Two (2) Year Contract for Preventative Maintenance and Repairs of

Location:	Louisiana
Posted:	Jan 14, 2026
Due:	Feb 24, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment
Solicitation No:	JPP-50-00149305
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Bid Number 50–00149305

Electrical Switchgear and Related Equipment for The Jefferson Parish

Department of Public Works - Water

BID DUE: February 24, 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 Bond

An Electronic Bid Bond must be submitted with this bid, through one of the respective clearing

houses at www.jeffparish.net or www.centralbidding.com. To access the bonding companies on

Central Bidding, hover over the “Central Bidding” link at the top of the page and select the “Bid

Bonds” link.

The electronic bid bond number is to be placed in the required section listed on the standard

envelope. Scanned copies of bid bonds will not be accepted with your submission.

SWITCHGEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR THE

JEFFERSON PARISH WATER DEPARTMENT

Bid #50-00149305

Jefferson Parish Department of Public Works (Water) – Specifications for two (2) year

contract for Preventative Maintenance and Repairs of Electrical Switchgear and Related

Equipment.

***MANDATORY PRE-BID AND SITE VISIT***

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on January 30,

2026 at the Jefferson Parish Westbank Water Plant, located at 4500

Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA 70072. All interested parties are invited to

attend.

There will be the meeting, then a site visit for the WB Plant, then drive over to the

EB Water Plant, 3600 Jefferson Hwy., Bldg.D, Jefferson, LA 70121 for that site visit.

Westbank Contact: Louis Jackson 504-349-5084

Eastbank Contact: Mervin Graves 504-349-4398

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 LSA 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.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Licenses:

A) Contractor shall be NETA (InterNational Electrical Testing Association)

(Certified and proof of certification shall be submitted with bid.)

B) Contractor shall also possess a current Louisiana State Contractor’s License

in the major classification ELECTRICAL. (Such license number must be entered

in the appropriate field in the electronic procurement system. Failure to comply will

cause the bid to be rejected.)

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Bonds:

• Performance Bond is required in the amount of 50% of the contract amount and

due at the signing of the formal contract.

• Payment Bond is required in the amount of 50% of the contract amount and due

at the signing of the formal contract.

• An Electronic Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid price is required with

bid submission. The electronic bond number shall be in the appropriate field on

the electronic bid envelope. Scanned copies of bonds will not be accepted.

1.1 SCOPE OF WORK

These specifications cover all labor, vendor's owned consumable materials, and

equipment required to perform technical appraisal, repairs, and testing for all

switchgear, motors, and transformers, and related emergency repairs as needed and

specified below.

1.2 The words "owner" or "Parish" refer to the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, acting

through duly authorized governing authority, the Jefferson Parish Council.

1.3 The work consists of performing preventative maintenance and emergency repairs

on the electrical switchgear, and equipment at the East and/or West Jefferson

Waterworks, for a contract period of two (2) years.

1.4 Vendors are requested to submit quoted bid prices on the following main work

items:

A. Item 0010, (First year) Major Preventative Maintenance Program on All Existing

Electrical Systems at East Jefferson Waterworks.

B. Item 0020, (Second year) Major Preventative Maintenance Program on All

Existing Electrical Systems at West Jefferson Waterworks.

C. Item 0030, (Second Year) Inspection of Grounding System at Elevated Water

Storage Tanks (Excluding Grand Isle).

D. Item 0035, (Second Year) Inspection of Grounding System at Elevated Water

Storage Tanks (Grand Isle Only).

E. Item 0040, (Second Year) Related Manhole Work and Inspections As Described.

F. Item 0050, Cost per One (1) Man-Hour for Engineering Services.

G. Item 0060, Cost per One (1) Man-Hour for Technician Services.

Item 0070, Cost per One (1) Man-Hour for Electrician Services.

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All preventative maintenance programs are to be completed for the electrical systems

as described hereinafter in these specifications and their associated plans.

1.5 Contractor shall respond to emergency callout situations within thirty (30) minutes

by phone and be on site of the emergency location within ninety (90) minutes.

Response and arrival times shall be clocked from the time at which the Parish places

the initial phone call to the contractor. Contractor shall submit emergency call out

communications information for Parish approval upon Water Department request.

Contractor shall submit an updated list of all electrical equipment that will be used

during the major preventive maintenance program for Parish approval upon Water

Department request. Serial No., Model No., manufacturer's name of each equipment

piece shall be included in the list. A record of maintenance and repair on each piece of

equipment is to be included in order to verify that the equipment meets applicable

standards.

1.6 The contractor shall complete all work outlined below within the appropriately

specified period for each item from the date of written Notice to Proceed to be issued by

the Parish during the two (2) year contract period as follows:

A. Item No. 0010 - (First Year) within 150 consecutive days.

B. Item No. 0020 - (Second Year) within 120 consecutive days.

C. Item No. 0030 - (Second Year) within 50 consecutive days.

D. Item No. 0035 - (Second Year) within 10 consecutive days.

E. Item No. 0040 - (Second Year) within 60 consecutive days.

However, contractor shall submit time schedule for each item for Parish approval.

The work shall commence within ten (10) days after the Notice to Proceed for the

respective item is issued.

If the contractor continually fails to perform work to the satisfaction of the Parish, then

the Parish reserves the right to cancel the contract, readvertise, and rebid this contract.

Also, "On-Call" periodical electrical switchgear emergency services shall be required at

any time during the period of the contract and will be applied to East Jefferson and West

Jefferson Waterworks, respectively. The above completion times cover the time

needed for preparing a final report describing all the services, inspections, and

recommendations of all work performed for submittal to the Parish.

1.7 The lowest responsible bid on all items will be awarded to only one contractor,

unless otherwise specified.

1.8 Neither the final payment nor any provision in the contract documents shall relieve

the contractor of the responsibility for negligence or faulty materials, equipment, or

workmanship, and upon written notice he shall remove any defects due thereto and pay

for any damage due to other work resulting therefrom which shall appear within one

year after date of completion and acceptance of any repair task performed during the

contract period. The warranty period for the work covered by each such task shall

commence upon the completion of work covered by the particular task and the

acceptance of the Parish thereof and shall expire one (1) year after such date.

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Bid Number	Description	Date Issued	Bid Open Date/Time
JPP-50-00149305	Two (2) Year Contract for Preventative Maintenance and Repairs of Electrical Switchgear and Related Equipment for The Jefferson Parish Original: JPP-50-00149305	01/14/2026	02/24/2026 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