Watershed Humble Phase III Drainage Improvements Project

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by St James Parish, on Thursday October 2, 2025, at St. James Parish Operations Department, 5800 Highway 44, 3rd floor Room 311, Convent, LA 70723 where Bids are to be received and opened until 10:00 a.m. and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for construction of the project described as follows:             Watershed Humble Phase III Drainage Improvements ProjectSt James ParishMcKim & Creed Project No. 08397-0001HUD CDBG-MIT Grant No.B-18-DP-22-0001LWI Project No.47MTDS7701 STATEMENT OF WORK:Removal and replacement of segments of an existing drainage trunkline and roadside drainage pipes in the Caroldale Subdivision of St James.All Bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file at 5800 Hwy 44, Convent, LA, 70723.Copies of Specifications, Bid Documents, Contract Documents and Construction Plans for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from the office of McKim & Creed, Inc. 1022 S. Purpera Avenue, Gonzales, LA 70707-0298, +1 (555) 000-0000 upon payment of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per set. Documents can be mailed to bidders for an additional $5.00 per set.  Deposits on the first set of Documents furnished to bona fide Prime Bidders, properly licensed by the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors, will be fully refunded upon return of the documents in original condition and no later than ten (10) days after receipt of Bids.  On other sets of documents furnished to said Prime Bidders, the deposit less actual cost of reproduction will be refunded upon return of the documents in original condition and no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids.  No refund will be made to non-bidders or sub-bidders.Where bids are to be received or forms furnished by the awarding authority, no contract documents shall be issued to anyone except a Licensed Contractor or his authorized Representatives.  In no event shall any documents for bidding be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiving bids. Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his/her address, contractor's state license number and the name of the project (Watershed Humble Phase III Drainage Improvements Project) for which the bid is submitted.  If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the St. James Parish Operations Department P.O. Box 106 Convent, LA 70723, mailed certified mail and must be received no later than the bid opening. In addition to paper bids, electronic bids for the project will be downloaded by St James Parish. Electronic bids shall include Uniform Bid Form, Bid Bond and Corporate Resolution and must be submitted through www.centralauctionhouse.com prior to the electronic bidding deadline. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. (CST) on Thursday October 2, 2025, all bids will be downloaded.  No bids are accepted after 10:00 a.m.All addenda, Amendments, Letters of Clarification, and Notices will be posted online. This information may be accessed via the internet at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Once logged in, users must click on St James Parish to view current advertisement listings. This listing is titled “Watershed Humble Phase III Drainage Improvements Project”.The public entity advertising for bids for work may require the bidders to attach bid security in the form of a bid bond, a certified check, or cashier's check for not more than five percent of the estimated price of supplies or materials, as evidence of good faith of the bidder as prescribed by La R.S. 38: 2218(A). To address the above requirement for electronic bids the Parish of St James will allow electronic bids submitted via the Parish-approved on-line bid site to be submitted as follows:A copy of the bid bond and corporate resolution must be attached to bid document submitted electronically. Seals for on-line submittals shall be “stamped”.The original bid bond and corporate resolution documents must be received in our office no later than 48 hours after bid opening date and time (St James Parish at McKim & Creed, Inc., 1022 South Purpera Ave., Gonzales, LA 70737).The bid-bond and corporate resolution envelope must be clearly labeled as a “Bid Bond/Corporate Resolution” with the project name, vendor’s name as it appears on the bid documents and address. It will be the responsibility of the bidder to check for updates.  All submitted questions will be forwarded by email to the Project Manager and the Project Engineer for a response.Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 3 (Low Income Resident Participation) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 109 (Non­Discrimination) of the Housing and Community Development. Act of 1974, Section 503 (Non-Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.Minority owned firms, small businesses, and/or Section 3 businesses are encouraged to participate.St. James Parish is an equal opportunity employer.Successful bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID (UEI), as verified on www.sam.gov prior to award of contract.Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact St. James Parish no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.Contractors desiring to bid shall submit to the Engineers, with their request for Contract Documents, contract documents deposit and evidence that they hold State License in HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION is in full force and effect.In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2227 and LA R.S. 38:2212.10, each bidder on this project must submit other required documents identified in the contract documents to St James Parish Director of Operations at 5800 Hwy 44, Convent, LA, 70723 within 10 days after the opening of bids.Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Total Bid must accompany each Bid and shall be made payable to the Owner in the form of a bid bond, a certified check, or cashier’s check as prescribed by La R.S. 38: 2218(A).Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.Pursuant to La R.S. 38:2212 (B)(1), the provisions of La R.S. 38:2212 (B)(1) and the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. Pursuant to La. R.S. 38:2214 (C) Bids containing patently obvious, unintentional, and substantial mechanical, clerical, or mathematical errors, or errors of unintentional omission of a substantial quantity of work, labor, material, or services made directly in the compilation of the bid, may be withdrawn by the contractor if clear and convincing sworn, written evidence of such errors is furnished to the public entity within forty-eight hours of the bid opening excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Such errors must be clearly shown by objective evidence drawn from inspection of the original work papers, documents, or materials used in the preparation of the bid sought to be withdrawn. If the public entity determines that the error is a patently obvious mechanical, clerical, or mathematical error, or unintentional omission of a substantial quantity of work, labor, material, or services, as opposed to a judgment error, and that the bid was submitted in good faith it shall accept the withdrawal and return the bid security to the contractor.A NON-MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd at 10:00 a.m. at the St. James Parish Government Building, 5800 Highway 44, Council Chambers, 2nd floor, Convent, LA 70723. OWNERST JAMES PARISH BY:      /s/ MR. PETE DUFRESNE, PARISH PRESIDENTTO APPEAR IN THE: News Examiner-Enterprise Thursday, September 4, 2025 Thursday, September 11, 2025 Thursday, September 18, 2025