Mississippi River Bike Trail Design

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 May 29, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. (CT) for the following:

STATEMENT OF WORK

Ascension Parish Government (Parish) desires to obtain a certified Louisiana contractor to design a Mississippi River Bike Trail.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Parish is soliciting qualification statements to design a trailhead near the intersection of LA-44 and the Mississippi River levee and an asphalt bike path commencing from the trailhead along the crown of the levee to the intersection of LA-22 where the path will cross LA-942 onto LA-22 and end at Darrow Park in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.

The work shall be performed by a certified Louisiana contractor.

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 May 13, 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 May 20, 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) version by: Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Department, 615 East Worthy Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 on or before 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on the date specified in the Schedule of Events.  Electronic submittals are permitted via http://www.centralauctionhouse.com ; however (6) hard copies must still be submitted within 24 business hours of the proposal submission deadline (i.e. the Monday following the submission deadline since Parish buildings are closed on Fridays).

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 5/1/2025, 5/8/2025, 5/15/2025

GONZALES WEEKLY                       PLEASE PUBLISH 5/1/2025, 5/8/2025, 5/15/2025