PUBLIC NOTICE - - - ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR BID BID #50016-10366 GREENHOUSE MODIFICATION SOUTHERN UNUVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EXTENSION CENTER BATON ROUGE CAMPUS MAP PROJECT NUMBER 10-256-12 BID OPENING DATE AND TIME: NOVEMBER 16, 2026 @ 10:30 AM Sealed bids will be received by Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the Purchasing Department, 8100 James L. Prestage Drive, PO Box 9543, J. S. Clark Administration Building Annex, South Entrance, First Floor East, Baton Rouge, LA 70813. Bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Southern University Purchasing Department. MAIL, HAND-DELIVER OR ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL TO PURCHASING DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN 10:30 AM-ON NOVEMBER 16, 2026 Electronic submittal: Use link to submit bid online: http://www.sus.edu/bidcertification Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring timely delivery of their bids. The Southern University Purchasing Department is not responsible for any delays caused by bidders chosen means of delivery. Failure to meet the bid deadline submittal date and time shall result in rejection of bid. Architect/Engineer Firm: Map Design Group, LLC Merrel Porche, Jr., President 8282 Goodwood Blvd., Suite W-3 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Email: map@mapgrp.com 225-757-4590 ext. 101 225-205-3050 ALL BID SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDENDA CAN BE OBTAINED BY ACCESSING THE LA STATE PROCUREMENT WEBSITE https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/pubMain.cfm. (Search by bid # 50016-10366) We highly recommend registering your company with Louisiana State Procurement/LAPAC Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference & Site Visit: October 29, 2026 @ 10:30 AM Conference & Site Visit Location: Physical Plant Building (Southern University Baton Rouge Campus) Physical Plant Department Benjamin H. Kraft Building-515 James L. Hunt Street Southern University Campus Baton Rouge, LA 70813 Site Telephone No. 225-771-4741 or 225-771-6241 Participants shall be in attendance by 10:30 a.m. and sign sheet provided by the Purchasing Department. Bidders must visit the site and be familiar with the local conditions under which the work is to be performed. No additional compensation will be granted because of unusual difficulties, which may be encountered in the execution of any portion of the work. Inquiries will be accepted until November 4, 2026 by 10:30 AM. Inquiries shall be submitted to Linda Antoine at linda_antoine@subr.edu Responses to inquiries will be posted on LAPAC-LA State Procurement website on November 10, 2026 by 5:00 PM Any person requiring special accommodation should notify the Purchasing Office of the type(s) of accommodation required not less than seven (7) days before the bid opening date. Additional contact is Henry Thurman, Southern University Safety Department at henry_thurman@subr.edu or 225-771-2413 or 771-4741. 5% Security All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five (5%) percent of the sum of the base bid and all alternates if applicable and must be in the form of a certified/official check, cashiers check or bid bond, made payable to Southern University and A & M College. Surety represents that it is listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies and that is listed thereon as approved for amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates itself in this instrument. No bid bond indicating an obligation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable. Performance & Payment Bond Successful Proposer shall be required to furnish a performance (surety) bond. The amount will be determined during contract negotiations for the period the contract is in effect. The Bond should be made payable to Southern University. Any performance bond furnished 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-:VI rating or higher in the latest printing of 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. No surety or insurance company shall write a performance bond which is in excess of the amount indicated as approved by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list or by a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with an A-:VI rating by A.M. Best up to a limit of 10 percent of policyholders' surplus as shown by A.M. Best; companies authorized by this Paragraph who are not on the treasury list shall not write a performance bond when the penalty exceeds 15 percent of its capital and surplus, such capital and surplus being the amount by which the company's assets exceed its liabilities as reflected by the most recent financial statements filed by the company with the Department of Insurance. In addition, any performance bond furnished shall be written by a surety or insurance company that is currently licensed or authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana. The bond must be received within twelve (12) working days from the date of notification. Bidders shall include the following envelopes of choice: companys name, address, Louisiana contractors license number, bid number, bid opening date and time. Bids may be withdrawn by written, telegraphic fax notice or email and received at the address or email address designated in the Invitation to Bid prior to the time set for bid opening, as recorded by date stamp at the Purchasing Office. Bids received after closing time will be returned unopened. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212(a)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594(c)(2)(d). The Southern University System is a participant in the Louisiana for the Small Entrepreneurships Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Louisiana Initiative for Veterans and Service-Connected Disabled Veterans-Owned Business Small Entrepreneurships. Bidders are encouraged to consider participation. A list of certified vendors and additional information can be obtained from website http://www.ledsmallbiz.com. Potential participants may also register at this website. Any questions concerning bid documents, please contact Mary Jane Spruel, Assistant Director of Purchasing at (225) 771-2800 or email to maryjane_spruel@subr.edu and the Architect Firm. 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. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). The University reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any informalities incidental thereto. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of 72000000 Building & Construction, 72130000 General Building Construction, 712136000 Commercial or Industrial Construction. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY & A&M COLLEGE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Linda A. Antoine, Director of Purchasing DATE ADVERTISED OCTOBER 20, 2026 204173-oct 20-1t