Renovation of a fitness / recreation center in Kenner, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a fitness / recreation center.

Bidders, who are unable to bid on this request, are asked to state your reason for not submitting a bid on the Bid Form and return the same to this office before bid opening date. Failure to do so may result in your name being removed from the vendor list. Questions on this bid are to be emailed to Fincontracts@kenner.la.usno later than FIVE (5) working days prior to bid opening. Please reference bid number in all requests. Any corrections to portions of the bid form that are completed by the bidder must be initialed. The City of Kenner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in whole or in part ,and waive informalities. However, the provisions and requirements of the Louisiana Public Bid law, those stated in the advertisement for bids, those provided in the bid form and written specifications shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by the City of Kenner. The City of Kenner will accept one price for each item unless otherwise indicated. Two or more prices for one item will result in bid rejection. Failure tobid on an item will also result in rejection of the bid. Where brand names and stock numbers are specified, it is for the purpose of establishing certain minimum standards of quality. Bids may be submitted for products of equal quality provided brand names and stock numbers are specified. Complete product data of equal products may be required prior to award. All materials and/or products must be new of current manufacturer, unless otherwise stated. Any product or service bid shall conform to all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and the specifications contained in the solicitation. Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies and provisions produced, manufactured or grown in Louisiana, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside the state. Vendor must request this preference (LSA- R. S. 38:2251- 2261). AWARDOFCONTRACT: The City of Kennerreservestherighttoawardcontractsorplaceorderswiththelowest responsive bidder, on a lump sum or individual item basis or such combination as shall in its judgment be in the best interest of the city. Awards will be based on compliance with the specifications and the delivery and/or completion date. All orders/services must be delivered/provided within the time specified in the Bid Specifications. PRICES: All prices shall be quoted in the unit of measure specified, and unless otherwise specified, shall be exclusive of State and Parish taxes. As per LSA-RS 47:301 et seq., all governmental bodies are excluded from payment of sales taxes to any Louisiana taxing body. Quantities listed are for bidding purposes only. Actual requirements may be more or less than quantities listed. The City of Kenner requires a firm price, unless otherwise stated. In case of an extension error the unit price shall prevail. All bids submitted shall remain binding and may not be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the scheduled closing date for receiving bids. CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT: The City of Kenner reserves the right to cancel all or any part if not shipped promptly. The order must not be filled at a higher price than quoted. The City of Kenner reserves the right to cancel any contract at anytime and for any reason by issuing a THIRTY (30) day written notice to the contractor. A payment and performance bond will be required for this bid if total cost exceeds $25,000.00. The amount of each of the bonds will be 50% of the contract price unless otherwise indicated in the technical specifications. The successful bidder shall supply the performance and payment bonds to the Finance Department within (10) business days of bid opening.