NOTICE TO

CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the West Calcasieu Port at the office of Meyer & Associates Inc., 600 N. Cities Service Hwy., Sulphur, LA 70663 until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read. No bids will be received after 10:00 A.M.

STATE PROJECT NO: H.014606(322)

PORT IMPROVEMENTS TO: MID-PORT DOCK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, DREDGING AND

EROSION CONTROL

LOCATED IN:

CALCASIEU PARISH

TYPE OF

CONSTRUCTION: HEAVY

CONSTRUCTION OR SPECIALTY:

DREDGING

CONTRACTING AGENCY:

WEST CALCASIEU PORT

P.O. BOX 1538

SULPHUR, LA

70664-1538

ESTIMATED COST: $2,075,000.00

PROPOSAL

GUARANTY:

5% of the Amount of Bid

Payable to WEST

CALCASIEU PORT

ENGINEER:

MEYER &

ASSOCIATES, INC.

600 N. CITIES

SERVICE HWY.

SULPHUR, LA 70663

(337) 625-8353

Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2018 Edition of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, General Provisions and must include all the information required by the bid form. Bid forms are available from the Engineer and will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids. Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less than specified above.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin. Disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.

Plans and specifications may be seen at the Engineers office. Plans may be obtained from the Engineer upon payment of $200. In accordance with R.S. 38:2212(D), deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents, deposits on any additional sets will be

refunded less the actual costs of reproduction. Refunds will be made upon return of the documents if within ten days after receipt of bids.

Electronic copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the office of Meyer & Associates, Inc. (337) 625-8353, located at 600 N. Cities Service Hwy., Sulphur, LA 70663. A Bidding Document deposit is not required. In order to submit a bid, Bidders must obtain an original set of electronic Bidding Documents from Meyer & Associates, Inc.

The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 45 calendar days after opening proposals. However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source. Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source. The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.

The award of a contract for projects financed either partially or entirely with State bonds will be contingent on approval by the State Bond Commission.

On projects involving federal funds, the award of a contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate federal agency.

On projects involving state funds, the award of a contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate state agency.

The right is reserved to reject bids and waive informalities.

JOSEPH R. KENNISON, PRESIDENT

WEST CALCASIEU PORT

Dec 13,20,27,Jan 3 4t

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