Corporation Canal at East Chimes Street Trash Capture Pilot Project

Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
State:	Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	S - Utilities and Training Services Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Mar 22, 2024
Due:	Apr 16, 2024
Solicitation No:	20008-22-STMH-MS-0037
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THE ADVOCATE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

To be published three times-Legal

March 22 & 29, April 5 2024

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge will receive electronic or paper bids for the construction

of the following project:

Corporation Canal at East Chimes Street Trash Capture Pilot Project

City Parish Project No. 22-STMH-MS-0037

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: INSTALLATION OF (2) TRASH CAPTURE UNITS, A GRAVEL

DRIVEWAY, STORM DRAINAGE PIPING, AND THE RE-GRADING OF A SWALE DITCH AT THE

JOB SITE. LOCATED AT 333 E. CHIMES ST., BATON ROUGE, LA 70802.

Electronic or Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024, by the

Purchasing Division, Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. No bids

will be received after 2:00 p.m. on the same day and date.

Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds for the solicitation will be downloaded by the City of Baton Rouge and

Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Division. Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds must be submitted

through Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com) prior to the bidding deadline. Beginning as soon as feasible

after the bid closing time all electronic bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids

received, if any, in Room 806 of City Hall immediately after the 2:00 p.m. bid closing. Bidders and/or their

authorized representatives are invited to be present.

Bids, amendments to bids, or request for withdrawal of quotations, received after time specified for bid opening

shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

Bids shall be firm for a period of forty five (45) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid shall be

withdrawn for any reason during this period of time except as allowed per R.S. 38:2214.C.

Electronic copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents may be obtained online at

www.centralbidding.com. For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at

(225) 810-4814. Paper copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents are on file and may be obtained

from the Department of Environmental Services, Stormwater Division, 12422 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge,

LA 70815, upon payment of $30.00 Dollars. (Make checks payable to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East

Baton Rouge.) Fees for plans, specifications and contract documents are to cover the cost of reproduction and are

non-refundable in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes.

A Certified Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satisfactory Bid Bond

executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be

submitted with each bid.

Bids shall be received electronically via http://www.centralbidding.com or on solicitation bid forms furnished

by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish East Baton Rouge, and only those bids shall be received by the City-Parish

which are submitted by those Contractors in whose names the solicitation bid forms and/or specifications were

issued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and

date set for receiving proposals.

The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economically

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in accordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the

policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certified in accordance with the Parish

program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts.

For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and has

established a minimum EBE goal of 15% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or

demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or providing

documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in attempting to meet this goal.

Only EBE firms certified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Program at the time of submittal of the bid will

count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A,

and 2, and Letters of EBE Certification, as appropriate within 10 days after bid opening.

All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors,

R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General

Contractor to assure that all subcontractors comply with this law. If required for bidding, Contractors must hold an

active license issued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classification of “Municipal and

Public Works Construction”, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform

Public Works Bid Form.

In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2214 (B) the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the

right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the provisions and

requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement for bids, and those required on the bid form, shall

not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

Bidders must comply with the SEDBE Program. Copies of SEDBE Program documents are available upon request

from City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge (“City-Parish”) Purchasing Division, 222 St. Louis

Street, 8th Floor, Room 826, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. For questions or clarification about the Program, please

contact the SEDBE Liaison Officer at the Purchasing Division, at (225) 389-3259.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 2nd 2024, in the

Environmental Services Facility, 12422 Florida Blvd, First Floor Conference Room, Baton Rouge, LA

70815.

For additional information please contact Mr. Koby Mancuso, P.E., Project Manager at

koby.mancuso@jacobs.com.

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bid number	description	date issued	bid open date/time	help
20008-22-STMH-MS-0037	Corporation Canal at East Chimes Street Trash Capture Pilot Project established a minimum EBE goal of 15% of the contract amount Original: 20008-22-STMH-MS-0037	03/22/2024	04/16/2024 2:00:00 PM CT	20008

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