ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF RUSTON

Sealed bids for the following project will be received by the Purchasing Department of the City of Ruston, Louisiana, located at Ruston Public Works Complex, 701 East Tennessee Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, either by mail or hand delivery, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at which time all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud in the in the office of the Purchasing Director. Bids received after the 2:00 p.m. deadline will be returned via certified mail to the bidder unopened.

PROJECT: Ruston City Hall Roof Replacement, Project No. 240621

PROJECT CLASSIFICATION: Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding

CONTRACT TIME: 45 Calendar Days

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: $400.00 per Calendar Day

Pre-Bid Conference: A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, July 11, 2024 in the city of Ruston Public Works Conference Room, located at Ruston Public Works Complex, Public Works Administration Building, 701 East Tennessee Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270. Representatives from the OWNER will be present to discuss the Project. Although this Pre-Bid Conference is not mandatory, Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference.

Bidding Documents: The Bidding Documents (the Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings) are available via email to contractors who are properly licensed in Louisiana or to bona fide suppliers of materials and equipment from the office of the purchasing director, City of Ruston, 701 East Tennessee Avenue, Ruston, Louisiana 71270, Telephone (318) 251-8631, Email purchasing@rustonla.gov. Due to being issued via email, the cost per contract set is $0.00. Bidding documents (the contract documents, specifications, and drawings) can also be found on-line at www.bidexpress.com. Bidders may elect to submit bids electronically via the internet. Electronic bids for the city are available for submission at www.bidexpress.com.

A Certified Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the City of Ruston or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. Bidders are advised that both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the Contract Price, will be required.

Bids shall be received only on proposal forms furnished by the city or through www.bidexpress.com.

In no event shall proposal forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiving proposals.

The Bidder is advised that the city of Ruston is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to assure that all subcontractors comply with this law. If required for bidding, Contractors must be licensed in the above proper category of work and must show their license number on the face of the sealed bid envelope.

Bid proposals, amendments to bids, or request for withdrawal of bids, received after time specified for bid opening shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

The bid proposal is firm for a period of forty-five (45) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid proposal can be withdrawn for any reason during this period of time. The city of Ruston reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals for just cause and reserves the right to waive any and all informalities.

C. Michelle Colvin, CPPB

Purchasing Director/Contract Administrator City of Ruston

Published in the Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, LA, on June 21, 26, & July 3, 2024.