Street Improvements Asphalt Overlay Project

DOCUMENT 001113 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of New IberiaStreet ImprovementsAsphalt Overlay ProjectNew Iberia, Louisiana Sealed Bids will be received by the City of New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for the construction of street improvements that includes Saw Cutting, Reinforced Concrete Pavement, Joint Sealing, Milling Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Concrete Pavement Patching, Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Pavement Markings and other work in connection therewith. Bids will be on a unit price basis; segregated Bids will not be accepted. Bids will be received by the City of New Iberia until 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in the reception area of the Mayor’s Office, 457 East Main Street, Suite 300, New Iberia, La 70560-3700.  Bids received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after the specified closing time. Complete printed sets of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Berard, Habetz and Associates, Inc. 3401 West Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, Louisiana, +1 (555) 000-0000 in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders upon payment of a deposit of $100.00 for each set of documents. Complete electronic sets of the Bidding Documents may be obtained at the Engineer's office in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders without charge and without deposit.  Plan holders using electronic sets of the Bidding Documents obtained at the Engineer’s office are responsible for their own reproduction cost. Complete electronic sets of the Bidding Documents are available to be viewed, downloaded, and submitted electronically at www.centralbidding.com.  For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at +1 (555) 000-0000. A Pre-Bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Office of Berard, Habetz and Associates, Inc. 3401 West Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, Louisiana. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in the conference.             Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Highway, Street and Bridge Construction.  Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of 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  No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA.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. Bidding Documents shall not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the hour and date set for the opening of Bids. Bids must be submitted on forms provided in the Bidding Documents. Each Bid shall be accompanied by Bid security made payable to the City of New Iberia, in an amount of at least five percent of the Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a certified check or a Bid Bond in accordance with LA R.S. 38:2218. This check or Bid Bond shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder will execute the Agreement, should it be awarded to him. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids for just cause. In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section, and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any public entity.                       THUS DONE AND SIGNED, on this                                                                            City of New Iberia                                                                         By:                                        /s/Freddie DeCourt                                                                                         Freddie DeCourt, Mayor Publish:  May 21st, May 28th, June 4th