DOTD announces results of Jan. 31 bid letting
Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 12:00:00 AM
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) considered bids totaling more than $39 million at its Jan. 31 public bid opening, according to Gov. Kathleen Blanco and DOTD Secretary Johnny B. Bradberry.

With a bid of $4,757,029.47, F.G. Sullivan Jr. Contractor LLC, Baton Rouge, was the apparent low bidder on the state’s most expensive job, a project in Ascension Parish calling for grading, drainage structures, class II base course, cold planing asphaltic pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, concrete slab span bridge, traffic signalization and related work on La. 44 from approximately one-half mile south of La. 942 to La. 942.

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

Allen – Grading, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on U.S. 190 from the Calcasieu River Bridge to Eighth Street, Bessette Development Corp., Lake Charles, $1,520,727.83.

Allen – Grading, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, cold planing asphaltic concrete and related work on La. 372 (from log mile 0 to log mile 3.69), Prairie Contractors Inc., Opelousas, $860,260.97.

Avoyelles – Cold planing asphaltic pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement overlay, asphaltic surface treatment, pavement patching and related work on La. 29 from La. 115 to La. 1178, D & J Construction Co. Inc.,West Monroe, $788,084.36.

Bienville, Claiborne – Grading, drainage structures, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on La. 154 from I-20 to La. 518, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $2,120,597.28.

Caddo – Grading, in-place cement treated base course (shoulders), cold planing asphaltic pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 173 from I-220 to Roy Road, Best-Yet Builders LLC, Shreveport, $1,272,031.86.

Cameron – Grading, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 82 from Middle Ridge Road to Constance Beach, R.E. Heidt Construction Co. Inc., Westlake, $1,902,300.40.

East Baton Rouge – Grading, drainage structures, concrete walks and related work on U.S. 61 from Monte Sano Avenue to Snipe Street for the Scenic Highway Sidewalks Project, Mack’s Trucking of Independence LLC, Independence, $228,461.38.

East Baton Rouge – Grading, drainage structures, Portland cement concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on phase II of the LSU Pedestrian Bike Path Project, Gutcon Inc., Baton Rouge, $428,299.

LaSalle – Cold planing asphaltic pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, concrete slab span bridge and related work on La. 127 and La. 8 for the Hemps Creek West Bridge replacement, Louisiana Bridge Inc., Farmerville, $613,239.11.

Lincoln – Maintenance mowing, litter pickup and disposal, and tree and brush removal on I-20 from the Bienville Parish line to the Ouachita Parish line, Mid-South Resources Inc., Natchez, Miss., $196,914.45.

Livingston – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic concrete, pavement patching, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay and related work on La. 63 from La. 42 to the south end of the I-12 overpass, Barriere Construction Co. LLC, Franklinton, $1,220,467.27.

Livingston – Maintenance mowing, litter pickup and disposal, and tree and brush removal on I-12 from the East Baton Rouge Parish line to the Tangipahoa Parish line, Louisiana Vegetation Management Inc., Baton Rouge, $177,500.

Morehouse – Asphalt surface treatment and striping on La. 593 from 1.3 miles north of U.S. 425 to U.S. 425, Dreher Contracting Inc., Bastrop, $565,899.40.

Orleans – Cold planing asphaltic concrete, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching, pavement widening and related work on La. 46 from La. 39 (Elysian Fields Avenue) to the St. Bernard Parish line, Barriere Construction Co. LLC, Boutte, $3,796,208.70.

Ouachita – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on U.S. 165 from approximately three miles north of its junction with La. 553 to approximately two miles north of its junction with La. 134 for drainage improvements, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $654,739.67.

Ouachita, Richland – Interstate striping, reflectorized raised pavement markers and related work on I-20 from approximately three miles west of the U.S. 165 overpass to the Richland Parish line, Highway Graphics Inc., West Monroe, $479,015.20.

Richland – Mowing, litter pickup and disposal, and tree and brush removal on I-20 from the Ouachita Parish line to the Madison Parish line, Clark Commercial Services LLC, Rayville, $154,998.   

St. Martin – Building renovations, HVAC installation, mechanical and electrical repairs, installing doors and windows, finishes and related work for the Atchafalaya Rest Area renovations, Cox’s Electrical Contracting & Engineering Inc., Dequincy, $199,500.

Union – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on La. 549 from La. 15 to La. 348, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $2,767,785.40.

Vermillion – Grading, drainage structures, cold planing asphaltic pavement, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, cleaning and resealing pavement joints, pavement patching, pavement widening and related work to add a continuous left turn-lane on La. 14-B from Lyman Street to North Drive, H & S Construction Co. Inc., Broussard, $2,780,336.54.

Vernon – Grading, asphaltic surface treatment, pavement patching and related work on La. 121 from La. 28 to the Rapides Parish line, W.R. Core LLC, Folsom, $1,347,294.08.

Washington – Clearing and grubbing, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, precast prestressed concrete girder spans bridge and related work on the Lee Road Bridge over Thigpen Creek, Glynn W. Leonard Inc., Mount Olive, Miss., $1,362,385.60.

Webster – Cold planing asphaltic concrete, superpave asphaltic concrete overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 159 from approximately one-half mile north of its junction with I-20 to the northbound lanes of U.S. 80, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $321,422.01.

Webster – Grading, drainage structure, class II base course, superpave asphaltic concrete pavement, pavement patching and related work on the Springhill Pedestrian Bicycle Path Project, Benton & Brown LLC, Minden, $288,973.