PRIMROSE CANAL CLEANING AND IMPROVEMENTS – PHASE 1B

SECTION 00010

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The Parish of St. Charles, hereby advertises bids for construction of PRIMROSE CANAL CLEANING AND IMPROVEMENTS – PHASE 1B – P210202 as follows:

Owner: St. Charles Parish

Project Title:    PRIMROSE CANAL CLEANING AND IMPROVEMENTS – PHASE 1B

Project No.:     P210202

Principal Work Location:  LULING, LA

Description of Basic Work:  THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CLEAN, AND STRENGTHEN WHERE NECESSARY, THE EXISTING DRAINAGE CANAL THAT RUNS ADJACENT TO PRIMROSE DRIVE IN LULING, LA. THE EXISTING CANAL HAS BECOME OVERGROWN WITH VEGETATION AND HAS EXERIENCED BANK FAILURES AND EROSION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG ITS LENGTH. THE CANAL WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY SHEET PILE WALLS AND CLEANED WHERE APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SHEET PILE WORK THE DRAINAGE PUMP STATION NEAR THE INTERESECTION OF LAGATUTTA DRIVE AND PRIMROSE DRIVE DISCHARGE LINES WILL BE REROUTED.

Bids:  Separate sealed Bids will be received by the ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL RECORDS OFFICE, Parish of St. Charles, 15045 River Road, Courthouse 3 ^rd Floor, Hahnville, Louisiana, 70057, either by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, or hand delivered, or electronically submitted at www.centralbidding.com, no later than 10:00 a.m. local time on December 2, 2025.  Promptly thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of the St. Charles Parish Court House.  The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids in accordance with the Public Bid Law, and to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids.

Bidding Documents: The Bidding Documents (Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings) are available to Contractors who are properly licensed in Louisiana or to bona fide suppliers of materials and equipment for purchase and/or review at the office of the Engineer for the contract, C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, L.L.C. / 1100 Poydras St, Suite 1550, New Orleans, LA 70163.

A payment of $ 250.00 in cash or check payable to the Engineer will be required for each complete set of the Bidding Documents.  This payment is refundable as provided in the La.R.S.38:2212(D).

An electronic copy of the bid documents may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Samara Guidry at samara@fenstermaker.com or via telephone at 337-237-2200. There will be no deposit required to receive an electronic copy of bid documents.

Pre‑Bid Conference: A Pre‑Bid Conference to discuss the scope of the project and the requirements of the Bidding and Contract Documents will be held on November 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. the St. Charles Parish Department of Public Works and Wastewater, 100 River Oaks Dr., Destrehan, Louisiana.  Attendance of the Pre-Bid Conference is Non-Mandatory.

Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond.  If the bid is submitted electronically and a certified or cashier’s check is used for bid bond, then the actual check shall be delivered to the ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL RECORDS OFFICE, Parish of St. Charles, 15045 River Road, Courthouse 3 ^rd Floor, Hahnville, Louisiana, 70057. Electronic bids shall contain all the same documents that are required in a physically delivered bid.

The outside of the bid envelope must contain the submitting firm’s name, Louisiana Contractors License Number, the St. Charles Parish Project Number, and the St. Charles Parish Project Title.

St. Charles Parish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises to participate in this solicitation.

Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the St. Charles Parish Council Office at 985-783-5000 no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.

St. Charles Parish Council

Matthew Jewell, Parish President

Advertisement Source and Dates:

St. Charles Herald Guide

St. Charles Parish Website

Central Auction House

The Daily Journal of Commerce

The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Thursday, November 06, 2025