ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SEALED BIDS will be received in the office of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury at 100 Bry Street, Monroe, Louisiana, on or before 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2026, and that the same will be opened, read aloud and tabulated in the office of Ouachita Parish Police Jury, at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2026, and submitted to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury at its next scheduled meeting, for the purpose of furnishing the following:

Sewer Lift Station “N” Force Main Replacement

Along Washington St. from New Natchitoches Rd. to Edwards Rd. Ouachita Parish Police Jury

L&A, Inc. Project No. 15E040.01

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the office of Lazenby & Associates, Inc., located at 2000 North 7th Street, West Monroe, LA 71291 at ten (10:00) o’clock A.M. local time, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

The Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents shall be examined and procured at the office of the Engineer, Lazenby & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors, 2000 North Seventh Street, West Monroe, Louisiana 71291. A deposit of Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($50.00) plus shipping and mailing costs will be required for each set of documents. In accordance with R.S. 38:2212(D), deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents; deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual costs of reproduction. Refunds will be made upon return of the documents in good condition within ten days after receipt of bids.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check, certified check or acceptable Bid Bond payable to Ouachita Parish Police Jury in the amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid amount as a guarantee that, if awarded the Contract, the Bidder will promptly enter into a contract and execute such bonds as may be required. Each bid shall also be accompanied by a Corporate Resolution or written evidence of the authority of the person signing the bid for the public work as prescribed by LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). Electronic bids will be received via www.bidnetdirect.com prior to bid closing time.

The successful bidder must submit executed copies of the Non-Collusion Declaration, Attestation Clause, E-Verify Affidavit and Firearm Certification within ten (10) days of the bid opening. These items may be submitted with the bid.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond for the full amount of the Contract in accordance with Article 5 of the General Conditions. In addition, the successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Labor and Material Payment Bond for the Contract in accordance with Article 5 of the General Conditions.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, as provided for in LA R.S. 38:2214(B).

The engineer of record classifies the project as Municipal and Public Works Construction in accordance with LA R.S. 37:2156.1.

September 21, 2026 Date

Publication Dates:

October 1, 2026, October 8, 2026, & October 15, 2026

OWNER: Ouachita Parish Police Jury

BY:

/s/ Shane Smiley Shane Smiley, President