ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received for the State of Louisiana by the Division of...

The Advocate, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration, Office of Facility Planning and Control, Claiborne Office Building, 1201 North Third Street, Conference Room 1-145, Post Office Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095 until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, July 9, 2015. ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be submitted on the proper bid form. Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope showing the name, address, and license number of the bidder. Any bid received after the specified time and date will not be considered. FOR: Maintenance Buildings Delgado Community College City Park Campus New Orleans, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 01-107-05B-13, Part IB Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from City Blueprint, 1904 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, Phone 504-522-0387, www.cityblueprint.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Rozas-Ward/AIA Architects, Inc. 1100 Poydras Street Suite 3550 New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: 504-524-4375 E-mail: aaron@rozas-ward.com All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 2:00 PM on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Building 23, Dolphin Den, Delgado Community College City Park Campus, 615 City Park Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is financed either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the availability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed. The attention of bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana, and bonding and insurance requirements. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepreneurships Program. Bidders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at www.doa.louisiana.gov/fpc/fpc.htm. The attention of bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana, and bonding and insurance requirements. This project is a Community Development Block Grant/Disaster Recovery Project to be financed by the State of Louisiana CDBG Program. Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570. The successful bidder must submit executed copies of Section 3 Certification of Successful Bidder and Section 3 Plan with Tables A and B prior to contract execution. All minority, Section 3 and female owned firms are encouraged to participate. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MARK A. MOSES, DIRECTOR 5139148-jun 10-17-24-3t - PUBLIC NOTICES/BIDS/PROPOSALS