Bid Ad - 2027-229 Booker T. Washington Paving Project, Project No. 2027-229

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SEALED BIDS will be received by the Caddo Parish School Board, 1961 Midway Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, in
the Construction and Capital Projects Department Building and electronically at Bidexpress.com, until 2:00 P.M. May
14, 2026, for Booker T. Washington Paving Project, Project No. 2027-229.
Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained from Clinton C. Patrick, Volkert, Inc. upon receipt of fifty dollars ($50.00) for
each set of documents. If Bidder wants the documents to be sent to them, there will be a shipping and handling fee of fifty
dollars $50.00 charged to the bidder. PRIME BIDDERS are required to obtain an original set of bidding documents from the
designer. Deposit is fully refundable to all bonafide prime bidders who submit a bid upon return of the documents, in good
condition no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Bidding documents will be available in the office of the Designer
on or about April 16, 2026. NOTE: LOUISIANA LICENSED CONTRACTOR REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT WITH A MAJOR
CLASSIFICATION AS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
BID SECURITY equal to five percent (5%) of the Total Bid shall be in the form of a bid bond, certified check or cashier's
check as prescribed by LA RS 38:2218 must be attached to and made a part of the bid. If a bid bond is provided it shall
be on the provided form and only on the provided form. Bid bonds must be written by a qualified company licensed to
do business in Louisiana.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond written by a company licensed to do business in
Louisiana in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.
For this project, Liquidated Damages will apply in the amount of Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per day for
each consecutive calendar day which the work is not completed, beginning with the first day beyond the established
completion date of Sixty-Seven (67) days.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after actual date of the opening thereof. The
Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The Caddo Parish School Board desires that Bidders make a good faith effort to utilize 25% small and economically
disadvantaged businesses.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on April 30,2026, at 9:30 A.M. Contractors must report to the office
at Booker T. Washington, 2104 Milam St., where they will be directed to the meeting location. Sign-in will be at the
meeting location between 9:00 A.M. thru 9:30 A.M. Meeting will be closed at 9:30 A.M. Persons arriving after the
meeting starts will not be allowed to submit a prime bid for the project. Attendance at the pre-bid conference by an
officer, estimator or other individual knowledgeable with preparing the bid, is MANDATORY and will be considered a
pre-condition for bidder eligibility.
Perspective bidders must remain in attendance for the duration of the conference. Perspective bidders who fail to
attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project.
Budget: Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000)
CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Keith Burton, Superintendent
Shreveport Times Publication Dates:
4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 2026
Caddo Parish School Board
Capital Projects Fund Account No. CC1135 Copy to
Accounts Payable
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