NOTICE TO BIDDERS

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Ouachita Parish Police Jury in the Police Jury Meeting Room at 100 Bry Street, Monroe, Louisiana 71201, on or before two (2:00) PM, Thursday, October 8, 2026 and that the same will be opened, read aloud and tabulated in the office of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury at two (2:00) o’clock PM, Thursday October 8, 2026 and submitted to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury at a scheduled meeting for the purpose of furnishing the following:

Ouachita Parish Fire Department Training Facility Addition

Complete Bidding Documents for this project are being distributed in electronic form on behalf of the Owner by Centerline BidConnect. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from the Public Plan Room at www.centerlinebidconnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Owner or 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: Centerline - Phone: 504-291- 5738, Email: bidconnect@centerline.co.

LAND 3 ARCHITECT INC PH: 318-348-9753 1900 Stubbs Avenue, Suite A Bill@Land3.com Monroe, Louisiana 71201-5752

Electronic bids can be submitted at to www.bidnetdirect.com//ouachitaparishpolicejury prior to bid closing time. Contractors/Vendors do not pay to register, receive notifications, or submit solicitation responses. Please contact me if you have any questions.

There will be a MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference at 10:00 AM on Friday September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM Ouachita Parish Fire Dept. Fire Training Facility, 1000 New Natchitoches Road, West Monroe, LA 71292. Bids will be accepted only from the Contractors that attend this meeting.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety company or bond issuer as a licensed agent in this State and who is residing in this State. No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, and shall be countersigned by a person who is contracted with the surety company or bond issuer as agent of the company or issuer, and who is licensed as an insurance agent in this State and who is residing in this State, in an amount equal to 100% of the contract amount.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. 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.

Publication Dates: September 10, 2026 September 17, 2026 September 24, 2026

OUACHITA PARISH POLICE JURY