All bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing legibly on the exterior, the following: 1. Name of Owner 2. Name of Project 3. Louisiana Contractor's name, address, and state license number Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security of not less than five (5%) percent of the total bid amount. Said amount shall be in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Cashiers Check drawn on a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the Special Education District No. 1. The successful lowest responsible and responsive bidder shall be required to furnish the Owner with a performance bond for 100% of the contract amount prior to the issuance of a contract to perform the work. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after receipt of bids. The time of completion of this project is prime importance. The Bidder agrees to commence work under this contract not later than the date indicated in the Owners written Notice to Proceed. All of the work required shall be completed within 150 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Should the Contractor neglect, refuse or fail to complete the work on the amount of calendar days indicated above, the Owner shall have the right to deduct from and retain out of such moneys which may be due or which may become due and payable to the Contractor, as indicated in Article 9 of the Instructions to Bidders for each and every day that such completion of the work is delayed beyond the prescribed date / calendar days, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. If the amount due and to become due from the owner to the Contractor is insufficient to pay in full any such liquidated damages, the contractor shall pay the owner the amount necessary to affect such payment in full. Contractors desiring to bid shall submit their Louisiana Contractors License Number as evidence that they hold a license for ROOFING AND SHEET METAL or BUILDING CONSTRUCTION that is in full force and effect. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Sign-In Sheet requiring the signature of the person representing a contractor, the company being represented, the Louisiana license number of the contractor, and the contact number of the contractor shall be present at the site for all contractors to fill out. All of the four above items shall be required. (The information required may be emailed to our office before the Mandatory Pre-Bid at dino@ghaarchitects.com. Emailing this information to our office shall not relieve the contractor of the requirement to be represented at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at the time stated above.)
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