Site work for a road / highway in Lafayette, Louisiana. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The scope of work shall consist of, but is not limited to, providing labor and equipment necessary for the installation of electrical facilities on the overhead portion of the municipal power system. The Contractor or the Contractor's designated General Foreman shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) years' experience in the construction and maintenance of energized overhead electric distribution lines of at least 13.8kV and energized overhead electric transmission lines of at least 69kV. Questions regarding this project must be submitted no later than noon 12:00 pm (CST) on 01/13/2022 to be considered valid. All questions must be submitted in writing to Carley Rousse at cfrousse@lafayettela.gov and copied to Jason Miller at jasonmiller@lus.org. Vendors wishing to submit their proposal electronically must first be registered. Regardless of the results, the vendor will have 48 hours from opening of the proposals to provide the Lafayette Consolidated Government the original documents. If a contractor fails to provide the original hard copies of the proposal documents within 48 hours of the proposal opening, their proposal shall be considered non-responsive. Proposals must be signed in accordance with LRS Title 38:2212(B)5. A Corporate Resolution authorizing the person signing the proposal is required to be submitted with proposal. Failure to submit a Corporate Resolution with the proposal shall be cause for rejection of proposal. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond payable to the Lafayette Consolidated Government, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the base bid plus additive alternates. If a bid bond is used, it shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A-Rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders' surplus as shown in the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide, or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. The bid bond shall be issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana. The certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the contract documents within ten (10) days. No vendor may withdraw his proposal for at least forty-five (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of proposals. Each proposal shall follow the instructions listed in the RFP regarding submittal of their proposal. Proposals will be evaluated by the Purchaser based on the evaluation criteria outlined in the Information for Proposers. The Lafayette Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or any portions thereof, to waive informalities and to select the material that best suits its needs.