Renovation of a playground / park / athletic field in New Orleans, Louisiana. Working plans call for the renovation of a playground / park / athletic field.

As of November 29th, 2022 - this project has not been awarded and will rebid next summer. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Bell Butler Design and Architecture 1811 Hastings Place New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: 504-444-3599 E-mail: megan@bell-butler.com 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. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. THIS IS AN HISTORIC RESTORATION PROJECT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH R.S. 38:2212.5 AND THE RULE PUBLISHED IN VOLUME 19, NUMBER 4 OF THE LOUISIANA REGISTER, DATED APRIL 20, 1993, BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED. Prospective Bidders will be notified of their qualification or nonqualification by 4:00 P.M. on Monday, October 03, 2022. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. 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 No bid may be withdrawn for a period of fortyfive (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner 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. When this project is financed either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the availability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed. ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. Facility Planning and Control 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