ADVERTISEMENT

FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received for Northwestern State University by the NSU Purchasing Office and shall be directed to Northwestern State University, Business Affairs - Purchasing Section, St. Denis Hall, 200 Sam Sibley Dr., Natchitoches, LA 71497. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on October 29, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in St. Denis Hall Conference Room.

FOR: SB #7678 NSU

Prudhomme Hall Demolition

PROJECT NUMBER:

01-107-24-05 JLCB No. 223, WBS No. F.01004741

Bid documents may be obtained without charge and without deposit by contacting the NSU Purchasing Office at purchasing@nsula.edu. Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at:

Newman Marchive

Incorporated

2800 Youree Drive,

Suite 310

Shreveport, La 71104

318-219-1814

Brady@Newmaninc.com

All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD

at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Facilities & Plant Operation Rm. 126

998 South Jefferson St., Natchitoches, LA 71497

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classification of Building Constructions or Rigging, House Moving, Wreaking, and Dismantling (Classification 1.10). Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

When this project is financed either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the availability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.

Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepreneurships Program. Bidders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/fpc/.If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting.

STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION

FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL

MATTHEW H. BAKER, DIRECTOR

JULY 2026

$00.00

539.26

09/24/26, 10/01/26, 10/08/26