PUBLIC NOTICE - - - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ST. HELENA FIFTH WARD RECREATION DISTRICT STORAGE BUILDING & SITE IMPROVEMENTS For the St. Helena Fifth Ward Recreation District P.O. Box 335, 31676 Hwy 16 West Amite, LA 70422 The St. Helena Fifth Ward Recreation District (FWRD) is requesting sealed bids for the construction of the St. Helena Recreation Sports Park Storage Building & Parking Lot Improvements project. Bids will be received by St. Helena FWRD until 2:00 pm local time on October 08, 2026, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud at the St Helena Multi-Purpose Center, 31676 La Hwy 16, Amite, LA 70422 The Project involves the construction of a metal storage building, paved sidewalks, earthwork, landscaping, associated utilities, and other Work indicated in the Contract Documents. Bids will be received for a Single Prime Contract. Bids shall be on a Lump Sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Complete Bidding Documents for this project are being distributed in electronic form without charge or deposit on behalf of St. Helena FRWD by Centerline BidConnects Public Plan Room at www.centerlinebidconnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Owner or Engineer, but may be obtained through most reprographic firms at plan holders own costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to: Centerline - Phone: 504-291-5738, Email: bidconnect@centerline.co. All questions regarding the Bid Documents and any substitution requests shall be submitted to SAM, attn: Jacob Haynes, via Centerline BidConnect by 2:00 pm local time on October 01, 2026. Responses will be posted via Addendum on www.centerlinebidconnect.com by 2:00 pm local time on October 05, 2026. Bidders mustmeet the requirements of the State of Louisiana Contractors Licensing Law, R.S. 37:2151 et seq. Bidders shall be licensed under the classification ofCommercial Building Construction. Bids may be submitted: 1. Electronically (preferred) through Centerline BidConnect prior to the bid opening time, 2. By Registered or Certified Mail to St. Helena Fifth Ward Recreation District, P.O. Box 335, Amite, LA 70422, or 3. Hand Delivered to the St. Helena Police Jury Administration Office, 17911 Hwy 43 North, Greensburg, LA 70441, weekdays, 9am4pm, up to date of bid, then at the project site on bid date, prior to bid opening. All hard-copy bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the contractors Name, Address and License Number plainly marked on the outside of the envelope and addressed as follows: BID FOR: ST. HELENA FIFTH WARD RECREATION STORAGE BUILDING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS. Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond, furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 am local time on September 29, 2026, at the St. Helena Recreation Multipurpose Center (project site). Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Bids will be accepted only from respective bidders who have been provided bidding documents and shall be submitted on the Bid Forms provided in the Project Manual. Owner: St. Helena Fifth Ward Recreation District By: Virginia Bell, President + + END OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS + + 199273 Sept. 10, 17, 24, 2026 3t $1,335.46