Repairs to the Carrollton Water Plant Engineering Building

SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD
OF NEW ORLEANS
2026-SWB-13 (8174)
REPAIRS TO THE ENGINEERING BUILDING
PROPOSALS DUE ON
March 3, 2026, AT 11:00 A.M., CENTRAL TIME

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
VOLUME I
PART 1-PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS
00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids ............................................................ 1- 2
00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders ............................................................. 1- 11
00 41 13 Louisiana Uniform Public Work Bid Form ............................. 1- 4
00 42 13 Voluntary Extensions of the Award of Contract .................... 1- 1
00 43 13 Bid Bond .................................................................................. 1- 2
00 45 54 Affidavit of Noncollusion ........................................................ 1- 4
00 47 17 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program .......................... 1- 10
00 47 17.10 Economically Disadvantaged Business Participation
Summary Sheet ........................................................................ 1- 1
PART 2-CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACTING FORMS
00 52 13 Agreement ................................................................................ 1- 7
PROJECT FORMS
00 61 13.13 Performance Bond Form .......................................................... 1- 3
00 61 13.16 Payment Bond Form ................................................................ 1- 3
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
00 72 00 General Conditions .......................................................... i-iii; 1- 40
00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions ....................................................... 1- 27
CONTRACT MODIFICATION PROCEEDURES
01 26 00 Contract Modification Procedures ........................................... 1- 12
ATTACHMENTS TO SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS
No. 1 S&WB Drug-Free Work Place Policy - Contractor Requirements
No. 2 S&WB Safety Orientation Notice
No. 3 S&WB Electrical Safety Clearance Procedure
No. 4 S&WB Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
No. 5 Wage Rate Decision
No. 6 FEMA Clauses
VOLUME I TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
2026-SWB-13 (8174)
Repairs to the Carrollton Water Plant Engineering Building
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is soliciting general contractors for repairs to the
Carrollton Water Plant Engineering Building. These repairs consist of removal and replacement of all
existing standing seam metal roof panels with new construction, including all gutters, trim flashing and
accessories at roof and wall junctions over building annex. Remove and replace the modified bitumen
roofing assembly and repair skylight. Remove and replace all flat roofing with new modified bitumen
roofing construction, including all gutters, trim flashing and accessories at room and wall junctions over
engineering building. Interior work includes removing and replacing gypsum, ceiling tiles, window seals
and painting.
Bid Documents and proposal forms are available for download on January 30, 2026, at the following
websites:
SWBNO: https://www2.swbno.org/business_bidspecifications.asp
LAPAC: https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/OSP/LaPAC/dspBid.cfm?search=department&term=181
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid conference will be held on February 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time at
the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans' Carrollton Water Purification Plant Engineering
Building, 2nd Floor Auditorium, located at 8800 S. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118 or
if you are unable to attend this in-person meeting, you can also join via teleconference call:
Microsoft Teams
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Meeting ID: 298 032 298 793 04
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Dial in by phone
+1 504-224-8698,,402015609# United States, New Orleans
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Phone conference ID: 402 015 609#
At this meeting, staff will discuss the scope of work, proposal requirements and respond to questions from
the attendees. Any prospective proposer who fails to attend shall be prohibited from submitting a
proposal. A voluntary walkthrough will be conducted following the Pre-Bid meeting.
All inquiries shall be directed to Kimberly Barnes, at kbarnes@swbno.org. The deadline for inquiries is on
February 19, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
Bids are due on March 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Any Bids received after the specified time will be rejected.
Bids will then be publicly opened and read on March 3, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Sewerage and Water Board
of New Orleans, 625 St. Joseph Street, Purchasing Conference Room 131, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. DEFINED TERMS
1.1. Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General
Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to
Bidders have the meanings indicated below:
1.1.1. Issuing Office-The office from which the Bidding Documents are to
be issued and where the bidding procedures are to be administered:
Purchasing Agent, Room 133, 625 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
70165.
2. COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
2.1. Complete sets of the Bidding Documents are available in electronic form on the
Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans website: www.swbno.org (Click on Bids and
Business, then Bid Ads and Spec) and may be downloaded for use by interested bidders.
Reproduction costs for any of the downloaded electronic Bidding Documents shall be borne
by the Contractor.
2.2. Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids. Neither Owner
nor Engineer assumes responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from use of
incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.
2.3. Drawings included in the Bidding Documents are electronic .pdf files generated from
electronic drawing files. Any reduction from actual size is indicated by a note or scale bar on
Drawing.
2.4. Owner and Engineer, in making Bidding Documents available on the above terms, do
so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not authorize or confer a
license or grant for any other use.
3. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.1. In order to perform public work, Bidder and its Subcontractors, prior to award of
Contract or as otherwise required by the jurisdiction, shall hold or obtain such licenses as
required by State Statutes, and federal and local Laws and Regulations.
3.2. Bidder is advised to carefully review those portions of the Bid Form requiring
representations and certifications.
4. EXAMINATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS, OTHER RELATED DATA, AND
SITE
4.1. Subsurface and Physical Conditions:
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4.1.1. The Supplementary Conditions identify:
4.1.1.1. Those reports known to Owner of explorations and tests of
subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site.
4.1.1.2. Those drawings known to Owner of physical conditions
relating to existing surface and subsurface structures at the Site.
4.1.2. Copies of reports and drawings referenced will be made available by
Owner to any Bidder on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of
the Contract Documents, but the "technical data" contained therein upon
which Bidder is entitled to rely as provided in Paragraph 4.02 of the General
Conditions has been identified and established in Paragraph 4.02 of the
Supplementary Conditions. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation or
conclusion Bidder draws from any "technical data" or any other data,
interpretations, opinions, or information contained in such reports or shown or
indicated in such drawings. Costs associated with making available copies of
reports and drawings shall be borne by Bidder.
4.2. Underground Facilities: Information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding
Documents with respect to existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site is
based upon information and data furnished to Owner and Engineer by owners of such
Underground Facilities, including Owner or others.
4.3. Hazardous Environmental Condition:
4.3.1. The Supplementary Conditions identify reports and drawings known to
Owner relating to a Hazardous Environmental Condition identified at the Site.
4.3.2. Copies of reports and drawings referenced will be made available by
Owner to any Bidder on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of
the Contract Documents, but the "technical data" contained therein upon
which Bidder is entitled to rely as provided in Paragraph 4.06 of the General
Conditions has been identified and established in Paragraph 4.06 of the
Supplementary Conditions. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation or
conclusion Bidder draws from any "technical data" or any other data,
interpretations, opinions, or information contained in such reports or shown or
indicated in such drawings. Costs associated with making available copies of
reports and drawings shall be borne by Bidder.
4.4. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective
Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and Underground
Facilities, and possible changes in the Bidding Documents due to differing or unanticipated
subsurface or physical conditions appear in Paragraphs 4.02 through 4.04 of the General
Conditions. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to
prospective Bidders with respect to a Hazardous Environmental Condition at the Site, if any,
and possible changes in the Contract Documents due to any Hazardous Environmental
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Condition uncovered or revealed at the Site which was not shown or indicated in the Drawings
or Specifications or identified in the Contract Documents to be within the scope of the Work,
appear in Paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions.
4.5. On request, Owner will provide each Bidder access to the Site to conduct such
examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and studies as Owner deems necessary for
submission of a Bid. Bidder shall fill all holes and clean up and restore the Site to its former
condition upon completion of such explorations, investigations, tests, and studies. Bidder
shall comply with all applicable Laws and Regulations relative to excavation and utility
locates.
4.6. Related Work at Site: Reference is made to the General Requirements for identification
of the general nature of other work that is to be performed at the Site by Owner or others
(such as utilities and other prime contractors) that relates to the Work contemplated by these
Bidding Documents. On request Owner will provide to each Bidder for examination, access
to Contract Documents (other than portions thereof related to price) for such other work.
4.7. Safety: Paragraph 6.13.C of the General Conditions indicates that if an Owner safety
program exists, it will be noted in the Supplementary Conditions.
4.8. It is responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid to:
4.8.1. Examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, other related
data identified in the Bidding Documents, and any Addenda.
4.8.2. Visit the Site to become familiar with the general, local, and Site
conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.
4.8.3. Become familiar with to all federal, state, and local Laws and
Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.
4.8.4. Carefully study all information provided and referenced in plans and
specifications.
4.8.5. Consider the information known to Bidder; information commonly
known to contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information
and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bidding Documents; and
the Site-related reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents.
4.8.6. Agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further examinations,
investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the
determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price(s) Bid and
within the times required, and in accordance with the other terms and
conditions of the Bidding Documents.
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4.8.7. Become aware of the general nature of the work to be performed by
Owner and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the
Bidding Documents.
4.8.8. Promptly give Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors,
ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder discovers in Bidding Documents and
confirm that written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.
4.8.9. Determine Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and
convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance of the Work.
4.9. Submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that
Bidder has complied with every requirement of this article; that without exception the Bid is
premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by Bidding Documents and
applying specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction that
may be shown or indicated or expressly required by Bidding Documents; that Bidder has
given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, and discrepancies that
Bidder has discovered in Bidding Documents and the written resolutions thereof by Engineer
are acceptable to Bidder; and that Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and
convey understanding of terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work.
5. SPECIAL PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
5.1. Bidder's attention is directed to the Supplementary Conditions, Paragraph 6.03.
6. PREBID CONFERENCE
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid conference will be held on February 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time
at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans' Carrollton Water Purification Plant Engineering
Building, 2nd Floor Auditorium, located at 8800 S. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
or if you are unable to attend this in-person meeting, you can also join via teleconference call:
Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 298 032 298 793 04
Passcode: ob2rr2Sj
Dial in by phone
+1 504-224-8698,,402015609# United States, New Orleans
Phone conference ID: 402 015 609#
6.1. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project.
Procurement will transmit to prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer
considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may
not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.
7. SITE AND OTHER AREAS
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8. INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA
8.1. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted
to the Sewerage & Water Board Purchasing Department. Interpretations or clarifications
considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda
mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by the office issuing documents as having received
the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than 7 business days prior to the date for
opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding.
Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.
8.2. Addenda may also be issued to clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Documents as
deemed advisable by Owner or Engineer.
8.3. Addenda issued in response to questions will be issued no later than 72 hours prior to
bid opening.
9. BID SECURITY
9.1. Bid shall be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of
5 percent of Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a certified check, bank money
order, or a Bid bond (on the attached form), issued by a surety meeting the requirements of
Paragraph 5.01 and Paragraph 5.02 of the General Conditions.
9.2. Upon Notice of Award of the Contract, the Bid security of all bidders, other than the
lowest two (2) formal bidders will be returned. The return of the Bid security to whom the
Contract is awarded is conditioned upon the successful bidder furnishing the insurance
required in the specifications and appearance before the Notary for the Sewerage and Water
Board of New Orleans within ten (10) consecutive calendar days after notice by the
Executive Director or designee of the award of the contract and executing the contract and
furnishing bond for the faithful fulfillment thereof according to the attached specifications.
The Bid security of the next lowest bidder will be returned as soon as the successful bidder
has executed the Contract and furnished bond. If all bid proposals are rejected, all Bid
security will be returned immediately.
9.3. Bid security of other Bidders whom Owner believes do not have a reasonable chance of
receiving the award will be returned within 7 days after Bid opening.
10. CONTRACT TIMES
10.1. The number of days within which, or the dates by which, Milestones are to be
achieved and the Work is to be substantially completed and ready for final payment are set
forth in the Agreement.
11. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
11.1. Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, are set forth in the Agreement.
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