This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Kenner, Louisiana. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions in the technical specifications and jefferson parish instructions for bidders and general terms and conditions. specifications jefferson parish department of sewerage tank cleaning, sludge removal, dewatering & hauling for three (3) west bank wwtp and one (1) east bank wwtp scope of contract work: the work to be performed on this contract shall consist of removing, processing, dewatering, handling and physical disposal of existing sludge, sand, grit, rags and etc. from all tanks at three (3) west bank wwtp (marrero, harvey, & bridge city) and one (1) east bank treatment plant. the total estimated amount of sludge, sand, grit, rags and etc. from all plants to be processed and removed is estimated to be approximately 5,000 wet tons. final cleaning and washing of all tanks are to be accepted and inspected by jefferson parish. dewatering shall be accomplished by use of a mobile dewatering trailer with required chemical application as needed by the contractor or by an equal process. hauling and physical disposal at river birch landfill will be required. the contractor will not be responsible for the landfill disposal fees. river birch landfill will invoice jefferson parish department of sewerage for the landfill disposal fees. all work covered under this contract must conform to jefferson parish standard specifications and in compliance with the contract documents. in accordance with lsa r.s. 38:2212(i), all prospective bidders shall be present at the beginning of the mandatory pre-bid conference and shall remain in attendance for the duration of the conference. any prospective bidder who fails to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project. license requirements: a louisiana state contractor's license issued by the louisiana state licensing board for contractors shall be required in the following classification: o municipal and public works construction and/or o industrial cleaning and material/waste handling a louisiana state contractor's license will be required for this bid in accordance with lsa r.s. 37-2150 et. seq. such license(s) number(s) will be shown on the outside of the bid electronic envelope. failure to comply will cause the bid to be rejected. surety bond: a 5% surety bond is required with bid submission. this shall be 5% of the bid total. vendor must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system as indicated in the electronic bid solicitation on central auction house. no scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission. performance bond: a 50% performance bond is required for this bid. the performance bond is 50% of the contract total and is due at the signing of the formal contract. payment bond: a 50% payment bond is required for this bid. the payment bond is 50% of the contract total and is due at the signing of the formal contract. familiarization with the work: before bid submittal, each prospective bidder shall be familiar with the work, local labor conditions, and all laws, regulations, and other factors affecting performance of the work. bidder shall carefully correlate bidder's observations with the requirements of the contract documents, and otherwise be satisfied of the expense and difficulties for performance of the work. the submission of a bid will constitute a representation of compliance by the bidder. there will be no subsequent financial adjustment for lack of such familiarization. contract term: the contract term is for two hundred (200) days. jefferson parish general specifications: the general specifications for these contract documents are set forth in the standard general conditions of the construction contract. contractor will agree to commence contract work upon the receipt of the notice to proceed. liquidated damages: liquidated damages will be assessed in the amount of $300 per day if the work is not complete within the time frame stipulated in these specs. if the contractor should fail to complete issued work in a timely manner and to the satisfaction of the parish, liquidated damages will be assessed, and the issuance of additional work orders will be withheld. if contractor continually fails to perform work to the satisfaction of jefferson parish, the parish reserves the right to terminate the contract, re-advertise, and re-bid the contract. bids are to be submitted online via website. the contractor will be issued a work order for each wwtp that will have tank cleaning, sludge removal, dewater and hauling performed.