Lafayette Acadiana Advocate
February 1, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE - - - Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received either electronically at https://lafayettecsdgovla.tylerportico.com/va/vendor-access/registration or in the office of the Purchasing Division at the Lafayette Consolidated Government Building, located at 705 West University Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana, until 4:00 p.m. Central Time on the 6th day of March, 2026 for the following: 167118.5.4310 Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings and will, shortly thereafter, be opened and read aloud in the Council Briefing Room located at 705 West University Avenue, Lafayette, LA. Bids received after the above specified time for opening shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened to the sender. Bidders are encouraged to virtually join the bid opening via Zoom using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88510802693?pwd=e1ewscZyveW7UpgkTbc7qLVqU21MDT.1. Scope of Work: The scope of Work shall include engineering, procurement, and construction of the BOP Electrical Building/Control Room, Warehouse/Maintenance Shop, Administration Building, and Mechanical Equipment Room to the extent as indicated on the drawings and specified in the Contract Documents. Contractors scope of work can be best described as anchor bolts up with building foundations, and building slabs being designed, furnished and installed by others. Key scopes of work include: Architectural and structural support steel, masonry and above-grade concrete, buildings plumbing and piping, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), buildings electrical systems, lighting systems, and data systems and shall include all labor, equipment, materials, handling, permitting, and testing in accordance with the Contract Drawings and Specifications. All Work shall be completed within nine hundred seven (907) calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed. All Work performed at the project site shall be completed between March 01, 2028 and October 13, 2028. Refer to Article 5 Schedule, Completion and Stipulated Damages of the General Conditions for further details. In accordance with Louisiana RS 38:2212 electronic Bids may be submitted on Vendor Access (https://lafayettecsdgovla.tylerportico.com/va/vendor-access/registration). Official Bid Documents are available on Vendor Access (https://lafayettecsdgovla.tylerportico.com/va/vendor-access/registration). For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Morgan Broussard at 337-291-8263. Bidders may request the electronic bid package from Morgan Broussard at mcbroussard@lafayettela.gov. Bidders submitting bids electronically are also required to provide a copy of their bids within forty-eight (48) hours from bid opening . Only a bid bond, certified check or cashiers check shall be submitted as the bid security. Electronic copies of both the front and back of the check or bid bond shall be included with the electronic bid. Bidders wishing to submit their bid electronically must first be registered online with Lafayette Consolidated Government as a potential Contractor at the website listed above. Bidders submitting bids electronically shall include all documents in one (1) combined PDF file with bookmark(s) and are required to provide one (1) hard copy within forty-eight (48) hours from bid opening through the mail. Bidders providing bids by mail, shall include one (1) hard copy with all documents in one (1) combined PDF file with bookmark(s) and are required to provide an electronic copy in one (1) USB flash drive. Only a bid bond, certified check or cashiers check shall be submitted as the bid security. Electronic copies of both the front and back of the check or bid bond shall be included with the electronic bid. SUBMISSION OF CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY, OR TRADESECRET INFORMATION (SEE LA. R.S. 44:3.2(D) As a public entity, Lafayette Consolidated Government is subject to the Louisiana Public Records Law, which may require submissions of Bidders to be a public record. Pursuant to La. R.S. 44:3.2(D), Bidders who submit documents or information they believe to be proprietary, or trade secret must clearly mark each page or piece of information which is, in the Bidders opinion, proprietary or trade secret and must also submit with such information a cover sheet that reads as follows in bold type: DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PROPRIETARY OR TRADE SECRET INFORMATION La. R.S. 44:3.2(D) requires Lafayette Consolidated Government to make a determination as to whether a Bidders submission is in fact proprietary or trade secret information within thirty (30) calendar days of the Bidders submission. Bids must be signed in accordance with La. R.S. Title 38:2212(B)5. A Corporate Resolution or written evidence of authority authorizing the person signing the bid IS required to be submitted with bid. Failure to submit a Corporate Resolution or Certificate of Authority with the bid shall be cause for rejection of bid. Copies of the bidding documents are available upon request by contacting Purchasing & Property Management Division, located at 705 West University Avenue, Lafayette, Louisiana upon payment of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per set or the actual cost incurred by LUS for printing whichever is greater, non-refundable, made payable to the Lafayette Consolidated Government. NOTE: NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED - ONLY CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS MADE PAYABLE TO LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT. Bid Documents shall be available until twenty-four hours before the bid opening date. Questions relative to the bidding documents, specifications, bidding process (e.g., technical questions, paperwork requirements, licenses) shall be directed in writing to Morgan Broussard by email at mcbroussard@lafayettela.gov. Questions shall be received no later than February 27, 2026 at 3 PM Central Time to be addressed. Within one (1) week upon receipt of the Invitation to Bid, Bidders are encouraged to confirm intent to submit a bid by replying to the "Invitation to Bid" email sent by Morgan Broussard (mcbroussard@lafayettela.gov). Bidders are requested to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting, which will be held on February 9, 2026 at 10 a.m. Central Time in the LUS Training Room at the LUS Operations Center located at 1314 Walker Rd., Lafayette, LA 70506. Included in the mandatory pre-bid meeting will be a site tour of the construction area. All attendees are required to provide the following minimum Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provisions; steel-toed boots, hard hat, safety glasses, shirt with long sleeves, long pants (no shorts). Attendees will be required to sign in and sign out at the reception desk. Failure to sign in/out will be a cause for rejection of their bid. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond payable to the Lafayette Consolidated Government, the amount of which shall be five percent (5%) of all additive line items of the base bid. If a bid bond is used, it shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies which is published annually in the Federal Register, or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A-Rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders surplus as shown in the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide, or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. The bid bond shall be issued by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana. The certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder shall execute the contract, should it be awarded to him, in conformity with the Contract Documents within ten (10) working days. No bidder may withdraw his bid for at least forty-five (45) calendar days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted only on the bid form provided with the specifications. The successful bidder will be required to execute performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the contract as more fully defined in the bid documents. In accordance with Public Bid Law, bids are valid for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days from the time of the opening of bids. Bids will be evaluated by the Owner based on the lowest responsible and responsive bid submitted which is also in compliance with the bid documents. The Lafayette Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with LA R.S. 382214.B. The Lafayette Consolidated Government strongly encourages the participation of DBEs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises) in all contracts or procurements let by the Lafayette Consolidated Government for goods and services and labor and material. To that end, all bidders and suppliers are encouraged to utilize DBE business enterprises in the purchase or sub-contracting of materials, supplies, services and labor and material in which disadvantaged businesses are available. Assistance in identifying said businesses may be obtained by calling 337-291-8410. PUBLISH DATES: 01-23-26, 1-25-26, 2-1-26 DPR 1002035 PURCHASING DIVISION Lafayette Consolidated Government 174806-jan 23-25-feb 1-3t
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