Site work for a water / sewer project in Youngsville, Louisiana. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Project no- 19098.20 The work includes the drilling of a new water well, construction of water lines, and other appurtenant and related items of construction. Contractors submitting bids shall be licensed under LA License No. R.S. 37:2150-2164 and shall be classified under Municipal and Public Works construction. The Bidder shall show his license number on the bid and on the sealed envelope submitting the bid. Bids will be downloaded, opened and publicly read aloud after the specified closing time at the City of Youngsville, Council Chambers, 305 Iberia Street, Youngsville, LA 70592. Electronic Registration: Unless marked confidential, all bidder information and bid submittals will be electronically recorded and stored with an Electronic Administrator to accommodate public and vendor public records requests. Each bid shall be accompanied by suitable bid surety, payable to the City of Youngsville, Louisiana, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid. This shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the Contract Documents. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least one hundred twenty (120) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted only on the Contractor's Bid Form furnished by the Engineer. Funding for this project shall be through the Louisiana Department Health program; construction shall comply with all of their requirements including American Iron and Steel requirements. All contractors and sub-contractors will be required to comply with the Title 29 Labor, Subpart A Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Provisions and Procedures. The bidding documents include a Wage Determination for the project based on the current U.S. Department of Labor wage rates obtained from Wage Determinations Online (beta.SAM.gov). The Wage Determination will be rechecked ten days before the bid opening, and if it has been revised, the revised version will be issued to bidders as an addendum. Equal Opportunity in Employment: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications. Successful contractor must comply with the requirements below: 1. Presidential Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432; Women's and Minority Business Enterprise. 2. Presidential Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension. 3. Presidential Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity 4. Presidential Executive Order 13202, as amended by E.O. 13208, Preservation of Open Competition. 5. The following requirements are additional requirements included verbatim in the Special Conditions: I. Equal Opportunity Clause: 41 CFR Part 60 1.4 II. Historical Preservation Clause: 36 CFR PART 800 III. Endangered Species Clause: Endangered Species Act Of 1973, As Amended The successful bidder must comply with all OSHA requirements. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. American Iron and Steel Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term iron and steel products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials. The following waivers apply to this Contract: De Minimis, Minor Components, Pig iron and direct reduced iron Instructions to Bidders. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.