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

Culverts Q & A deadline: Nov 28, 2022 3:00:00 PM EST Contract renewal: 1 annual renewal one-year supply of plastic culvert pipe, corrugated metal culverts and reinforced concrete culverts. Pipe to be delivered to the Bossier Parish Highway Barn in truck load lots, or to job site if designated. Quantity to equal truck load, and to be of first quality material in all respects, meeting Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges, Current Edition, Section 701. Bidder to state terms and any discount allowed. Bidder must also state if not willing to accept supplying items when separated. If a potential supplier wishes to submit for prior approval, a particular product other than a product specified in the contract documents, he shall do so no later than fourteen calendar days prior to the opening of bids. Within seven days exclusive of holidays and weekends, after such submission, the Engineer shall furnish to both the public entity and the potential supplier, written approval or denial of the product. If any person contemplating submitting a bid for the proposed Contract is in doubt as to the meaning of any part of the specifications, he may submit to the Owner, a written request for an interpretation or clarification of the specifications. The person submitting the request will be responsible for prompt delivery. Any interpretation of the proposed documents will be made only by Addendum to each General Contractor receiving a set of such documents. The Owner will not be responsible for any other explanations or interpretations of the proposed document. Act 232 of the Public Bid Law requires that addenda be issued five calendar days prior to the advertised time for the opening of bids, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and other legal holidays. Requests for interpretation must be made accordingly, giving the owner at least 48 hours to review the request. The Bossier Parish Police Jury reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause or to award any or all items above listed to low bidder. Bids must be submitted on attached bid form and returned to the Bossier Parish Police Jury office. Envelope is to marked accordingly on the outside to indicate bid item: "BID - CONCRETE PIPE" or "BID - CORRUGATED METAL PIPE" or "BID - PLASTIC PIPE". SALES TAX EXEMPTION. Contractor shall not pay any state or local sales or state or local use taxes on materials and equipment which are affixed and made a part the real estate of the project or work or which is permanently incorporated into the project or work (hereinafter referred to as "applicable materials and equipment"). All purchases of applicable materials or equipment shall be made by Contractor on behalf of and as the agent of the Bossier Parish Police Jury (Owner), a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana. No state and local sales and use taxes are owed on applicable materials and equipment under the provisions of Act 1029 of the 1991 Regular Session - La. R.S. 47:301(8)(c). SPECIAL NOTE: Contract to be valid for a one-year period with the possibility of three additional one year options upon mutual agreement by both parties.