PUBLIC NOTICE - - - NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received until 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at the Scott City Hall Building, 125 Lions Club Road, Scott, Louisiana and shall thereafter be opened and publicly read aloud for: I-10 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD HAROLD GAUTHE DRIVE ABIGAYLES ROW OVERLAY AND RECONSTRUCTION The project will consist of patching, reconstructing and overlaying roads in various locations within the City of Scott. Bids received after the time specified above will not be considered. The Specifications and Documents may be examined at the City Hall building of the City of Scott and may be obtained at the office of Grooms Engineering, LLC, 714 East Kaliste Saloom Road C4, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508 (337-261-0693) upon the payment of $80.00 for each set. Deposits on the first set of documents furnished bono fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten days after receipt of bids. On other sets of documents furnished to bidders the deposit less actual cost of reproduction, will be refunded upon return of the documents no later than ten days after receipt of bids. If the Bidder intends to have the specifications shipped, prior prepaid arrangements must be made with a third party courier or parcel shipping service. No specifications shall be released without the above deposit in receipt at the office of Grooms Engineering, LLC. The Specifications and Documents shall be available until twenty-four (24) hours before the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Bids shall be submitted inside a sealed envelope addressed to City of Scott showing the name of the project as above and the name of the Bidder. Any Bidder submitting a bid in the amount of $50,000.00 or more shall be a licensed contractor in accordance with Louisiana R.S. 37:2150-2164 and shall show the license number on the front of the sealed envelope in which the bid is enclosed. The Bidder shall hold a license with the classification Highway, street and bridge construction or its subclassification - Highway, street and bridge construction Permanent or paved highways and streets (asphalt hot and cold plant mix) as issued by the State of Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors. Bids submitted not in accordance with these requirements shall be rejected and returned unopened to the Bidder. Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form included in the Specifications and the Documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashiers Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Scott, the amount of which is not to be less than five (5) percent of the total bid. This surety shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the contract should it be awarded to him in conformity with the Documents. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the full amount of the contract must be completed upon award of the contract by the successful bidder. No Bidder may withdraw the submitted bid for at least forty-five (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids, except to withdraw bids in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. CITY OF SCOTT, LOUISIANA /s/ Jan-Scott Richard, Mayor /s/ Shelley Gautreau, Clerk Publish: Friday, October 23, 2026 Friday, October 30, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026 204443 Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 3t $152.23