ADVERTISEMENT

The Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, does hereby advertise for sealed bids and will open same on:

1. Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

2. At the Office of the Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, 3210 Power Centre Parkway, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70607, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. Central Time Zone

3. For the Enos Derbonne Sports Complex Multipurpose Gymnasium VSG# 2542.

4. Contract documents, including drawings and technical specifications, are on file at the office of VSG Architects, 1502 South Huntington Street, Sulphur, Louisiana, 70663, or by calling 337-527- 8137. Complete documents may be obtained from the Project Architect upon deposit of $50.00 for each set of documents. Deposit is fully refundable for the first set of documents to all bona fide prime* bidders upon return of the documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. The deposit of all other set of documents will be refunded fifty percent (50%) upon return of documents as stated above. Electronic form may be obtained from the Project Architect upon a non-refundable $25 fee for this project.

*Prime bidders are defined as licensed Building Contractors bidding this job as such.

5. All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates, and must be in the form of a certified check or cashiers check drawn on a bank insured by the FDIC, or the Bid Bond Form contained in bidding documents, which shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently 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. Bests Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders surplus as shown in the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents, all in accordance with LSA--R.S. 38:2218. No Bid Bond indicates an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.

6. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount, which shall be written by a surety or insurance company currently 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. Bests Key Rating Guide to write individual bonds up to ten percent (10%) of policyholders surplus as shown in the A.M. Bests Key Rating Guide or by an insurance company in good standing licensed to write bid bonds which is either domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents, all in accordance with LSA--R.S. 38:2219.

7. Bids shall be accepted only from contractors who are licensed under LSA--R.S. 37:2150-2165 for the classification of Building Construction. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty- five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LSA--R.S. 38:2214.

8. The Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation/Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause as permitted by LA R.S. 38:2214B. The ability of an entity to reject any bid is applicable only when administered in accordance with the Public Bid Law. In accordance with LSA--R.S. 38:2212B.(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section, and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

9. The Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation/Owner shall incur no obligation to the Contractor/Bidder until the Contract between the Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation/Owner and the Contractor/Bidder is fully executed.

10. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time Zone on site at the job site, located at 7903 Lake Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605.

11. Minority owned firm and small businesses are encouraged to participate. Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact the Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation.

12. Official action on this bid will be taken within forty-five (45) days by the Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, except as may be extended by mutual written consent with the lowest responsible bidder.

13. All bids must be plainly marked and should contain the following on the outside of the envelope:

BID FOR

Enos Derbonne

Sports Complex

Multipurpose

Gymnasium

Sally Fenet, President

Lake Charles

Ward 3 Recreation

Oct 15, 22, 29 3t

2140291

Notice Cost- $383.50