This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Contract to furnish labor, materials, and services required to produce Asphaltic Mixture for Hot Application, which is acceptable to the Department of Transportation and Development. Contract is for a period of six (6) months beginning March 1, 2022 and ending August 31, 2022. If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact the buyer of the solicitation. Please print all attachments to ensure all documents related to the RFx are reviewed prior to bidding.Attached is a copy of: Approved Materials List: Aggregates Approved Materials List: Asphaltic Materials MS Spec 164-002, Revised 7/16/2020 - Asphaltic Mixtures for Hot Application MS Spec 164-004, Revised 12/20/2017 -Polymer Modified Asphaltic Materials Co-op Agreement Bid Submission Instructions Due to COVID PRE-QUALIFICATION: Bidders plant for supplying Asphaltic Mixture for Hot Application must be certified by the Department prior to award. After award of the contract, it will be the responsibility of each District to make sure the bidders plant is still certified before material is picked up at various plant locations throughout the life of the contract GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY: The contractor agrees to guarantee the following: 1. The supplies delivered are free from defects in design and construction. 2. The supplies are the manufacturers standard design and construction and that no changes or substitutions have been made in the items listed in contract. The contractor holds and saves the State, its officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability of any kind, from any claims, suites, costs, or penalties for infringement or use of licensed or patented products including cost and expenses on account of any patented or unpatented invention, articles, devices or appliances manufactured or used in the performance of this contract, including use by the government. The contractor agrees to replace, at no cost to the Department, all defective materials or supplies delivered under the contract. All transportation charges covering return and replacement shall be paid by the contractor. Any material that fails to conform to any part of the specifications shall result in rejection of the material supplied, whether said failure is noted upon delivery, during testing, or in the field at an installation site. Material will be ordered as needed. The Department reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities at the same prices, terms and conditions for the life of the contract. The successful bidder must supply at bid price quantities as ordered whether the total of such quantities are more or less than the quantities shown on the solicitation. Both regular and polymer modified asphaltic mixture will be available for use by the Department. It will be at each District Administrators discretion as to which product to purchase. BASIS OF AWARD: The contract for furnishing Asphaltic Mixture for Hot Application herein specified for the period indicated shall be awarded to the bidder(s) offering Asphaltic Mixture for Hot Application at plants which have been certified by the Department prior to award and complying with all details of this solicitation as determined by the DOTD Procurement Director.