27-B007 Transmission Line Clearing

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS   TRANSMISSION LINE CLEARING PROJECT   SLIDELL JOB NO. 4000-57B   BID NO. 27-B007    SEALED BIDS will be received by the City of Slidell at the Office of the Finance Director, 2045 2nd St., Suite 214, Slidell, Louisiana, until 10:00 AM CST on August 26, 2026 for the above referenced project, for the CITY OF SLIDELL, LOUISIANA.  Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.  Any bid received after closing time will be returned unopened.   A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD: 10:00 AM CST, August 20, 2026, LOCATION: Slidell Airport Terminal Building, 62512 Airport Road, Slidell, LA  70460   The Contractor shall hold a Louisiana Contractor's license in Highway Street & Bridge.   Only bids from contractors who secure Contract Documents from the Engineer (Civcastusa.com) or who utilize the City of Slidell’s Online Bidding Portal (www.centralbidding.com) to obtain Contract Documents shall be considered as responsive bidders for this project.   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. An executed affidavit and attestation form must be submitted prior to bid award.     The Instructions to Bidders, Bid Form, Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, and other bidding documents for the project may be viewed and downloaded free of charge (with the option to purchase hard copies) at www.civcastusa.com. Addenda will be posted at www.civcastusa.com. You will be notified of addenda automatically, through email, if you downloaded your plans and specifications via civcastusa.com. Please submit questions for the project 96 hours prior to bid opening through www.civcastusa.com in the Q&A portal. A hard copy set may be examined at the office of the Engineer for the contract; Infrastructure Consulting and Engineering, LLC - 4000 South Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite 301 Baton Rouge, LA 70816.Project Manager is Mr. Jeff Sumner Project Manager E:jeff.sumner@ice-eng.com   Bidders also have the option to review bid documents and submit bids electronically by visiting www.centralbidding.com.  Electronic bids will require a digital signature. You must register directly with Central Bidding to utilize this service. You may also contact them at (833) 412-5717.      The signature on the bid must be that of an authorized representative of the corporation, partnership or other legal entity as defined by Louisiana Public Bid Law Revised Statute 38:2212.A.(1)(c) which dictates parties authorized to submit bids for public contracts.  All required Certificates of Liability Insurance shall list the City of Slidell as “additionally insured”.   This project is funded with federal grant funds.  All applicable Federal, State, Local laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout.    Notice is hereby given that the project is funded through Federal and State Grants which funds will not be available at the time of bidding.  The Owner may reject all bids and cancel this solicitation should adequate funding not be secured within 30 days after bid opening.  The time limits stipulated in LA. R.S. 38:2215(D) do not apply based upon the statutory exception that “the contract is to be financed in whole or in part by state or other funds which will not be readily available at the time bids are opened.”   All proposals, bids and applications are welcomed.  The city encourages participation by Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms.     The bids shall be presented in a sealed envelope clearly marked:   SEALED BIDS:        TRANSMISSION LINE CLEARING PROJECT SLIDELL JOB NO. 4000-57B LOUISIANA CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE NO.                                                                           BID NO. 27-B007  Opening:       DATE:            August 31, 2026 TIME:              10:00 AM CST       The City of Slidell reserves the right to reject any or all bids.                             /s/ Blair Ellinwood                            Blair Ellinwood                        CITY OF SLIDELL                                         Finance Director   ADVERTISEMENT PUBLICATION:  ST. TAMMANY FARMER / CENTRAL BIDDING   ADVERTISEMENT DATES:  08/05/2026, 08/12/2026, 08/19/2026