NOTICE TO BIDDERSNotice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by Hospital Service District No. 2 of the Parish of Vermilion, dba Abbeville General Hospital either online at www.centralbidding.com or at Abbeville General Hospital Administrative Offices, 118 N. Hospital Drive, Abbeville, Louisiana, 70510 until 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 22, 2025 for the following: ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS TO THEMAURICE COMMUNITY CARE CLINICFORABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITALMaurice, Louisiana and will thereafter, be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above-specified time for opening shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened to the sender.The work generally consists of the construction of a new approximate 5,850 square foot addition to the existing Maurice Community Care Clinic facility at 207 Milton Road, Maurice, Louisiana 70555 for Abbeville General Hospital. The addition includes construction of new Doctor’s Offices, Exam Rooms, Laboratory Services, Diagnostic Imaging, Administrative Offices, Lobby/Waiting Room, Staff Breakroom, Nurse Stations, Soiled and Clean Utility Rooms, Public and Staff Restrooms as well as miscellaneous ancillary spaces together with all associated Site Paving and Parking, Site Utilities, and other designated site improvements. Minor Renovations to the existing Clinic Building are also included in the scope of the work. Alternate Bid Items include additional Site Paving and Parking and added existing Building Renovations. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Project Site (207 Milton Road, Maurice, Louisiana 70555) at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, October 7, 2025. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. Please meet at the West End Parking Lot Area of the Site. General contractors (Prime Bidders), subcontractors and material suppliers interested in bidding shall obtain complete sets of plans, specifications and bid documents at the office of The Sellers Group, 147 Easy Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
+1 (555) 000-0000 upon deposit of $400.00 for each set of documents plus postage and handling fee if applicable. Deposit for the first set is fully refundable to all bona fide prime contract bidders and a refund of $200.00 less any mailing or delivery charges will be made for all additional sets to general contractors and to all subcontractors and material suppliers upon return of documents in good condition not later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. The deposit for damaged, incomplete or late returned documents may be forfeited. Partial sets of documents will not be issued. As an option to printed plans and specifications, parties may request and acquire an electronic copy (in pdf format) set of plans, specifications and bidding documents from the office of the Architect at no cost. Plans, specifications and bid documents shall be available until twenty-four (24) hours before the bid opening. For convenience, complete Sets of Plans and Specifications may also be viewed online at http://www.centralbidding.com. Notice: Prime Bidders must register with and acquire either printed and/or electronically transmitted plans and specifications from the office of the Architect in order to be eligible to bid the project. Any Bid submitted by a Prime Bid Contractor that has not registered with and acquired plans and specifications from the office of the Architect shall be rejected. Each quotation shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond payable to the Owner, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of the total amount bid (including 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 a least an A- Rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent of policyholders' surplus as shown in the A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide. 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 the surety company or bond issuer as a licensed agent in this state. The certified check, cashier's 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. 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 Contractor and all of his Subcontractors awarded this project shall be designated as an Agent for the Purchasing of Materials and/or Leasing of Equipment by the Owner and will thereby be exempt from the payment of State and Local Sales and Use taxes for this project as specified in the Project Manual. Contractors or contracting firms submitting bids in the amount of $50,000.00 or more shall certify that they are licensed contractors under Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192) for the classification of BUILDING CONSTRUCTION and show their license number on the front of the sealed envelope in which their bid is enclosed. Bids in the amount of $50,000.00 or more, not submitted in accordance with this requirement, shall be rejected and shall not be read. If the contract price is less than $50,000.00, the contractor need not be licensed. Any bid submitted that does not require the contractor to hold a license shall state the exemption on the bid envelope. Additional information relative to the licensing may be obtained from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements in accordance with 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. Each bid shall be submitted only on the Bid Form included in the Specifications. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all quotations or any portions thereof for just cause. In accordance with LA R. S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the invitation to bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact Abbeville General Hospital Administrative Offices no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening. HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2 OF THE PARISH OF VERMILIONdba ABBEVILLE GENRAL HOSPITAL Michael J. Bertrand, II, MS, MBAChief Executive Officer Publish Dates: September 17, September 24, October 1, 2025
