Site work for a civil project in Benton, Louisiana. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 Expansion of Wastewater Collection System -contract "B" - North Sewer System Improvements A. The work of this Contract is generally described in this section and further specified in following individual sections. B. The Contractor shall perform the Work complete, in place, and ready for continuous service, and shall include repairs, replacements and restoration required as a result of damages caused during this construction. C. The Contractor shall furnish and install all materials which are reasonably and properly inferable and necessary for the proper completion of the Work, whether specifically indicated in the Contract Documents or not. D. The Contractor shall comply with all municipal, county, state, federal, and other codes which are applicable to the proposed construction work. E. Excavations shall not remain open overnight, without the permission of the Engineer. SCOPE OF WORK A. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, services, supervision and incidentals required to complete the work as shown on the Drawings and specified herein. B. The Work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: 1. Project Description: This project includes the construction of 8", 10" and 12" PVC & HDPE gravity sewer lines, 48" and 60" diameter sewer manholes, one (1) new sewer lift station complete with pumps, electrical system, etc. and all associated 4", 10", 12", 14",and 16" PVC / .HDPE sewer force main system, as shown on the plans, to transport wastewater from the West Lakeshore Drive Sewer System Area to the existing Airline Drive Collection System. C. Any part or item of the Work which is reasonably implied or normally required to make each installation satisfactorily and completely operable shall be performed by the Contractor and the expense thereof shall be included in the applicable unit prices or lump sum prices bid for the various items of Work. It is the intent of the Contract Documents to provide the Owner with complete operable systems, subsystems, and other items of Work. All miscellaneous appurtenances and other items or Work that are incidental to meeting the intent of these Contract Documents shall be considered as having been included in the applicable unit prices or lump sum prices bid for the various items of Work even though these appurtenances and items may not be specifically called for in the Specifications or shown on the Drawings. D. The Contractor shall comply with all City, State, Federal and other codes which are applicable to the proposed work. All inquiries shall be directed to: VOLKERT, INC. 114 VENABLE LANE MONROE, LA 71203 (318) 388-1422 phone (318) 361-5036 fax An acceptable Bid Bond, cashier's check, or certified check payable to Bossier Parish Police Jury in an amount not less than five-percent (5%) of the bid must accompany the bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond equal to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract amount. Any surety bond written for a public works project shall be written by a surety or insurance company 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. Best's Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent of policy holders' surplus as shown in the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide or by an insurance company that is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents and is Licensed to write surety bonds. BID GUARANTEE: No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids. All applicable local, state, federal laws and regulations shall apply. Bids shall be submitted on the Louisiana Uniform Public Works Bid Form furnished by the Engineers with the bid package. Those submitted otherwise may not be considered or accepted. Bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and shall be plainly marked as "CONSOLIDATED WATERWORKS/SEWERAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 - EXPANSION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM -- CONTRACT "B" --NORTH SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS -- PROJECT NO. 2021-128". Contractor's License Number shall also be clearly shown on the outside of the bid envelope. The successful Bidder must submit executed copies of the Non Collusion Declaration, Felony Conviction / E-Verify Affidavit within ten (10) days of the bid opening. These items may be submitted with the bid. The Bossier Parish Police Jury reserves the right to reject any or all bids, as provided for in LA R.S. 38:2214(B). Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the Bossier Police Jury no later than seven (7) days prior to the bid opening. General Contractors not submitting a bid on the project will be refunded 50% of plan deposit upon return of bid documents within 10 days after receipt of bids. Contract duration: One Time Purchase Contract renewal: 1 annual renewal Prices good for: 30 days Vendors/Contractors who decide to submit electronic bids will also have to pay an annual fee for digital signatures as required by state law. Prime bidders shall obtain an original set of electronic or paper bidding documents either from the public entity or the design professional who prepared such documents. The contract time shall be three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days. Question Deadline 01/29/2024. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to ENGINEER in writing. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by ENGINEER in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda and mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by ENGINEER as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than three (3) days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by OWNER or ENGINEER. A Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to OWNER in an amount of 5 % of Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a certified or bank check or a Bid Bond, on the form attached, issued by a surety. Bids will be opened at the time and place indicated in the advertisement or invitation to Bid and read aloud publicly. An abstract of the amounts of the base Bids and major alternates, if any, will be made available to Bidders soon after the opening of Bids. OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. OWNER further reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder whom it finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to be non-responsible. OWNER may also reject the Bid of any Bidder if OWNER believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder. More than one Bid for the same Work from an individual or entity under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that any Bidder has an interest in more than one Bid for the Work may be cause for disqualification of that Bidder and the rejection of all Bids in which that Bidder has an interest. In evaluating Bids, OWNER will consider whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices and other data, as may be requested in the Bid Form or prior to the Notice of Award. OWNER may conduct such investigations as OWNER deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications, and financial ability of Bidders, proposed Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. If the Contract is to be awarded, OWNER will award the Contract to the contractor who is responsive, responsible and who has the lowest price.