PUBLIC NOTICE

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FOR

WESTWEGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (WHA)

RFP #WHA-24-001

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

for the project:

On-Call Miscellaneous Repairs and Improvements

The Westwego Housing Authority (WHA) administers three hundred (300) units of housing in one hundred thirty-seven (137) single-story buildings. The WHA will receive sealed bids for On-Call Miscellaneous Repairs and Improvements until 10:00 AM, Central Daylight Time (CDT), on Friday, April 5, 2024 at its office, 1010 Sixth Street, Westwego, LA, at which time and place said proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received after the announced closing time will be returned unopened. Please note that the deadline to submit bids indicated above is a correction to the first advertisement for this project, which was published on March 11, 2024.

All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the Bidders name, address and State Contractors license number and must be addressed as follows:

Westwego Housing Authority

Attn: RFP #WHA-24-001

1010 Sixth Street

Westwego, Louisiana 70094

Failure to have the license number on the outside of the envelope will be cause for rejection of the bid; it will be returned unopened.

Bids must be submitted on the forms furnished with the Bidding Documents.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Home Improvement or the classification of Residential Building Contractor. Bidders are required to comply with provisions and requirements of Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2212.

No more than 10 calendar days after the bid opening, the apparent low Bidder shall be required to furnish other documents as described in the Bidding Documents.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Westwego Housing Authority office at 8:00 AM, Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Monday, March 25, 2024. The Westwego Housing Authority office is located at 1010 Sixth Street, Westwego, Louisiana. A site visit with the Architect will follow the Pre-Bid Conference. Only Bidders who have had a representative attend and sign in at the pre-bid conference may submit bids.

Representatives of potential Bidders may sign in for the pre-bid conference only between 7:50 AM and 8:10 AM.

Bidding Documents are available at no charge in digital PDF format. Bidders shall download the Bidding Documents from the online Project Plan Room of the City Blueprint & Supply Company, website: http://cityblueprint.com.

To the extent permitted by applicable state and federal laws and regulations, The Westwego Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids for just cause.

Please note that the first advertisement for this project was published on March 11, 2024. It contained an error as indicated in the first paragraph of this revised advertisement.

The Westwego Housing Authority

Cantrese Wilson-Jones, Executive Director

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