Fire Station No. 10 Project No. DPW 001-2024, St. Bernard Parish Government

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENTDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSSTATE OF LOUISIANAPROJECT NO. DPW 001-2024 Sealed Bids will be received until the hour of 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St. Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, and opened at 2:00 p.m., at which time they will be publicly read, for furnishing all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, etc., and performing all work necessary for: St. Bernard Parish GovernmentFire Station No. 10Project No. DPW 001-2024 To be a valid delivery, Sealed Bids must be delivered electronic by Central Bidding or by hand to St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana during the normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday on or before 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Sealed bids delivered to any other St. Bernard Parish Government location or other room number prior to the bid receipt deadline will not be considered.  This project consists of furnishing all supervision, labor, equipment, and materials necessary to construct a new Fire Station No. 10, including 15,643 SF building, access drive, parking, utilities, and accessories. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond acceptable to the Owner in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the total amount bid and payable without condition to the Owner as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly execute a contract in accordance with all terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana.  All bidders and sub-contractors are encouraged to attend. The drawings and specifications are on file and open for inspection at the St. Bernard Parish Government Department of Public Works, 1125 E. St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, and may be secured from the office of  Principal Engineering, Inc., 128 Northpark Blvd, Covington, LA 70433, by only licensed contractors upon payment of $400.00 Cost  per set.  Deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  On other sets of documents furnished to bidders the deposit less actual cost of reproduction will be refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Architect/Engineer. Bids may also be viewed and submitted online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.  St. Bernard Parish Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Bernard Parish Government also encourages all small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to apply.  /s/Hillary J. Nunez, Jr.Hillary J. Nunez, Jr.DirectorDepartment of Public Works