Louisiana Highway 3127 Extension

Request for qualifications will be received by the Ascension Parish Government at the Ascension Parish Government Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey St., Gonzales, LA 70737 until October 9, 2025 , at 3:00 p.m. (CT) for the following:

STATEMENT OF WORK

The Ascension Parish Government (Parish) is soliciting requests for qualifications from experienced and qualified consultant(s) to provide engineering and related services for developing plans for a new roadway extension in Ascension Parish. The Consultant will be required to provide all engineering and necessary related services for developing design plans for the purchase of right-of-way (ROW), relocation of utilities, and construction of the roadway.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Consultant will be required to provide all engineering and necessary related services for developing design plans for the purchase of right-of-way (ROW), relocation of utilities, and construction of the roadway. The Consultant shall use the preferred alignment of the LA 3127 extension provided by the Parish and develop design plans for a 4-lane divided highway as well as a bridge over Bayou Lafourche. Engineering services include traffic analysis, topo survey, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), geotechnical investigation, environmental documentation, preliminary roadway and bridge design plans, final roadway and bridge design plans, right-of-way determination, right-of-way mapping, utility coordination, specifications, and cost estimates. Due to the expeditated timeline for the design of the Project, the Consultant will need to demonstrate the experience to deliver on an accelerated timeline.

The Parish understands that for such a project of this magnitude, with limited information being provided prior to the publication of the advertisement, to give each respondent the equal amount of information, it will host a pre-proposal meeting to discuss the project and respond to questions. The pre-proposal meeting with be MANDATORY and hosted at the Ascension Parish Government Complex, at 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana, at 10:00 a.m. (CT), on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

All questions regarding the RFQ shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via email at purchasing@apgov.us by 3:00 p.m. local time (CT) on September 23, 2025 . Responses will be coordinated with the Project Coordinator and posted on the www.centralauctionhouse.com by 3:00 p.m. local time (CT) no later than September 30, 2025 .

Firms/individuals who are interested in providing services requested under this RFQ must submit six (6) copies of the information specified in this section.  The information shall be received in hard copy (printed) by: Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Department, 615 East Worthy Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 on or before 3:00 p.m. (CT) on the date specified in the Schedule of Events.  Electronic submittals are permitted via http://www.centralauctionhouse.com ; however, six (6) hard copies must still be submitted within 24 hours of the Proposal submission deadline. The Parish is closed on Fridays, so hard copies may be received the next business day, which is typically Monday, unless Monday is a recognized holiday. For instructions on how to utilize the online service, Central Auction House, for free, for Parish projects ONLY, contact the Parish's Purchasing Department.

The Parish reserves the right to disqualify any bid, request for quotes, response to a request for qualifications, or request for proposals if it is determined that the submitting business entity is not in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State or is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.

Ascension Parish Government reserves the right to reject all proposals for just cause.

DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF            PLEASE PUBLISH 8/21/2025, 8/28/2025, 9/4/2025

GONZALES WEEKLY                       PLEASE PUBLISH 8/21/2025, 8/28/2025, 9/4/2025