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

The work to be accomplished under this contract embodies the furnishing and delivering of all Fire Hydrants specified herein as shown on the accompanying drawings. The work to be performed under these Contract Documents is to cast, machine, assemble, paint, test, crate and deliver complete in every detail all fire hydrants specified in the proposal section of this contract. The Contractor, as part of this contract work, shall furnish one (1) completely assembled and painted "Test" fire hydrant of each size and trench depth to the Board for test and inspection and once the Board approves these hydrants, the Contractor shall begin fabrication of the remainder. The S&WB reserves the right to waive this process in lieu of Contractor testing approved by S&WB Engineer. Material of Construction: All iron parts shall be made of high strength gray iron conforming to specification A126-84, Class B, of the American Society for Testing and Materials. All non-corrodible metal parts shall be made out of either copper alloys conforming to AWWA Standard C502-85 requirements or stainless steel as specified herein. Gaskets shall be die-cut. The fire hydrant shall be furnished in strict accordance with AWWA Standard C502-94, "Standard for Dry-Barrel Fire Hydrants". The Engineer shall have the right of access at all times, to all work of this Purchase Order, at the Contractor's shop or work site. The acceptance of any material by the Engineer shall not prevent subsequent rejection if such material or member is later found to be defective. All threads shall be regular right-hand Class (2) threads except as shown on the drawings otherwise. Galvanizing shall be hot dipped and done after fabrication in accordance with ASTM A527-85. The contractor shall install the Mc Gard Anti-Tampering device to the precise specifications of the manufacturer. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (Board) is soliciting bids from companies to supply Fire Hydrants. The Board specifically reserves the right to evaluate bids and award items separately, grouped or an all or none basis, and to accept the bid which is in the best interest of the Board, and to reject all proposals if that is in the best interest of the Board. Any formal protest against the recommendation of award which is to be made by an aggrieved Proposer must be submitted in writing to the Procurement Director, Cashanna K Moses at cmoses@swbno.org according to the Board's Policy 83(R): Procedural Rules for Bid Appeals. The "Test" hydrants shall be completed and delivered to the place of destination within (60) calendar days of the date of the "Work Order". All test hydrants shall be delivered in one single shipment; no partial delivery of "Test" hydrants will be accepted. The "Test" hydrant process may be waived at the discretion of the SWBNO Engineer. Should the Contractor fail to start or complete all work within the times specified, he shall pay to the Sewerage and Water Board the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) liquidated damages for each calendar day beyond the specified start or delivery dates. The Board shall retain the amount of such damages from any money due or to become due the Contractor under this contract without the necessity of the Sewerage and Water Board putting the Contractor or their Surety, either or both, in default. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or proposals for just cause.