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

For the following: 2022 LCG Tree Grinding and Vegetation Management Contract Bids received after the above specified time for opening shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened to the sender. Due to social distancing practices in place in response to COVID-19 and limited meeting spaces, bidders are highly encouraged to call into the bid openings at the following phone number 337-291-5100. If bidders do wish to come into City Hall to hand deliver their bids directly to the Purchasing Division, please know that a mask must be worn at all times that you are in the building. In accordance with Louisiana RS 38:2212. vendors may submit their bid electronically at the website listed above. Vendors wishing to submit their bid electronically must register online with Lafayette Consolidated Government, in order to establish an account. Vendors submitting bids electronically are requested to provide the same documents as bidders submitting through the mail as soon as available. At the time of the pre-bid and bid dates, Attendees shall be required to comply with requirements mandated by Lafayette Consolidated Government regarding Covid 19 procedures and policies. Bids must be signed in accordance with LRS Title 38:2212(B)5. A Corporate Resolution or Certificate of Authority authorizing the person signing the bid is required to be submitted with bid. Failure to submit a Corporate Resolution or Certificate of Authority with the bid shall be cause for rejection of bid. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check in the amount of $500.00 or bid bond payable to the Lafayette Consolidated Government, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the base bid plus additive alternates. If a bid bond is used, it shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A-Rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders surplus as shown in the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide, or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. The bid bond shall be issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana and countersigned by a person who is under contract with residing in this state. The certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the contract documents within ten (10) days. No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least forty-five (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted only on the quotation form provided with the specifications. Bids will be evaluated by the Purchaser based on the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications. The Lafayette Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any portions thereof, to waive informalities and to select the material that best suits its needs. Contractors or contracting firms submitting bids in the amount of $50,000.00 or more shall certify that they are licensed contractors under Chapter 24 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and show their license number on the front of the sealed envelope in which their bid is enclosed. Contractors shall be licensed for the classification of Clearing, Grubbing, and Snagging. Additional information relative to licensing may be obtained from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Lafayette Consolidated Government strongly encourages the participation of DBEs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) in all contracts or procurements let by the Lafayette Consolidated Government for goods and services and labor and material. To that end, all contractors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize DBEs business enterprises in the purchase or sub-contracting of materials, supplies, services and labor and material in which disadvantaged business are available.