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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The Parish of St. Charles, hereby advertises bids for construction of East Bank “C” Plant Filter Upgrade as follows:

Owner: St. Charles Parish
Project Title: East Bank “C” Plant Filter Upgrade
Project No.: WWKS-96

Principal Work Location: East Bank Water Treatment Plant, 14924 River Road, New Sarpy, LA 70078

Description of Basic Work: The Contract Work is generally comprised but necessarily limited to, the removal, disposal, and replacement of the “C” Plant washtroughs and associated hardware, filter media, siphons, vacuum pumps, piping from the vacuum tank to the inlet and backwash siphons, 6” water supply piping, surface sweep rotating bearings, and effluent weir and guide channels. It also includes the removal, disposal, and replacement of the operating and access platforms (to include handrails and kickplates), as well as well as the filter floor system, which will be replaced with the Monoflor 1200 HD System. Other work includes pressure washing and roll painting the inside of the “C” Plant Filter building, removal/replacement of various electrical conduits, removal and disposal of metal frames/doors and exhaust fans and respective replacement with fiberglass frames and doors and new exhaust fans, masonry repair, miscellaneous concrete repair within filter, and miscellaneous metals. For exact details, refer to Plans and Specifications for full scope.

Bids: Separate sealed Bids will be received by the ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL RECORDS OFFICE, Parish of St. Charles, 15045 River Road, Courthouse 3rd Floor, Hahnville, Louisiana, 70057, either by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, or hand delivered, or electronically submitted at www.centralbidding.com, no later than 10:00 a.m. local time on December 15, 2022. Promptly thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers of the St. Charles Parish Court House. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids in accordance with the Public Bid Law, and to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids.

Bidding Documents: The Bidding Documents (Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings) are available to Contractors who are properly licensed in Louisiana or to bona fide suppliers of materials and equipment for purchase and/or review at the office of the Engineer for the contract, McKim & Creed, Inc. 1022 S. Purpera Ave./P.O. Box 298, Gonzales, LA 70707, (225) 644-5523.

A payment of $ 150.00 in cash or check payable to the Engineer will be required for each complete set of the Bidding Documents. This payment is refundable as provided in the La.R.S.38:2212(D).

Pre Bid Conference: A Pre Bid Conference to discuss the scope of the project and the requirements of the Bidding and Contract Documents will be held on November 28, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.in the St. Charles Parish 3rd Floor Courthouse Conference Room, 15045 River Road, Hahnville, Louisiana 70057. Attendance of the Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, St. Charles Parish requests that companies attending the Pre-Bid Conference minimize the number of attendees. The use of masks is optional, but attendees will be asked to social distance as much as possible.

Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond. If the bid is submitted electronically and a certified or cashier’s check is used for bid bond, then the actual check shall be delivered to the ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL RECORDS OFFICE, Parish of St. Charles, 15045 River Road, Courthouse 3rd Floor, Hahnville, Louisiana, 70057. Electronic bids shall contain all the same documents that are required in a physically delivered bid.

The outside of the bid envelope must contain the submitting firm’s name, Louisiana Contractors License Number, the St. Charles Parish Project Number, and the St. Charles Parish Project Title.

St. Charles Parish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises to participate in this solicitation.

Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the St. Charles Parish Council Office at 985-783-5000 no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.

St. Charles Parish Council
Matthew Jewell, Parish President

Advertisement Source and Dates:

St. Charles Herald Guide
St. Charles Parish Website
Central Auction House

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