PUBLIC
NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

The Town of Berwick, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, acting through its Mayor, Duval H. Arthur, Jr., will receive sealed bids.

Sealed bids will be received on November 4, 2026, by the Town of Ber-wick, for Ber-wick Fire Sta-tion, 3225 Third Street, Berwick, Louisiana until 10:00 a.m. (local time). Any bids delivered should be delivered to Newell “ BUBBA” Slaughter, Chief Administrative officer/Town Clerk for the Town of Ber-wick, 3225 Third Street , Berwick, Louisiana, no later than 10:00 a.m. (local time) or electronically submitted at www.centralbidding.com, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of item/items listed below. Bids re- ceived after the time set forth above for opening of bids will not be considered and will be returned un- opened.

After the opening, the bid/bids will be evaluated by the appropriate party/parties and will be presented to the Mayor & Town Council for awarding, rejecting, or holding for further advisement and/or evaluation. This project consists of converting the flat roof to a hip metal roof by installing a metal truss frame and standing seal metal roof panels including adjustments of existing vents and ex- hausts.

Project Name: Roof Conversion for Berwick Central Fire Station

The scope of this project is to install metal truss framing including a standing seam metal roof.

Specifications and proposal forms are on file in the office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Berwick Fire Station, 3225 Third Street, Ber-wick, Louisiana, Louisiana. Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from the office. upon receipt of $150.00 for each set during normal business hours (8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Monday – Friday).

Checks for Bidding Docu-ments shall be made payable to “Town of Berwick”. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 A (1) (e), deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents and deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual cost of reproduction.

Refunds will be made upon return of the documents unmarked and in good condition if within ten days after receipt of bids.

If bids are mailed, they shall be addressed as follows: Mr. Newell “ Bubba” Slaugh-ter, Chief Admin-istrative officer, Town of Berwick, P.O. Box 486, Berwick, Loui-siana 70342. Or electronically submitted at www.centralbidding.com and must arrive no later than 10:00 a.m. (local time).on November 4, 2026. The envelope shall be clearly marked – “Bids” – Roof Conversion for Berwick Central Fire Station.

Please contact Mr. Bubba Slaugh-ter, 985-384-8858, for any clarifications.

A mandatory pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at10:30 a.m. (local time) in the Conference Room, Town Hall , 3225 Third Street, Berwick, Loui-siana 70342.

Evidence of authority to submit a bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (A) (1) (c) and R.S. 39:1594 (C) (4) (d).

Each bidder shall be a licensed Contractor in accordance with La. R.S. 37:2150 -2163 for the classification of GEN-ERAL CON-TRACTING -COMMERCIAL LICENSE – specialty classification of roofing and sheet metal or related classification.

Each Bid/bids shall be accompanied with a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond with Power of At- torney (Money Orders or Letters of Credit WILL NOT be accepted), made payable to the Town of Berwick, in the amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the proposal. Bid Bonds shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently on the U.S department of treasury Circular 570 or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance companies with an A- rating in the latest printing A.M.Best’s Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds. Failure to do so will result in the bid/bids being declared irregular and shall be cause for rejection.

The LOWEST qualified bid will be the one determined to offer the best advantage to the Town of Ber-wick.

Successful bidder shall be re- quired to provide a performance and payment bond upon award of the bid. The Town of Berwick reserves the right to reject bids for just cause in the best interest of the Town of Berwick.

Successful bidders must register with the Town of Berwick and the St. Mary Parish and Use Tax De- partment for tax purposes.

/s/ Duval H. Arthur, Jr.

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Duval H. Arthur, Jr. - Mayor

Town of Berwick

Adv. Oct. 7, 14 and 21, 2026

Cost: $117.00