Site work and new construction of a fire / police facility in Slidell, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the construction of a 3,150-square-foot fire / police facility; and for site work for a fire / police facility.

St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 will be accepting sealed bids for the construction of a 3,150 square foot new Training Facility located at 34780 S. Range Rd, Slidell, LA 70458 (On Camp Villere). This requirement is applicable to all persons holding an ownership interest of five (5%) percent or greater in any partnership or joint venture submitting a bid. All required Certificates of Liability Insurance shall list the Fire District as an "additional insured." All applicable Federal, State, Local laws, ordinance, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout. The bid must be accompanied by a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and must be in the form of a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana. If submitting a bid online, vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid Solicitation on electronically . No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Bid amount. Certificates of Insurance will also be required No bidder may withdraw his/her Bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof. In accordance with La. R.S. 37:2163, the Contractor shall certify that he holds an active license. The contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor's license in Municipal & Public Works Construction and/or Building Construction. All proposals, bids and applications are welcomed. The Fire District encourages participation by Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms. Deposits are refundable to bonafide prime respondents and will be 50% refundable to all others with return of complete and unmarked documents no later than 10 days after receipt of bids. In the case of an electronic bid, a contractor may submit an authentic digital signature on the electronic bid accompanied by the contractor's license number in order to meet the requirements of La. R.S. 37:2163. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 37:2163, if the bid does not contain the contractor's certification and show the contractor's license number on the bid envelope, the bid shall be automatically rejected and shall be returned to the bidder marked "Rejected" and shall not be read aloud. In accordance with La. R.S. 37:2163, the Contractor shall certify that he holds an active license under the provisions of La. R.S. 37:2163 and all architects, engineers, and awarding authorities shall place in their bid specifications the requirement. The signature on the bid must be that of an authorized representative of the corporation, partnership or other legal entity, as defined by Louisiana Public Bid Law Revised Statute 38:2212.A.(l)(c) which dictates parties authorized to submit bids for public contracts. All entities submitting a bid must have at least 5 years previous construction experience in the State of Louisiana.