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

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 and Countersigned by a Person WHO is Under Contract With Residing in This State. 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. No Bidder May Withdraw His Bid for at Least Forty-five (45) Days After the Time Scheduled for the Opening of Bids. o That End, All Contractors and Suppliers Are Encouraged to Utilize Dbes Business Enterprises in the Purchase or Sub-contracting of Materials, Supplies, Services and Labor and Material in Which Disadvantaged Business Are Available.