Renovation of a municipal facility in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Bid prices shall specifically EXCLUDE any and all taxes whatsoever. Act 1029 of 1991 exempts local governments from state and local tax effective September 1, 1991. Bid prices shall include any shipping charges, if applicable. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Each bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID (SAM), as verified on www.sam.gov, prior to the beginning of construction. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security of not less than five (5%) percent of the total bid amount. Said amount shall be in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Cashiers Check drawn on a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation payable to the City of Thibodaux. Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U. S. Department of Treasury Circular 570. The Contractor shall begin mobilization and procurement of materials within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements. Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the City of Thibodaux no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening. In Particular, Bidders Should Note the Required Attachments and Certifications to Be Executed and Submitted With the Bid Proposal. Grantee may choose to insert language regarding the encouragement of minority and Section 3 businesses to submit a bid proposal. The successful lowest responsible and responsive bidder shall be required to furnish the Owner with a performance bond for 100% of the contract amount prior to the issuance of a contract to perform the work. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The time of completion of this project is prime importance. The Bidder agrees to commence work under this contract not later than the date indicated in the Owners written Notice to Proceed. All of the work required shall be completed within 150 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Should the Contractor neglect, refuse or fail to complete the work or obtain approval from the State Fire Marshals Office for occupancy on the amount of calendar days indicated above, the Owner shall have the right to deduct from and retain out of such moneys which may be due or which may become due and payable to the Contractor, as indicated in Article 9 of the Instructions to Bidders for each and every day that such completion of the work is delayed beyond the prescribed date / calendar days, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. If the amount due and to become due from the Owner to the Contractor is insufficient to pay in full any such liquidated damages, the Contractor shall pay the Owner the amount necessary to affect such payment in full. Provided, however, that the Owner shall promptly notify the Contractor in writing of the manner in which the amount retained, deducted, or claimed as liquidated damages was computed. It is hereby further stipulated that the Professional of Record receives hourly compensation as indicated in the Owner/Architect Agreement for continued contract administration for the Project. This hourly compensation shall be deducted from monies which may become due and payable to the Contractor. Bids must be submitted on the Louisiana Uniform Public Works Bid Form furnished with the Bidding Documents. Bid sheets will be issued only to Contractors and/or Subcontractors licensed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:2150 through 2173 of the Louisiana Legislature. Contractors desiring to bid shall submit their Louisiana Contractors License Number as evidence that they hold a license for BUILDING CONSTRUCTION and/or MECHANICAL WORK that is in full force and effect. Bidder shall certify that he meets all licensing requirements of Louisiana and is duly and currently licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2164. sign-in sheet shall have an area to fill in the signature of the person representing a contractor, the company being represented, the Louisiana license number of the contractor, phone and fax number of the Contractor, and an email address of the Contractor. The Architect prefers that all of the five above items be filled out at the mandatory pre-bid. (The information required may be emailed to our office before or 24 hrs. after the Mandatory Pre-Bid at dino@ghaarchitects.com. Emailing this information to our office shall not relieve the contractor of the requirement to be represented at the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.) The sign-in sheet shall be collected by the design professional prior to the completion of the meeting. Contractors shall not be allowed to sign the sign-in sheet after it is collected by the design professional. Contractors shall also be required to sign the sign-out sheet after the entire pre-bid conference is complete. (All Contractors shall sign the sign-in sheet and the sign-out sheet in order to bid this project.) Note: Bids shall be accepted only from contractors that attended the entire Mandatory Pre-bid Conference. All questions from bidders shall be submitted by email to dino@ghaarchitects.com. All questions sent by email shall have the project name in the subject area of the email. The last day to submit questions from the Mandatory Pre-bid Conference on this project is THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022, at 5:00 PM. The response to questions shall be FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022.