Site work and paving for a road / highway in Lafayette, Louisiana. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The work shall on consist of, but is not limited to, the contractor supplying the labor, equipment, superintendence, material, etc. to furnish and install asphalt, soil cement base course, striping, reflectors, drainage pipe, asphalt speed lumps, parking lot improvements and all other incidentals associated with this work for those streets identified in the specifications contained in the bid documents. Bidders submitting bids electronically are required to provide the same documents as bidders submitting through the mail as soon as available. Only a bid bond, certified check or cashiers check shall be submitted as the bid security. Electronic copies of both the front and back of the check or bid bond shall be included with the electronic bid. All work is to be completed within one hundred twenty (120) working days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Questions relative to the bidding documents shall be addressed to Heather Kestler at hkestler@lafayettela.gov. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond payable to the Lafayette Consolidated Government, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the base bid plus additive alternates. If a bid bond is used, it shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently 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. Bests Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders surplus as shown in the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide, or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. The bid bond shall be issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana. The certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the contract documents within ten (10) days. The successful bidder will be required to execute performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the contract as more fully defined in the bid documents. No contractors may withdraw his bid for at least forty-five (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted only on the bid form provided with the specifications. The successful contractor will be required to execute performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the contract as more fully defined in the bid documents. The Lafayette Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with LA R.S. 382214.B. Doc note: Copies of the bidding documents except for Section C Standard Specifications for Roads, Drainage, Bridges and Other Infrastructure 2023 Edition are available at the Office of Purchasing located at 705 West University Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70502 upon payment of $35.00 per set, nonrefundable.