ADVERTISEMENT FOR

BIDS

Sealed bids will be received

by the Receptionist in the

Bossier Parish Police Jury

Office, 204 Burt Boulevard,

Benton, LA, until the hour of

2:00 P.M., September 10,

2026, at which time bids will

be opened and read aloud

by the Purchasing Agent or

his designated representative

in the Bossier Parish

Police Jury Meeting Room.

BOSSIER PARISH

POLICE JURY

LUCKY ESTATES

DRAINAGE

IMPROVEMENTS

PROJECT NO. 2025-134

In accordance with Act No.

590 of the 2008 Regular

Session of the Louisiana

Legislature, bids may be

submitted electronically at

https://www.bidexpress.

com. Vendors/Contractors

who decide to submit electronic

bids will also have to

pay an annual fee for digital

signatures as required by

state law.

Prime bidders shall obtain

an original set of

electronic or paper bidding

documents from the

public entity. Bid Documents

may be obtained

from the Bossier Parish

Police Jury. Bidding documents

will be available at

the address shown below

on August 12, 2026.

All inquiries shall be directed

to:

BOSSIER PARISH

POLICE JURY

MATTHEW REDMON, P.E.

MREDMON@BOSSIERPARISHLA.

GOV

P.O. BOX 70

BENTON, LA 71006

(318) 965-2329 phone

(318) 965-3703 fax

The attention of bidders

is called particularly to the

requirements for conditions

of employment to be observed

and minimum wage

rates to be paid under the

Contract, Section 3 of the

Housing and Urban Development

Act of 1968 as

amended, Certification of

non-Segregated Facilities,

Section 109 of the Housing

and Community Development

Act of 1974, Executive

Order 11246, and all applicable

laws and regulations

of the Federal government

and State of Louisiana and

bonding and insurance requirements.

All small and

minority-owned firms and

women’s business enterprises

are encouraged to

apply.

An acceptable Bid Bond,

cashier’s check, or certified

check payable to

Bossier Parish Police Jury

in an amount not less than

five-percent (5%) of the

bid must accompany the

bid. The successful bidder

will be required to furnish

a Performance Bond and

Payment Bond equal to

One Hundred Percent

(100%) of the contract

amount. Any surety bond

written for a public works

project shall be written by a

surety or insurance company

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. Best’s Key Rating

Guide to write individual

bonds up to ten percent of

policy holders’ surplus as

shown in the A.M. Best’s

Key Rating Guide or by an

insurance company that is

either domiciled in Louisiana

or owned by Louisiana residents and is Licensed to

write surety bonds.

BID GUARANTEE: No bid

may be withdrawn for a period

of forty-five (45) days

after receipt of bids. All applicable

local, state, federal

laws and regulations shall

apply.

Bids shall be submitted

on the Louisiana Uniform

Public Works Bid Form

furnished by the Engineers

with the bid package.

Those submitted otherwise

may not be considered or

accepted. Bid shall be submitted

in a sealed envelope

and shall be plainly marked

as “BOSSIER PARISH

POLICE JURY – LUCKY

ESTATES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS

– PROJECT

NO. 2025-134”. Contractor’s

License Number

shall also be clearly shown

on the outside of the bid

envelope.

The successful Bidder must

submit executed copies of

the Non-Collusion Declaration,

Felony Conviction /

E-Verify Affidavit within ten

(10) days of the bid opening.

These items may be

submitted with the bid.

A non-mandatory pre-bid

conference will be held on

August 27, 2026, at 10:00

AM. Pre-bid will be located

at the following Location:

Bossier Parish Police

Jury Office

204 Burt Blvd.

Benton, Louisiana 71006

The Bossier Parish Police

Jury reserves the right to

reject any or all bids, as

provided for in LA R.S.

38:2214(B).

Any person with disabilities

requiring special accommodations

must contact the

Bossier Police Jury no later

than seven (7) days prior to

the bid opening.

ASHLEY EZELL,

PARISH SECRETARY

TOM SALZER,

PRESIDENT

August 12, 2026

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