TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
PURCHASING DIVISION
INVITATION FOR SEALED QUOTATIONS FOR
DEMOLITION SERVICES
Sealed Quotations will be received on June 12, 2026 by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated
Government (TPCG), Purchasing Division, located at 301 Plant Road, Houma, Louisiana, 70363,
until 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time. At 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, as shown on the
Purchasing Division Conference Room Clock, all quotations will be publicly opened and read
aloud. Subsequent to the opening, the quotes will be evaluated by the appropriate parties and
will be presented to the Planning Director with a recommendation for awarding, rejecting, or
holding for further evaluation.
This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is available in electronic form at the TPCG website
https://tpcg.org/purchasing/bidopportunities. Specifications and quotation forms are on file at
the Purchasing Division, located at 301 Plant Road Houma, LA 70363 and may be obtained by
prospective vendors at no cost. Please contact Chantel Comardelle, Purchasing Division, at (985)
873-6768 with regard to specifications or for any clarifications or information about the official
quotation documents.
No quotation received after the scheduled time for opening will be considered. Failure of the U.S.
Postal Service to deliver the quotations is a timely manner shall not be considered due cause for
the scheduled time of the opening to be extended.
Quotations must be submitted on the forms furnished hereafter. The packets will be issued only
to contractors and/or subcontractors licensed in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S.
37:2150 through 2173 of the Louisiana Legislature. Contractors desiring to submit a quote shall
submit their Louisiana Contractor’s License Numbers and/or Registration Numbers as evidence
that they hold a license and/or registration that is in full force and effect.
The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any quotation for
just cause in the best interest of the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.
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SECTION (I)
REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRACTORS
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GENERAL CONDITIONS – Certain property and/or properties within Terrebonne Parish have been
identified to be in violation of Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (TPCG) codes and/or
ordinances. The TPCG Purchasing Division on behalf of the TPCG Planning and Zoning Department
is requesting sealed quotations for demolition services to remove the violating structure(s) from
the property and restoration of the site to natural contour. Said services shall include, but are
not limited to, providing all labor, equipment and any incidentals necessary for the safe
demolition/removal and disposal of all structural debris/accumulated trash of the condemned
residential structure including all buildings and improvements located at:
167 Jennings Lane Houma, LA 70360
PHOTOS – A minimum of three (3) color photographs are to be taken prior to the demolition
beginning. Additionally, a minimum of three (3) color photographs is to be taken from various
angles. Cameras used for photographs MUST imprint the date of the photo to accurately
document when the photo was taken. Photographs must accompany the invoice when
requesting payment.
NOTIFICATION OF JOB COMPLETION – Within twenty-four (24) hours of the completion of the
work, the Contractor is to notify Gina Bergeron in the Purchasing Division or her designee that
the job is complete. The Purchasing Manager or her designee will inspect the job within one (1)
working day(s) notification of completion to determine the acceptability of the work.
QUOTATION FORMS – Quotation Forms for this project are included with the Request for Sealed
Quotation Documents; additional copies may be obtained from Gina Bergeron, at no charge.
Quotations shall be submitted on the forms provided with this packet. All blank spaces required
for quotation prices shall be properly filled in ink, or typed, in both words and figures as indicated.
In case any price shown in words and its equivalent price in figures do not agree, the written
word shall be binding on the Contractor.
Submittals by individuals shall be signed by the individual making the quotation or by an
authorized representative of said individual. The responsive, low individual quote authorizing a
representative to sign the quotation shall be submitted within ten (10) days after quotation
opening, a power-of-attorney evidencing authority to sign the quotation in the name of the
person for whom it is signed.
Contractors, who are corporations, partnerships, or other legal entities including limited liability
companies, are required to comply with LA R.S. 38:2212(O) as follows:
1. The signature on the quote is that of any corporate officer listed on the most current
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annual report on file with the Secretary of State, or the signature on the bid is that of
any member of a partnership or partnership in commendam listed in the most current
partnership records on file with the Secretary of State.
2. The signature on the quote is that of an authorized representative of the corporation,
partnership, or other legal entity and the bid is accompanied by a corporate
resolution, certification as to the corporate principal, or other documents indicating
authority which are acceptable to the public entity.
3. The corporation, partnership, or other legal entity has filed in the appropriate records
of the Secretary of State or the Clerk of Court of the Parish in which the public entity
is located, an affidavit, resolution, or other acknowledgment or authentic document
indicating the names of all parties authorized to submit bids for public contract. Such
document on file with the Secretary of State or the Clerk of Court shall remain in effect
and shall be binding upon the principal until specifically rescinded and canceled from
the records of the respective offices.
Failure to provide the appropriate signature authorization shall result in rejection of the
quotation as non-responsive.
PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS – Quotations shall be submitted at the time
and place indicated in the “Invitation for Sealed Quotations” and shall be enclosed in an opaque
sealed envelope. If the quotation is sent through the mail or another delivery system, the sealed
envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation “SEALED QUOTATION
ENVELOPE ENCLOSED” on the face of it.
A vendor may alter or correct an entry on the quotation form by crossing out the entry, entering
the new figure above or below the deleted entry, and initialing on the line of change. The crossing
out of and initials shall be legibly handwritten with ink or typed. Any ambiguity arising from
entries altered or corrected on the Quotation Form will cause the rejection of said quotation as
non-responsive.
All vendors who submit more than one quotation for the same work from an individual, firm or
partnership, a corporation or association under the same or different name will have their
quotation rejected. Reasonable grounds for believing that any vendor has interest in more than
one quotation submitted for the same RFQ will cause the rejection of all such quotations in which
the vendor is interested. If there are reasonable grounds for believing that collusion exists among
vendors, the quotation of participants in such collusion will not be considered.
QUOTATION OPENING – All vendors may attend the quotation opening but no information or
opinions concerning the ultimate award will be given at the opening or during the evaluation
process. Actual quotation documents will not be available until after the award of the quotation.
However, quotation tabulations may be examined 72 hours after a request is made. Anyone who
makes such a request must fill out a “Request for Public Record Form”. Information pertaining
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to completed files may be secured by making an appointment during normal working hours with
the TPCG Purchasing Division.
TIME FOR RECEIVING QUOTATIONS– Sealed quotations shall be either hand delivered by the
vendor or his agent in which instance the deliverer shall be handed a written receipt, or such
quotations shall be sent by registered or certified mail with a return requested.
All quotations must reach the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Purchasing Division
located at 301 Plant Road, Houma, Louisiana, before 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time on the day
of the quotation opening. Quotations received prior to the time of opening will be securely kept,
unopened. No quotations received after the scheduled time for opening will be considered.
Vendors are cautioned to allow ample time for transmitting quotations by mail or otherwise.
Vendors are urged to secure information relative to the probable time of arrival and distribution
of mail at the place where quotations are to be opened. Failure of the U.S. Mail to deliver the
quotations timely shall not be considered due cause for the scheduled time of the quotation
opening to be extended.
AWARD – The successful vendor must within ten (10) days from the award of the quotation
furnish all affidavits, certificates, and proof of insurance as required.
In the event that said vendor fails or refuses to furnish the affidavits, certificates and proof of
insurance as required within the ten (10) day period after receiving notice of award, the TPCG
shall disqualify said vendor and award the quotation to the next lowest vendor who quoted
according to the Instructions to Vendors and Specifications.
NOTICE TO PROCEED - The successful Contractor will be issued a “Notice to Proceed” when the
quotation has been accepted, the Contractor has submitted all affidavits, certificates and when
their insurance certificate has been approved by the TPCG Risk Management Department. The
successful Contractor will be required to present the “Notice to Proceed” letter to the
Terrebonne Parish Planning and Zoning Department in order to secure the required permit(s).
WORK IS PROHIBITED UNTIL THE PERMIT IS RECEIVED AND / OR PROPERLY COORDINATED
WITH TPCG PURCHAING DIVISION.
The Contractor shall clear and re-grade each property within ninety-six (96) hours from the
initiation of clearing unless TPCG Representative permits or directs a longer period in writing. The
work must be completed within ten (10) days of the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. Demolitions
must be completed consecutively when the vendor is awarded multiple locations. All work must
employ appropriate erosion control to retain sediment on the property and away from the street,
bayous storm drains or neighboring properties.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - Contractor acknowledges that all contracts shall contain
provisions requiring compliance with E. O. 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity,” and as
supplemented by regulations at 41 CFR part 60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor”.
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COPELAND “ANTI-KICKBACK” ACT: Bidder acknowledges that all construction/repair contracts
and sub-grants in excess of $2,000 shall include provisions requiring compliance with the
Copeland “Anti-kickback” Act (18 U.S.C. §3141-3148), which provides that each contractor or sub-
recipient shall be prohibited from inducing any person employed in the construction, completion,
or repair of public work, to give up any part of the entitled.
CLEAN AIR ACT: Bidder acknowledges that the Clean Air Act (CAA) is the comprehensive federal
law regulating air emissions from stationery and mobile sources. Among other things, this law
authorizes EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect public
health and public welfare and to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Bidder acknowledges that the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, popularly known as the Clean Water Act, is a comprehensive law aimed at restoring
and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. The Act
authorizes water quality programs, requires federal effluent limitations and state water quality
standards, requires permits for the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters, provides
enforcement mechanisms, and authorizes funding for wastewater treatment construction grants
and state revolving loan programs, as well as funding to states and tribes for their water quality
programs.
Byrd-Anti-Lobbying Amendment: Bidder acknowledges that Subrecipients applying or bidding
for an award of $100,000 or more shall certify that they have not used Federal appropriated
funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or any
employee of a member of Congress in connections with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or
any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. §1352.
ACCEPTANCE OF QUOTATIONS – The TPCG will make the final decision regarding award of the
solicitation within forty-five (45) days after the opening of quotations. Owner reserves the right
to reject all quotations for just cause. In the event that the quotation is awarded, a formal written
notice of award of the contract will be given to the lowest responsible vendor who bid according
to the Instructions to Vendors and Specifications.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS – The TPCG has not determined if hazardous materials exist in these
structures. However, due to the age of some structures, the presence of hazardous materials is
possible. It shall be the vendor’s / contractor’s responsibility to inspect the building / structure(s)
for the existence of hazardous materials and provide for all documentation and removal as may
be required by the Parish of Terrebonne, State of Louisiana and/or Federal Laws.
SUBCONTRACTORS – Should the Contractor desire to use a Subcontractor at any time, prior
written approval shall be obtained from the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any and all
Subcontractors proposed by the Contractor. Subcontractors shall be required to meet the same
insurance requirements as the Contractor.
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