Renovation of an educational facility in West Monroe, Louisiana. Design plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

As of October 28, 2022, an architect has been selected and this project is in the design phase. It is anticipated bidding will commence in April/May 2023. A firm timeline for construction has not been determined. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: (Your attention is called to the 2:00 p.m. deadline exceptions WILL NOT be made). Applications shall be submitted on the standard LSB - 1 (September 2019 edition) only, with no additional pages attached. Please be sure to use an up-to-date copy of the form. Do not attach any additional pages to this application. Applications with attachments in addition to the pre-numbered sheets or otherwise not following this format will be discarded. One fully completed signed copy of each application shall be submitted. The copy may be printed and mailed or printed and delivered or scanned in PDF format and e-mailed. Printed submittals shall not be bound or stapled. E-mailed PDF copies, as well as printed copies, shall be received by Facility Planning & Control within the deadline stated above. The date and time the e-mail is received in the Microsoft Outlook Inbox at Facility Planning & Control shall govern compliance with the deadline for e-mailed applications. Timely delivery by whatever means is strictly the responsibility of the applicant. By e-mailing an application the applicant assumes full responsibility for timely electronic delivery. DO NOT submit both printed and e-mail copies. Any application submitted by both means will be discarded. 6. Roofing Replacements, Transportation Shop & Classroom Building and Barber School & Diesel Mechanic School Building, Louisiana Delta Community College, West Monroe, Louisiana, Project No. 19-671-22-01, F.19002415. This project consists of roofing replacements for two buildings on the LDCC West Monroe Campus. The Transportation Shop & Classroom Building is 31,000 s.f. with galvanized corrugated roof panels. It has three exhaust vents and multiple plumbing/gas vent penetrations. The roof is drained into gutters along two sides of the building. This roof will be replaced with a standing seam metal roof with gutters and downspouts. The Barber School & Diesel Mechanic School Building is an 11,904 s.f. gravel ballasted roof with multiple roof drains, plumbing/gas vent penetrations, a roof hatch and three exhaust fans. This roof will be replaced with a State of Louisiana approved 20 year warrantied SBS Modified Bitumen roofing system over tapered polyisocyanurate insulation where necessary to achieve positive drainage. Design will include metal and/or elastomeric flashings and adjustments or replacements as needed to rooftop equipment, curbs, piping and other rooftop mounted systems. The Designer shall evaluate the existing roof deck to ensure that it is capable of accepting the new roofing system. Primary and secondary drainage will be reworked as necessary to meet current code requirements. Designer shall comply with requirements of Facility Planning & Controls Instructions to Designers Instructions on Roofing Systems. Should any suspect asbestos containing materials be encountered, the Designers contract will be amended to provide for proper sampling, testing, abatement and air monitoring, as required. The buildings will remain occupied for the duration of the project. The Designer shall prepare and submit all required drawings to Facility Planning & Control in AutoCAD and hard copy. Drawings shall follow the format specified in the Instructions to Designers for AutoCAD Drawings Submittal. The available funds for construction (AFC) are approximately $970,000.00 with a fee of approximately $68,735.00. Contract design time is 150 consecutive calendar days; including 50 days review time. Thereafter, liquidated damages in the amount of $100.00 per day will be assessed. Further information is available from Mark Bell, Facility Planning & Control, mark.bell@la.gov, (225)342-2069. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL PROJECTS: Applicants are advised that design time ends when the Documents are complete, coordinated and ready for bid as stated in to Article 3.3.1 (4) of the Capital Improvements Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction. Documents will be considered to be complete, coordinated and ready for bid only if the advertisement for bid can be issued with no further corrections to the Documents. Design time will not necessarily end at the receipt of the initial Construction Documents Phase submittal by Facility Planning and Control. Any re-submittals required to complete the documents will be included in the design time. In addition to the statutory requirements, professional liability insurance covering the work involved will be required in an amount specified in the following schedule. This will be required at the time the Designers contract is signed. Proof of coverage will be required at that time. SCHEDULE LIMITS OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY Construction Cost $0 to $10,000,000 $10,000,001 to $20,000,000 $20,000,001 to $50,000,000 Over $50,000,000 Limit of Liability $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $3,000,000 To be determined by Owner Applicant firms should be familiar with the above stated requirements prior to application. The firm(s) selected for the project(s) will be required to sign the states standard Contract Between Owner and Designer. When these projects are financed either partially or entirely with Bonds, the award of the contract is contingent upon the sale of bonds or the issuance of a line of credit by the State Bond Commission. The State shall incur no obligation to the Designer until the Contract Between Owner and Designer is fully executed. Firms will be expected to have all the expertise necessary to provide all architectural services required by the Louisiana Capital Improvement Projects Procedure Manual for Design and Construction for the projects for which they are applying. Unless indicated otherwise in the project description, there will be no additional fee for consultants. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship Program (the Hudson Initiative) and applicants are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website. ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE SELECTION BOARD MEETING. The tentative meeting date for the Louisiana Architectural Selection Board is Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM in room 1-136A-B of the Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.