Fourchon Beach Maintenance Restoration and Protection

Sealed paper bids or electronic bids for the construction of the following project which generally consists of contractor provided hauled in sand to be transferred by a discharge pipeline to the beach and shaped for fill for beach restoration, and other miscellaneous items shown on the drawings or herein specified will be received by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, 16829 East Main Street, Cut Off, Louisiana 70345, until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read.  No bids will be received after 2:00 p.m.                                                                 IMPROVEMENTS TO: Fourchon Beach Maintenance Restoration and Protection (S1912)LOCATED IN: LAFOURCHE PARISH                                                                                                                                                                                                                      TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION                                                                                                                                                                    CONTRACTING AGENCY: GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION, 16829 East Main Street, Cut Off, Louisiana 70345PROPOSAL GUARANTY:   5% of the Amount of Bid payable to GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION ENGINEER: Angelette Design, LLC 13379 Highway 3235, Larose, Louisiana 70373, +1 (555) 000-0000 There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid conference held on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission located at 16829 East Main Street, Cut Off, Louisiana 70354.Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2018 General Provisions of the Office of Public Works and Intermodal Transportation and must include all the information required by the bid form.  Bid forms are available from the Engineer and Central Auction House 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 than specified above. No proposal will be considered unless it is accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the Bidder holds a Louisiana State Contractor’s License, in full force and effect in compliance with the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and Louisiana Public Bid Law.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 afforded full opportunity to submit bids. Bids can be mailed by US Postal Service, hand delivered or overnight courier to 16829 East Main Street, Cut Off, Louisiana 70345, or submitted online through www.centralauctionhouse.com. The bid forms may be examined online at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Plans, specifications, and bid forms may be obtained from the Engineer upon payment of $150.00.  In accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (D), deposits on the first set of documents furnished 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 if within ten days after receipt of bids. The right is reserved to reject bids and waive informalities.The estimate for the project is $19,783,000.GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSIONCHETT CHIASSON, Executive DirectorJanuary 27, 2025