Labor, Materials and Equipment Needed to Provide Three (3) Year Contra

Location:	Louisiana
Posted:	Jun 10, 2026
Due:	Jul 16, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	70 - General Purpose Information Technology Equipment (including software).
Solicitation No:	JPP-50-00150154
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Bid Number 50–00150154

Labor, Materials and Equipment Needed to Provide Three (3) Year

Contract for Street Cleaning Services During Parade Season for the

Jefferson Parish Department of Parkways

BID DUE: July 16, 2026 AT 2:00 PM

ATTENTION VENDORS!!!

Please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions

in the technical specifications and Jefferson Parish Instructions for Bidders and

General Terms and Conditions. All bids must be received on the Purchasing

Department’s eProcurement site, www.jeffparishbids.net , by the bid due date

and time. Late bids will not be accepted.

Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department

200 Derbigny Street

General Government Building, Suite 4400

Gretna, LA 70053

Purchasing Specialist II: Stacey Champagne

Email: stacey.champagne@jeffparish.gov

Phone: 504-364-2688

BID #50-00150154

LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THREE (3) YEAR CONTRACT FOR

STREET CLEANING SERVICES DURING PARADE SEASON FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF

PARKWAYS

THREE-BROOM MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPING

FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – PARKWAYS DEPARTMENT

NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A NON-MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 am/pm on Monday, June 22, 2026 at

the General Government Building, 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, La 70053, All bidders are

invited to attend the NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference.

However, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibility for

information discussed at the conference. Furthermore, failure to attend the pre-bid conference and

inspection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnishing materials or

performing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification

with no additional cost to the owner.

PRE-BID INSPECTION OF THE SITES

The majority of work for this contract shall take place along parade routes. See below for a description

of each parade route. All locations included in this bid are easily accessible, at any time, for any bidder.

Representatives from Jefferson Parish will not attend any pre-bid site inspections.

Eastbank Veterans Blvd. Parade Route:

Veterans Boulevard from Clearview Parkway to Martin Behrman Drive. Includes 6 blocks of

Severn Avenue (north of Veterans Blvd) and 3 blocks of Bonnabel Boulevard (north of

Veterans Blvd). The route is approximately 4.87 miles in length.

Eastbank Metairie Road Parade Route:

Severn Avenue from S. I-10 Service Road to Metairie Road to Focis Street and ending at Canal

Street. The route is approximately 3.6 miles in length.

Westbank Veterans Blvd. Parade Route:

Lapalco Boulevard from Berger Road to Ames Boulevard to the Westbank Expressway u-

turning at Avenue K and continuing along the Westbank Expressway and ending at Garden

Road. The route is approximately 4.0 miles in length.

SUBCONTRACTORS

The use of subcontractors for this contract must be approved by written consent of the Parkways

Department’s Director before the start of each parade season. Subcontractors may be utilized to fulfill

this contract. Any proposed use of subcontractor must be sent to the Parkways Department, in writing,

a minimum of seven (7) calendar days prior to the first parade of the calendar year.

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SCOPE OF WORK

The successful bidder shall provide the equipment, labor, materials and incidentals necessary to furnish

Mechanical Street Sweeping for the 2027, 2028 and 2029 parade seasons for the Jefferson Parish

Parkways Department.

PERIOD OF AGREEMENT

The term of the contract shall be for three (3) years.

INVOICING

Payment of mechanical street sweeping shall be made by the contract unit price per hour. For parade

work, the Parkways Department will provide the Contractor with the start time and the end time for each

event. One (1) hour of travel time will be added to each parade event of street sweeping. All times shall

be rounded up or down to the nearest half hour, as determined by the Jefferson Parish Parkways

Department.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

Failure of a required street sweeper, or supervisors’ vehicle) to show up for a parade will result in

liquidated damages of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per sweeper, per day. The liquidated damages

described herein may be waived at the sole discretion of the Jefferson Parish Parkways Department

Director for circumstances beyond the control of the Contractor. In the event said liquidated damages

are assessed, it is understood that such liquidated damages shall be deducted from the amount due to

the Contractor for the period in which the deficiency occurs.

BID SPECIFICATIONS

The successful bidder shall provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform as-needed

three-broom mechanical street sweeping during the Jefferson Parish parade season on an annual basis.

The number of required street sweepers will vary per parade and shall be determined by the Jefferson

Parish Parkways Director. The Contractor shall have up to eight (8) sweepers available for any parade, as

determined by the Jefferson Parish Parkways Director. Prior to each parade season, the street sweeping

Contractor will be provided with an anticipated parade schedule outlining the required number of street

sweepers for each parade, the dates and routes. The Contractor shall be notified a minimum of fourteen

(14) calendar days in advance of each parade with the required number of street sweepers for each

parade. Prospective bidders may visit the Jefferson Parish website at

https://www.jeffparish.gov/1204/Carnival-Season-Dashboard for a current listing of parades and routes.

The number of parades, the parade names, routes and dates may vary each year. As of the 2026 parade

season, the schedule included thirteen (13) parades over a total of eleven (11) working days/nights.

Based on past parade seasons, the Contractor will be required to provide roughly 800-man hours of street

sweeping for each parade season. However, the exact number of hours will vary and no minimum or

maximum number of sweeping hours is guaranteed for this contract.

In addition to parade street sweeping work, the Contractor has the opportunity to perform additional as-

needed incidental street sweeping within the limits of Jefferson Parish. No additional incidental street

sweeping is guaranteed as part of this contract, and all days, times, routes and number of street sweepers

to be used will be decided by the Jefferson Parish Parkways Director. Additional incidental street

sweeping, as requested, will occur during the parade season on days where no parades will take place.

For 2026, approximately sixty (60) additional sweeping hours were approved.

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During parades, Jefferson Parish will utilize water trucks to wet the street during clean-up and will provide

dump style trucks during all parades for the street sweepers to empty into without having to leave the

parade route. Jefferson Parish will provide the street sweeping Contractor with various locations to empty

his machines when performing non-parade route sweeping. At minimum, the Contractor will be provided

a dump site on the same side of the river (east bank or west bank) as he is sweeping.

The Contractor will be paid for parade route street sweeping from reporting time to parade ending time.

Reporting time shall not be more than one (1) hour before the start of each parade. The Jefferson Parish

Parkways Director will determine the exact reporting time for each parade, as well as determine the exact

ending time for each parade. All street sweeping hours will be rounded up or down to the nearest half

hour. In addition, one (1) hour of travel time will be added to the parade sweeping hours for each day.

No travel time will be added incidental street sweeping.

If a parade is rescheduled for any reason, the Contractor shall not receive any additional compensation

when parades are combined as a result of the schedule change. If a parade is canceled for any reason,

the Contractor shall not be compensated unless sweeping work occurred. There is no minimum or

maximum number of sweeping hours per parade event, or for the entire contract. All street sweeping will

be paid at the same hourly rate. No overtime compensation will be paid by Jefferson Parish. It shall be

the responsibility of the Contractor to follow all applicable DOT guidelines for operator working hours.

Jefferson Parish has a set plan in place for the parade clean-up. The Contractor must work within the

parameters of parade clean-up as directed by the Jefferson Parish Parkways Department.

Parade sweeping shall include, but not be limited to, roadways, U-turns, turning lanes, median crossings,

parking lots and gutter bottoms. During an active parade, any sweeping required in a direction against

normal traffic flow shall be secured by a police escort. If no police escort is in place, sweeping shall occur

within the normal flow of traffic. The Contractor is solely responsible for abiding by all local traffic laws.

When sweeping U-turns, the Contractor shall be required to sweep the roadway portion as well as both

gutter bottoms.

All sweeper and secondary vehicle safety lighting and signals shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

Jefferson Parish will not provide any assistance regarding safety lighting, lead or follow vehicles.

For incidental street sweeping, Jefferson Parish will provide a list of locations to be swept. The Contractor

shall be responsible for locating and mapping out the routes. Jefferson Parish will not provide a guide (or

follow) vehicle. For the assigned routes, the Contractor shall be required to sweep the roadway, turn

lanes, U-turns, median crossings and all gutter bottoms associated with the route. Prospective bidders

shall note that many of the incidental sweeping routes are median divided roadways with multiple street

crossings and U-turns.

The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all street sweeping equipment is operational at all

times. Any equipment failures will result in lost compensation for the time that the vehicle is not

operational. A non-operational street sweeper is any street sweeper that is not actively sweeping with all

three (3) brooms and picking up debris from the roadway. The Contractor shall be responsible for clearing

any street sweeper clogs during operation, as well as any minor maintenance or repair while on the parade

route. The Jefferson Parish Parkways Department Director will note any lost time due to mechanical

failure.

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As needed for incidental street sweeping, the Contractor may fill the water tanks on the street sweepers

at either of the two Parkways’ maintenance facilities. The first facility is located at 1901 Ames Boulevard,

Marrero, LA 70072. The second facility is located at 200 Shrewsbury Road, Jefferson, LA 70121. When

operating outside of a parade route (during a parade), all street sweepers must have adequate water for

dust suppression. These same locations shall be available dump sites for incidental street sweeping.

During the parade season only, the Contractor shall be allowed to store his street sweepers at either of

the two Parkways’ maintenance facilities.

The Contractor shall determine his internal communication method between street sweepers and his

foreman and/or support vehicle(s). Communication between Jefferson Parish and the street sweeping

foreman shall be via cell phone. Jefferson Parish will not communicate with the sweeper operators while

they are actively sweeping. All cell phone use by the foreman and the operators when driving shall be

hands-free only.

The work under this contract shall consist of the items contained in the general specifications, including

all incidentals, equipment, personnel and materials necessary to fully complete said work in accordance

with the contract documents. Successful bidder must have available at least eight (8) three-broom

mechanical street sweepers per parade season to be designated specifically for this contract. Copies of

registration certificates and/or lease agreements for the three-broom mechanical street sweepers must

be provided with the bid, or the bid response will be deemed non-responsive.

A list of equipment that the successful bidder intends on using for performance of this contract must be

provided with the bid and meet the minimum equipment requirement standards (SEE ATTACHMENT “A”).

METHOD OF OPERATIONS

All operations described in these specifications shall be conducted by the successful bidder’s personnel

and/or prior approved subcontractors. The successful bidder shall be responsible for the expense of all

such operations.

The successful bidder shall provide all equipment, labor, fuel, insurance and any other incidentals

necessary to complete the required work. The successful bidder shall be responsible for the maintenance

and repair of the equipment; and, the availability, presence, and supervision of successful bidder’s

employees. Additionally, the successful bidder shall provide adequate support equipment including a

foreman’s truck and/or a service vehicle and any other item of equipment necessary to provide cleaning

services as described in these specifications.

The successful bidder is required to have a competent and experienced supervisor/foreman on duty

during each shift when work is being performed under this contract. In addition, the Contractor shall have

the ability to make necessary minor repairs and/or maintenance on the route to minimize lost

productivity. The use of subcontractors for this contract must be approved by written consent by the

Parkways Director before the start of each parade season.

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Bid Number	Description	Date Issued	Bid Open Date/Time
JPP-50-00150154	Labor, Materials and Equipment Needed to Provide Three (3) Year Contra for Street Cleaning Services During Parade Season for the Jefferson Pa Original: JPP-50-00150154	06/10/2026	07/16/2026 2:00:00 PM CT

Department	Non State - Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department
Section	Jefferson Parish Purchasing
Dept Code	JPP
Contact	Misty Camardelle
Address	200 Derbigny St., Suite 4400 Gretna, LA 70053
Phone	504-364-2678
Fax	504-364-2693
Email	purchasing@jeffparish.net

Labor, Materials and Equipment Needed to Provide Three (3) Year Contra

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