Bid Ad 2025-243 Keithville Elementary/Middle School Sewage Retention Ponds Repair

Agency:	Caddo Schools
State:	Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction 238910 - Site Preparation Contractors
Posted Date:	Apr 8, 2024
Due Date:	Apr 30, 2024
Solicitation No:	Bid Ad 2025-243
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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 April 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM for Keithville Elementary/Middle School Sewage Retention Ponds Repair,

Project No. 2025-243.

Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained from Forte and Tablada, Inc., by emailing

lhaney@forteandtablada.com upon receipt of $100 for each set of documents. If Bidder wants the documents

to be sent to them, there will be a shipping and handling fee of $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 4, 2024 . 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 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 60 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No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after actual date of the opening thereof.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 Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Contractors

must report to the office at Keithville Elementary/Middle School, 12201 Mansfield Road, Keithville, LA 71047,

where they will be directed to the meeting location. Sign-in will be at the meeting location between 9:30 a.m.

thru 10:00 a.m. Meeting will be closed at 10:00 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.

Prospective bidders must remain in attendance for the duration of the conference. Prospective bidders who

fail to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project.

Budget: $450,000

CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Dr. T. Lamar Goree, Superintendent

Shreveport Times Publication Dates:

April 4, 2024, April 11, 2024, April 18, 2024

Caddo Parish School Board

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