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., November 5, 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

Consolidated

Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier

Goodwill Road at Highway 80 - Well #29 (Well #23 Replacement)

Project No. 2026-123

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 either from the public entity or the design professional who prepared such documents. Bid Documents may be obtained from COTHREN, GRAFF, SMOAK ENGINEERING, upon receipt of a deposit in the amount of $100.00 for each set of documents. Deposit for the first set is fully refundable, to all bona fide prime bidders who submit a bid, upon return of the documents in good condition no later than 10 days following receipt of bids. The deposit of all other sets of documents will be refunded 50% upon return of documents as stated above. General Contractors not submitting a bid on the project will be refunded 50% of plan deposit upon return of bid documents within 10 days after receipt of bids. Bidding documents will be available at the address shown below on October 7, 2026.

All inquiries shall be directed to:

DAVID C. WILKINSON, P.E.

COTHREN, GRAFF, SMOAK ENGINEERING, INC.

6305 WESTPORT AVENUE

SHREVEPORT, LA 71129

(318) 687-3732 phone

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 “BID FOR Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Bossier Goodwill Road at Highway 80 - Well #29 (Well #23 Replacement) Project No. 2026-123”

Contractor’s License Number shall also be clearly shown on the outside of the bid envelope.

Each bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID number, as verified on www.sam.gov, prior to submitting bids. Sub-contractors are also required to be registered with sam.gov.

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.

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

October 7, 2026

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