Chalmette Slip Dock 2 Section D Warehouse Floor Rehabilitation

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for construction of the following project will be received by the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, 100 Port Boulevard, Chalmette, Louisiana 70043, or send electronic to http://www.centralauctionhouse.com until 2:00 P.M. local time on May 6, 2025, then opened and publicly read at 2:00 P.M. Bids received after 2:00 P.M. local time will not be accepted and will be returned to the Bidder unopened. PROJECT NUMBER/NAME:       STATE PROJECT NR: H.014603CHALMETTE SLIP DOCK 2 SECTION D WAREHOUSE FLOOR REHABILITATION PORT IMPROVEMENTSLOCATED IN:                                  ST. BERNARD PARISH                                                             ARABI TERMINAL                                                             Arabi, LA  70032 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION:    General Construction – Warehouse Floor Rehabilitation CONTRACTING AGENCY:     St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District100 Port Blvd, 3rd Floor Chalmette, Louisiana 70043ESTIMATED COST:                       $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 PROPOSAL GUARANTY:             5% of the Amount of BidPayable to St. Bernard Port Harbor & Terminal District  PRE-BID CONFERENCE:              April 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM Local Time                                                             100 Port Boulevard                                                             3rd Floor Conference Room                                                             CHALMETTE, LA 70043 (Site visit to follow )           ENGINEER:                                      VOLKERT, INC.4141 BIENVILLE ST., SUITE 102NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 504.488.8002Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2018 Edition of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, General Provisions and must include all the information required by the bid form. Bid forms are available from the Engineer and will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids. Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less thanspecified above. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin. Disadvantaged businesses will be offered full opportunity to submit bids.Plans and specifications may be seen at the Engineer's office. Plans may be obtained from the Engineer upon payment of$100.00. In accordance with R.S. 38:2212(D), deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents, deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual costs of reproduction. Refunds will be made upon return of the documents within ten days after receipt of the bids. If someone other than a corporate officer signs for the Bidder/Contractor, a copy of a corporate resolution or other signature authorization shall be required for submission of bid. Failure to include a copy of the appropriate signature authorization, if required, may result in the rejection of the bid unless bidder has complied with LA R.S. 38:2212(A)(1 )(C) or LA R.S. 38:2212(0). A Bid will be considered responsive if it conforms in all respects with the conditions and requirements of the Bidding Documents.  In order to be considered responsive, Bid Proposals must; (a) be fully completed, signed and be responsive in all respects to the conditions of the Invitation and Instructions to Bidders; (b) be made on the Proposal Forms provided and submitted intact as part of the Bid Documents; (c) be accompanied by the required items listed in the appropriate sections of the Bidding documents. The envelope shall be marked with the bid number, bid title, name, and address and state license number of the Bidder as set forth in the Invitation to Bidders. The LOWEST qualified bid will be the one determined to offer the best advantage to the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District.   The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District reserves the right to reject any bid for just cause in the best interest of St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District.The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 45 calendar days after opening proposals. However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source. Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source. The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.The award of a contract for projects financed either partially or entirely with State bonds will be contingent on approval by the State Bond Commission. On projects involving federal funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate federal agency.On projects involving state funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate state agency. The right is reserved to reject bids and waive informalities.           Drew M. Heaphy, Executive Direction St. Bernard Port Harbor & Terminal DistrictPUBLISH:        1st Advertisement Date: March 21, 2025                        2nd Advertisement Date: March 28, 2025                        3rd Advertisement Date: April 4, 2025