Roof Replacement

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Office of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North Third Street, Claiborne Office Building, Suite 7-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 04, 2024, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Office Building, Conference Room 1-145. ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: Roof Replacement Nicholson Hall Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 19-671-22-01, F.19002456 Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from

href="http://www.centerlinebidconnect.com" target="_blank">www.centerlinebidconnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Fusion Architects, APC 3488 Brentwood Drive, Suite 101 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Telephone: 225-766-4848 E-mail: biddocs@fusionapc.com All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. THIS IS AN HISTORIC RESTORATION PROJECT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH R.S. 38:2212.5 AND THE RULE PUBLISHED IN VOLUME 19, NUMBER 4 OF THE LOUISIANA REGISTER, DATED APRIL 20, 1993, BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED. Copies of the Contractor's Qualification Statement may be obtained from the same address as the Bidding Documents. Completed Contractor's Qualification Statements will be received by Fusion Architects, APC until 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Prospective Bidders will be notified of their qualification or non-qualification by 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Louisiana State University, Office of Planning, Design, and Construction Building Conference Room, 139 PDC Building, 498 Fieldhouse Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. BIDS SHALL BE ACCEPTED ONLY FROM CONTRACTORS THAT ATTEND THE ENTIRE PRE-BID CONFERENCE. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA. R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). 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. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is financed either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the availability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract Between Owner and Contractor is fully executed. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepreneurships Program. Bidders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/fpc/. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL ROGER E. HUSSER, JR., DIRECTOR https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/fpc/