City Of Gonzales Tender

00100-invitation Advertisement For Bids Sealed Bids Will Be Received By City Of Gonzales, On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 At 120 South Irma Boulevard, Gonzales, La 70737 Where Bids Are To Be Received And Opened Until 2:00 P.m. And Then At Said Office Publicly Opened And Read Aloud For Construction Of The Project Described As Follows: Price Leblanc Pace Center Furniture Package City Of Gonzales Project No. 23-p-01c Statement Of Work: This Project Consists Of Supplying And Installing New Furniture And Equipment For The Price Leblanc Pace Center. All Bids Must Be In Accordance With The Contract Documents On File At Gonzales City Hall, 120 South Irma Boulevard, Gonzales, La 70737. Copies Of Specifications, Bid Documents, And Contract Documents For Use In Preparing Bids May Be Obtained From The Office Of Cdi Solutions, 10621 Plaza Americana Dr., Suite A, Baton Rouge, La 70816, (225) 928-1190 Upon Payment Of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) Per Set. Documents Can Be Mailed To Bidders For An Additional $15.00 Per Set. The Deposit Or A Portion Of The Deposit Is Returnable As Provided By The Louisiana Public Bid Laws. Where Bids Are To Be Received On 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, And The Name Of The Project (price Leblanc Pace Center Furniture Package) 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 City Of Gonzales City Hall, 120 South Irma Boulevard, Gonzales, La 70737, 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 The City Of Gonzales. 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 2:00 P.m. (cst) On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 All Bids Will Be Downloaded. No Bids Are Accepted After 2:00 P.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 City Of Gonzales To View Current Advertisement Listings. This Listing Is Titled “price Leblanc Pace Center Furniture Package”. 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 City Of Gonzales Will Allow Electronic Bids Submitted Via The City-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 (city Of Gonzales At 120 South Irma Boulevard, 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 Interior Designer For A Response. 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 Bidder 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 Bidder. There Will Be No Pre-bid Conferences For This Project. Owner City Of Gonzales By: /s/ Mr. Barney Arceneaux, Mayor To Appear In The: Gonzales Weekly Citizen Thursday, July 27, 2023 Thursday, August 3, 2023 Thursday, August 10, 2023