Renovation of a pre-engineered storage facility in Jennings, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a pre-engineered storage facility.

Project Description: Project consists of repairs to two covered canopy components to a storage building owned and operated by the City of Jennings. The Work is described in detail within the Contract Documents. 1. Project's projected budget is anticipated to be under Four Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars. F. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work: 1. General Contract (all trades). Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond using the Owner's form payable to the City of Jennings, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposed Base Bid plus all Alternates. Money Orders will not be accepted. TIME OF COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES A. Successful bidder shall begin the Work on receipt of the Notice to Proceed and shall complete the Work within One Hundred Eighty (180) consecutive calendar days. Work is subject to liquidated damages in the amount of $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars and NO Cents) per day. 1.7 BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS A. Bids shall be accepted only from contractors who are licensed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors for the classification of Building Construction. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2214. B. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract on the forms indicated in the Contract Documents and written in accordance with Louisiana law. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all quotations or any portions thereof for just cause. In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the invitation for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. B. The City of Jennings strongly encourages participation by Qualified Small Business Enterprises, Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises and Labor Surplus Area Firms. To that end, all contractors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize minority business enterprises in the purchase or sub-contracting of materials, supplies, and services in which minority owned businesses are available. C. The Work described in the Contract Documents will reference several provisions including Executive Order (EO) 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act; Sections 103 and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act; Section 306 of the Clean Air Act; Section 508 of the Clean Water Act; Executive Order 11738 and Environmental Protection Act (EPA) Regulations, 40 CFR