Maritime Aquatics Facility

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Project: DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROJECT: MARITIME AQUATICS FACILITY
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70129
Delgado Community College Project No.: 40006-R0031602
H/S Project No.: 25037
Sealed bids will be received by the Delgado Community College Purchasing Office, O'Keefe
Administration Building, located at 501 City Park Avenue (Building 37), New Orleans, Louisiana
70119 until 2:00 p.m. CST on 10/21/26. All bids which have been duly received will be publicly
opened in the Purchasing Department and, except as provided in LSA-R.S. 37:2163, read aloud.
Late bids will not be accepted.
Description of the proposed work:
New construction of a maritime aquatic facility within the existing Delgado Community College Campus.
New construction consists of a sidewalk connecting to the adjacent existing school building's sidewalk, a
first responder river rescue training pool, pool deck, covered pool equipment pad, and an add alternate
for two (2) restrooms and showers.
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without
charge and without deposit from Holly and Smith Architects, APAC. Printed copies are not available
from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan
holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed
to the Designer at:
Holly and Smith Architects, APAC
2302 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: (504) 585-1315
E-mail: hsa@hollyandsmith.com
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Maritime & Industrial Training Center located at
13200 Old Gentilly Road, New Orleans, LA 70129, on 10/6/26 at 10:00 a.m. CST.
Type of Bid: Bids shall be on a lump-sum basis. Segregated bids will not be accepted.
Bids security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid must accompany each Bid. A certified
or cashier's check or a bid bond is acceptable bid security. If 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. (LSA-R.S. 38:2218.C).
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. RS.37.2150-2192 for the
classification of Building Construction. Bidder shall certify that he is licensed under the provisions of
LSA-R.S. 37:2150 et seq. and show his license number on the bid envelope. Except as otherwise
provided in LSA-R.S. 37:2163, any bid that does not contain the contractor's certification and show the
contractor's license number on the bid envelope shall be automatically rejected, shall be returned to the
Bidder stamped "Rejected" and shall not be read aloud. Any Bidder who submits a bid for a type of
construction for which he is not properly licensed shall be acting in violation of LSA-R.S. 37:2163 and
shall be subject to all provisions for violations and penalties thereof. Any interested person may object to
the licensing classification of this public project in accordance with LSA-R.S. 37:2163D.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond guaranteeing faithful
performance and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond guaranteeing the payment of all bills and
obligations arising from the performance of the contract.
Sureties will be required to meet qualifications set forth in LSA-R.S. 38:2218 and R.S. 38:2219 as
applicable, and as set forth in the Contract Documents.
Delgado Community College reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any and all
informalities, and to reject nonconforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids whichever is in the best
interest of Delgado Community College.
Publish: Advocate (Baton Rouge and New Orleans) 9/17/26, 9/24/26 and 10/1/26.