BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development considered bids totaling over $143 million at its Dec. 14 public bid opening, according to Governor Kathleen Blanco and DOTD Secretary Johnny B. Bradberry.

With a bid of $19,893,959.05, Gilchrist Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, was the apparent low bidder on the state’s most expensive job, a project in Sabine Parish calling for grading, drainage structures, lime treatment, class II base course, Portland cement concrete pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, concrete slab span bridges and related work on U.S. 171, La. 120, La. 1216 and La. 3229 for state routes in Zwolle.

Other projects by parish (es), description, apparent low bidder and bid are as follows:

Ascension – Grading, drainage structures, cement treated base course, cold planing asphaltic pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on La. 427 from La. 73 to the East Baton Rouge Parish line, F.G. Sullivan Jr. Contractor LLC, Baton Rouge, $1,709,607.50.

Bienville – Grading, drainage structures, pavement patching, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement striping and related work U.S. 371 from Ringgold to the Webster Parish line, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $1,322,646.43.

Bossier – Grading, drainage structures, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, concrete slab span bridge and related work on Swan Lake Road Bridge over Flat River, Shiloh Contractors, Inc., Shreveport, $312,130.50. 

Caddo – Grading, class II base course, Portland cement concrete pavement and related work on La. 526 for turn lane addition at La. 1 (Youree Drive), F.J. Burnell, Inc., Shreveport, $98,592.20.

Caddo – Grading, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement and related work on U.S. 171 for turn lanes at Artis Taylor Drive, Best-Yet Builders, LLC, Shreveport, $96,206.55.

Calcasieu – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic pavement, pavement patching and widening, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay and related work on La. 14 from Holmwood north and west to the intersection of La. 397, on La. 14 from Holmwood east to Bell City and on La. 27 from Holmwood south to the intersection of LA 397, Bessette Development Corp., Lake Charles, $3,386,875.09.

Concordia – Grading, drainage structures, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, concrete slab span bridge and related work on the Passman Road Bridge, Ben Allen, Inc., West Monroe, $365,993.50.

East Baton Rouge – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic concrete, full depth pavement patching, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay and related work on La. 67 from La. 3006 to La. 64, F.G. Sullivan Jr. Contractor LLC, Baton Rouge, $2,673,685.83.

Franklin – Grading, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, asphaltic surface treatment, pavement patching and related work on La. 4 from La. 17 to La. 578, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $1,769,311.52.

Franklin – Grading, pavement patching, cold planing asphaltic concrete, asphaltic surface treatment, superpave asphaltic overlay, ultra-thin hot mix asphaltic concrete wearing course and related work on La. 17 from La. 4 to La. 577, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $2,686,256.69.

Lafourche – Grading, cold planing asphaltic concrete, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching and related work La. 648 from the La. 648 spur to La. 20, Barriere Construction Co. LLC, Boutte, $420,971.30. 

Livingston – Clearing and grubbing, grading, drainage structures, pavement patching and widening, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay and related work on La. 1032 from U.S. 190 to Government Street, F.G. Sullivan Jr. Contractor LLC, Baton Rouge, $542,291.55.

Livingston – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete, pavement patching, pavement widening and related work on La. 22 from La. 444 to La. 42, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $1,575,223.46.

Livingston – Grading, cold planing asphaltic concrete, cement treated base course, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 63 from the south end of the I-12 overpass to U.S. 190, Barriere Construction Co. LLC, Covington, $692,290.38.

Natchitoches – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic pavement, asphaltic surface treatment, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 1 from La. 490 to La. 119, Gilchrist Construction Co. LLC, $1,570,465.95.

Richland – Grading, superpave asphaltic concrete, cold planing asphaltic pavement, cleaning and resealing pavement joints, full depth patching, rubblizing pavement and related work on I-20 from Dunn to Delhi, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $9,539,737.26.

Sabine – Grading, concrete slab span bridges and related work for the Weldon Road and Cassel Loop bridges, Shiloh Contractors, Inc., Shreveport, $359,931.00.

St. Mary – Grading, class II base course, cleaning and resealing longitudinal and transverse pavement joints, full depth patching of jointed concrete pavement and related work on La. 83 from La. 319 to La. 182, Barriere Construction Co., LLC, Boutte, $2,011,744.35.

St. Tammany – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic pavement, lime treatment, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching, video detection cameras and related work on U.S. 11, Boh Bros. Construction Co. LLC, New Orleans, $811,299.80.

St. Tammany – Raised pavement markers, plastic pavement striping and related work on I-59 for pavement marking replacement in the north and south bound lanes, Pavement Markings Co., Mandeville, $395,413.00. 

West Carroll – Grading, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, concrete slab span bridge and related work on the Allen Road Bridge over Tiger Bayou, Louisiana Bridge, Inc., Farmerville, $409,523.50.

Statewide – Raised pavement marker replacement and related work on I-10, I-12 and I-210 for a statewide interstate pavement marker replacement project, Pavement Markings Co., Mandeville, $197,813.75.

Statewide – Raised pavement marker replacement and related work on I-20 and I-49 for a statewide interstate pavement marker replacement project, Highway Graphics Inc., West Monroe, $236,596.50.

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