01/23/2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received, until 3:00 p.m. Central Time on February 26, 2026, by the Nicholls State University Purchasing Department, 104 Elkins
Hall / P. O. Box 2052, Thibodaux, LA 70301, at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud for the following bid solicitation:
Bid Number SB01919, - Provide all labor, tools materials, and equipment for the repairs to the Harold J. Callais Recreation Center
Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit at
https://www.nicholls.edu/purchasing/ Under Bid Documents.
Bid responses on the bid documents provided will be submitted to bids@nicholls.edu by the date and time referenced.
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction or other
specialty classification that qualifies the bidder to complete this type of work. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA
R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.
No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The University reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance
with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any
entity.
All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this
security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.
Performance and Payment Bonds required. Workers Compensation and Employers Liability required. General Liability and Automobile Liability
insurance required. Builders Risk Insurance Required.
A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE SHALL BE HELD FOR ALL PRIME BIDDERS AT 2:00 PM CENTRAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 03,
2026 IN THE LOBBY OF THE HAROLD J. CALLAIS RECREATION CENTER, LOCATED AT 147 BOWIE ROAD, THIBODAUX, LA 70301
Bidder representation at the pre-bid conference shall be by a principal of the prime contractor submitting the bid and/or an individual of the
company having authority to make financially binding decisions on behalf of the prime contractor. Contractor shall be present during the entire
mandatory pre-bid conference.
Nicholls State University is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-
Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepreneurships Program. Bidders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is
available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at www.doa.louisiana.gov/fpc/fpc.htm.
Nicholls State University is an equal opportunity employer and looks to its contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers to take affirmative
action to affect this commitment in its operation. The Contractor agrees to abide by the requirements of the following as applicable: Title VI and VII
of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, as amended by the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972, Federal Executive Order 11246, the Federal Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title IX of the Education amendments of 1972, the Davis Bacon
Act of 1931 (Federal Acquisition Regulation part 52.222-6), and Contractor agrees to abide by the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990.
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY
THIBODAUX, LOUISIANA
Terry G. Dupre, Sr.
Director of Purchasing, Property Control
and Support Services Administration
To appear on: 1st Date January 23, 2026nd Date: January 27th, 2026, February 02nd, 2026
Sealed Bids are due to be delivered to bids@nicholls.edu by 3:00 PM on February 26th, 2026.