Third St Drainage

Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
State:	Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Mar 6, 2024
Due:	Apr 2, 2024
Solicitation No:	923456-24-4-2
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ST. TAMMANY PARISH

MICHAEL B. COOPER

PARISH PRESIDENT

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

ST. TAMMANY PARISH

Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Procurement, until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April

2, 2024, and then opened and read publicly at that time by the Procurement Staff for the following

project:

Bid # 24-4-2 – Third St. Drainage

Each paper bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope shall show

the Name and Address of the Bidder, the State Contractor’s License Number of the Bidder

(if the work is estimated at $50k or more), the Bid Name and the Bid Number.

The project classification is:

Highway, Street and Bridge Construction

This bid package is available online at www.bidexpress.com or LaPAC

https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/pubmain.cfm. It is the Vendor’s responsibility to

check Bid Express, or LaPAC frequently for any possible addenda that may be issued. The

Parish is not responsible for a Vendor’s failure to download any addenda documents required to

complete a submission.

Bids will be received at 21454 Koop Dr., Suite 2F, Mandeville, LA 70471 from each bidder or his

agent and given a written receipt, by certified mail with return receipt requested, or electronically

at www.bidexpress.com.

Procurement Department

PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

P.O. BOX 628 | COVINGTON, LOUISIANA | 70434 | PROCUREMENT@STPGOV.ORG | 985-898-2520

WWW.STPGOV.ORG

BID PROPOSAL

ST. TAMMANY PARISH

GOVERNMENT

BID PACKAGE FOR

THIRD ST. DRAINAGE

BID NO.: 24-4-2

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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Table of Contents

Section 01

Section 02

Section 03

Section 04

Section 05

Section 06

Section 07

Section 08

Section 09

Section 10

Section 11

Table of Contents

Instructions to Bidders

Summary of Work

LA Uniform Public Work Bid Form/

Unit Price Form/Project Specifications

Affidavits, Louisiana

(Pursuant to LSA-R.S. 38:2224, 38:2227

and 38:2212.10)

Insurance Requirements

Project Sign

General Conditions

Sample Corporate Resolution

Sample Certificate of Insurance

Sample Contract

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Section 02

Instructions to Bidders

Bidders are urged to promptly review the requirements of this specification and submit questions

for resolution as early as possible during the bid period. Questions or concerns must be submitted

in writing to the Procurement Department no later than 2:00 CST seven (7) working days prior to

the bid opening date. Otherwise, this will be construed as acceptance by the bidders that the intent

of the specifications is clear and that competitive bids may be obtained as specified herein. Protests

with regard to the specification documents will not be considered after bids are opened.

1. Bid security is required. Be sure that your bid includes such security as is necessary to

meet Parish requirements and is properly signed. The bid must be fully completed. All

applicable Louisiana license numbers must be affixed.

2. The Owner is the St. Tammany Parish Government (the “Parish”).

3. The terms “he/his” and “it/its” may be used interchangeably.

4. The terms “Owner,” the “Parish,” and “St. Tammany Parish” may be used interchangeably.

5. The successful Bidder understands the limited contract time in the contract is forty-five

(45) calendar days and shall submit any request for an extension of time in accordance

with the General and Supplementary Conditions. Said request will reflect the days

requested and the reason for same. No extension request is guaranteed or absolute.

6. Bidder specifically understands that acknowledgment of the General Conditions is

required. Bidder specifically understands that signature of receipt of the General

Conditions is mandated. The Bidder’s signature on the “Louisiana Uniform Public

Work Bid Form” will serve as acknowledgment of the Bidder’s receipt and

understanding of the General Conditions as well as any Supplementary Conditions.

7. If any additional work is performed by the contractor without written approval by

owner, the cost of the work will be borne by the contractor and will not be reimbursed

by the Parish.

8. Only the Louisiana Uniform Public Bid Form, the Unit Price Form (if necessary), the bid

security, and written evidence of authority of person signing the bid shall be submitted on

or before the bid opening time and date provided for in the Bid Documents. Necessary

copies of the Louisiana Uniform Public Work Forms and Unit Price Forms (if necessary)

will be furnished for Bidding. Bound sets of the Contract Documents are for Bidder's

information and should not be used in submitting Bids.

9. All other documents and information required are to be submitted by the low Bidder within

ten (10) days after the opening of the bids, and at the same time of day and location as

given for the opening of the bids in the Bid Documents.

10. Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope, unless submitted electronically. The

outside of the envelope shall show the name and address of the Bidder, the State

Contractor’s License Number of the Bidder (if work requires contractor’s license), and the

Project name and the Bid number. In the case of an electronic bid proposal, a contractor

may submit an authentic digital signature on the electronic bid proposal accompanied by

the contractor's license number, Project name and the Bid number.

11. The price quoted for the Work shall be stated in words and figures on the Bid Form, and in

figures only on the Unit Price Form. The price in the Bid shall include all costs necessary

for the complete performance of the Work in full conformity with the conditions of the

Contract Documents, and shall include all applicable Federal, State, Parish, Municipal or

other taxes. The price bid for the items listed on the Unit Price Form will include the cost

of all related items not listed, but which are normally required to do the type of Work bid.

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12. The Bid shall be signed by the Bidder. The information required on the Louisiana Uniform

Public Work Bid Form must be provided. Evidence of agency, corporate, or partnership

authority is required and shall be provided in conformance with LSA-R.S. 38:2212(B).

13. Only a Contractor licensed by the State to do the type of Work as indicated on the Notice

to Bidders can submit a Bid. The Bidder’s signature on the Bid Form certifies that he holds

an active license under the provisions of Chapter 24 of Louisiana Revised Statutes Title

37. Failure to be properly licensed constitutes authority for the Owner to reject the Bid.

14. Bidders shall not attach any conditions or provisions to the Bid. Any conditions or

provisions so attached may, at the sole option of the Owner, cause rejection of the Bid.

15. A Bid Guarantee of five percent (5%) of the amount of the total Bid, including Alternates,

must accompany the Proposal and, at the option of the Bidder, may be a cashier's check,

certified check or a satisfactory Bid Bond. The Bid Guarantee must be attached to the

Louisiana Uniform Public Work Bid Form. No Bid will be considered unless it is so

guaranteed. Cashier's check or certified check must be made payable to the order of the

Owner. Cash deposits will not be accepted. The Owner reserves the right to cash or deposit

the cashier's check or certified check. Such guarantees shall be made payable to the Parish

of St. Tammany. In accordance with LSA-R.S. 38:2218(C), if a bid bond is used, it shall

be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the

Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is

published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company

with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide to write

individual bonds up to ten percent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the A.M. Best's

Key Rating Guide or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds

which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. It is not required

to be on any AIA form.

16. Bid securities of the three (3) lowest Bidders will be retained by the Owner until the

Contract is executed or until final disposition is made of the Bids submitted. Bid securities

of all other Bidders will be returned promptly after the canvas of Bids. Bids shall remain

binding for forty-five (45) days after the date set for Bid Opening. The Parish shall act

within the forty-five (45) days to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or

reject all bids. However, the Parish and the lowest responsible bidder, by mutual written

consent, may agree to extend the deadline for award by one or more extensions of thirty

(30) calendar days. In the event the Owner issued the Letter of Award during this period,

or any extension thereof, the Bid accepted shall continue to remain binding until the

execution of the Contract.

17. A Proposal may be withdrawn at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt

of Bids, provided the request is in writing, executed by the Bidder or its duly authorized

representative and is filed with the Owner prior to that time. When such a request is

received, the Proposal will be returned to the Bidder unopened. A bid withdrawn under the

provisions of LSA-R.S. 38:2214(C) cannot be resubmitted.

18. Written communications, over the signature of the Bidder, to modify Proposals will be

accepted and the Proposal corrected in accordance therewith if received by the Owner prior

to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids. Oral, telephonic or telegraphic

Modifications will not be considered.

19. No oral interpretation obligating the Owner will be made to any Bidder as to the meaning

of the Drawings, Specifications and Contract Documents. Every request for such an

interpretation shall be made in writing and addressed and forwarded to the Owner.

Inquiries received within seven (7) days prior to the day fixed for opening of the Bids may

not be given consideration. Every interpretation made to the Bidder shall be in the form of

an addendum to the Specifications. All such Addenda shall become part of the Contract

Documents. Failure of the Owner to send or failure of Bidder to receive any such

interpretation shall not relieve any Bidder from any obligation under this Bid as submitted

without Modification. All Addenda shall be issued in accordance with the Public Bid Law,

LSA-R.S. 38:2212(O).

20. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for just cause in accordance with the

Public Bid Law, LSA-R.S. 38:2214(B). Incomplete, informal, illegible, or unbalanced Bids

may be rejected. Reasonable grounds for belief that any one Bidder is concerned directly

or indirectly with more than one Bid will cause rejection of all Bids wherein such Bidder

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