Renovation of a pre-engineered storage facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a pre-engineered storage facility.

Project Description: The Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans invites qualified vendors to provide replacement of the present air compressor at the Carrollton Barn per specifications. SCOPE Replacement of two (2) Air Compressors at the 3900 Desire Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70126, with two (2) new CSD1 Kaeser Air Compressors (or equivalent). This project consists of: a. Two (2) CSD110 Kaeser Oil Flooded Rotary Screw (or equivalent) b. Air Compressor 305 ACFM @ 175 PSI 332/ ACFM @ 150psi (or equivalent) c. TEFC IP55 Motor 460V / 3P / 60Hz (or equivalent). d. Sigma 2 Control (or equivalent) The contract awarded pursuant to this Invitation for Bids shall be a fixed price contract. The contract price shall include all labor, materials, supplies, services, tools, equipment, etc. all which are necessary to provide replacement units for the air compressors at the 3900 Desire Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70126. A disconnect electrical box with time delayed fuse will be added within a distance specified by code. WARRANTY: The selected contractor must provide a one-year warranty on installation and workmanship. Equipment installed should be covered under the manufacturer's warranties. Provide all owner's manuals, equipment literature, and warranty Information associated with the scope of work. CLARIFICATION DEADLINE: 3/15/2024 2:00 PM. Any questions or further information concerning this IFB may be submitted electronically. Only written questions submitted through electronically shall be considered official. All answers to questions shall be by formal addenda posted electronically. CONTACT INFORMATION Leah McCraw 504-827-8382 lmccraw@rtaforward.org This procurement is limited to small businesses only. Offers/responses will only be accepted from eligible Small Business Enterprises in compliance with the RTA's Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program and the US Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 Part 26.39. To be an eligible Small Business Enterprise a business must have at least 51% ownership by a person who is economically disadvantaged. To be considered economically disadvantaged, the individual's Personal Net Worth, not including their primary place of residence or ownership in the business cannot exceed $1.32 million in compliance with the 49 CFR Part 26.67. Additionally, the business must meet the annual gross receipts cap of $17.42 million as defined in 49 CFR Part 26 and must meet the size criteria defined by the Small Business Administration. SBE size standards can be accessed at electronically. The Small Business Enterprise Program is race-neutral and open to all business owners regardless of race, ethnicity or gender. Businesses that are currently Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certified with the Louisiana Unified Certification Program must submit an affidavit of SBE eligibility. Businesses that are not DBE certified must submit a complete SBE Certification application along with all supporting documentation. The SBE eligibility affidavit and the SBE Certification Application can be obtained at electronically. SBE affidavits and/or applications must be submitted prior to or with the offer/response to this solicitation. SBE affidavits and/or applications submitted past the due date for this solicitation will be processed for eligibility, but will not affect the business' SBE eligibility for this solicitation. For additional information contact the RTA's Small Business Office at 504-827-8301. The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals submitted. The RTA reserves the right to waive any minor informality or irregularities in the bids received which do not prejudice other bidders. The RTA also reserves the right to reject any and all bids in whole or in part, and to award by items, parts of items, or by any group of items specified. Conditional bids, or those which take exception to the specifications, shall be considered non-responsive and shall be rejected.