601-460-0360
Cell: 601-955-9229
Email: smichael@eauctionservices.com
or
Frank Jackson, Agent
EASiBuy
Phone: 601-665-4084
Cell: 769-798-6803
Email: fjackson@eauctionservices.com

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