PUBLIC NOTICE
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR
WESTWEGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (WHA)
RFP #WHA-24-003
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
for the project:
INTERIOR REPAIRS AT STORM-DAMAGED LIVING UNITS
The Westwego Housing Authority (WHA) administers three hundred (300) units of housing in one hundred thirty-seven (137) single-story buildings. This project is for repairs at approximately forty-six (46) living units. The WHA will receive sealed bids for INTERIOR REPAIRS AT STORM-DAMAGED LIVING UNITS until 10:00 AM, Central Standard Time (CST), on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 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.
All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the Bidders name, address & State Contractors license number and must be addressed as follows:
Westwego Housing Authority
Attn: RFP #WHA-24-003
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 Building Construction or the classification of Residential Building Contractor. Bidders are required to comply with provisions and requirements of Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2212.
All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashiers check, or a Bid Bond written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the suretys agency or attorney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obliges itself in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A-rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide. If surety qualifies by virtue of its Bests listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent (10%) of policyholders surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of The Westwego Housing Authority, and shall be accompanied by appropriate power of attorney. No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.
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 at which time the scope of the project, contract time and other requirements of the bidding and contract documents may be discussed, along with any other special requirements of the project, will be held at Westwego Housing Authority office at 9:30 AM, Central Daylight Time (CDT) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. A site visit with the Architect will follow the Pre-Bid Conference.
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.
The Housing Authority
of the City of Westwego
Cantrese Wilson-Jones,
Executive Director
Publish Dates:
December 17, 2024
December 24, 2024
December 31, 2024
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