New Baseball and Softball Fields for Arcadia High School

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS  Bienville Parish School Board New Baseball and Softball Fields for Arcadia High School Arcadia, Louisiana Commission Number: 2309   Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the Bienville Parish School Board, located at 1956 First Street, Arcadia, Louisiana, 71001, either by mail or hand delivery, no later than 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. At that time, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the 2:00 PM deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened.  PROJECT: BPSB New Baseball and  Softball Fields for Arcadia High School              PROJECT CLASSIFICATION: Construction Work CONTRACT TIME:   180   Calendar Days                    LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $500 per Calendar Day A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM, local time, on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the project site located at 967 Daniel Street, Arcadia, Louisiana 71001. The owner's telephone number is 318-263-9416. Representatives from the OWNER and ARCHITECT will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. The contractors can submit their bids to the location stated above or submit them electronically at www.CENTRALBIDDING.com. The complete Contract Bid Documents, including drawings and specifications, will be available online at www.CENTRALBIDDING.com.  Hard copy sets of the drawings and specifications are also available upon request with a deposit of $200.00 for each set of documents, or $20.00 for a CD containing PDF images of the same bidding documents, from the office of Walpole Architects, L.L.C., located at 330 West Mississippi Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270 (318- 251-2151). Deposit is fully refundable to all bona fide prime bidders for two sets upon return of the documents in good condition, not later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. The deposit for all other hard-copy document sets will be refunded 50% upon return of the documents, as stated above. Any Prime Bidder who does not bid must return the documents seven (7) days before bidding to receive the full deposit. A Certified Check or Cashier’s Check, payable to the Bienville Parish School Board, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. If the contractor chooses the Bid Bond option, the Bid Bond shall be on the form included in the bidding documents. Bidders are advised that a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, each in 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price, will be required. Bids shall be received only on proposal forms furnished by the Architect, included in the bidding documents. The Bidder is advised that the Bienville Parish School Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts.  It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to ensure that all subcontractors comply with this law.  The Contractors must be licensed in the above proper category of work and show their license number on the face of the sealed bid envelope. Bid proposals, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of bids received after the time specified for bid opening shall not be considered for any reason whatsoever. The bid proposal remains firm for forty-five (45) days from the opening of bids, and no bid proposal may be withdrawn for any reason during this period. The Bienville Parish School Board reserves the right to reject all bids for cause and waive any and all informalities. Other documentation and information required, including but not limited to the low bidder’s attestation pursuant to R.L.S 38:2212.10 and 2227, shall be furnished by the low bidder within ten (10) days after the bid opening. Prospective bidders must comply with Executive Order 12549, pertaining to Disbarment and Suspension, implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, for prospective participants in primary covered transactions, as defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.105 and 85.110.