DOTD announces results of Aug. 27 bid letting
Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 2:40:20 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) considered bids totaling more than $140 million at its Aug. 27 public bid opening, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal and DOTD Secretary William D. Ankner, Ph.D.

With a bid of $86,200,000.52, Austin Bridge & Road LP, Irving, Texas, was the apparent low bidder on the most expensive job let Aug. 27, a project in East Baton Rouge Parish calling for installing drainage pipe, concrete overlay, concrete girder bridges and related work to widen I-10 from the I-10/I-12 split to Siegen Lane.

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

Acadia – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 13 from South Court Circle to Northern Avenue, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $1,065,709.70.

Avoyelles – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 115 from La. 29 to La. 1188, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $2,329,987.11.

Beauregard – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on U.S. 171 from 0.2 miles north of La. 26 to La. 112, R.E. Heidt Construction Co. Inc., Westlake, $558,283.48.

Caddo – Installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay and related work to build a turn lane on U.S. 71 from just north of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to just south of the U.S. 71/La. 1 split, Specialty Trackhoe & Dozer Service Inc., Shreveport, $280,226.62.

Calcasieu – Asphalt overlay, concrete overlay, pavement patching, weigh-in-motion system installation and related work at the Toomey weigh station on I-10, Interstate Improvement Inc., Fairbault, Minn., $4,321,056.20.

Catahoula – Sealing asphalt pavement, replacing guard rail and related work on La. 8 from the Ouachita River Bridge to La. 913, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $1,133,189.85.

East Baton Rouge – Clearing and grubbing, and related work on La. 3245 from I-12 to U.S. 190, RCS Contractors Inc., Port Allen, $227,922.50.

Franklin, Tensas – Sealing asphalt pavement and related work on La. 4 from the Caldwell Parish line to 2 miles east of the Caldwell Parish line; on La. 4 from La. 128 to La. 572; and on La. 4 from the Tensas Parish line to U.S. 65, Vance Brothers Inc., Kansas City, Mo., $1,925,624.36.

Jefferson – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 18 from West Drive to U.S. 90, Barriere Construction Co. LLC, Boutte, $1,587,724.

Jefferson, Orleans – Replacing raised pavement markers, pavement striping and related work on I-10 from Clearview Parkway to I-510, Stripe-A-Zone Inc., Grand Prairie, Texas, $941,312.50.

Natchitoches – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 3191 from Julia Ann Road to La. 1, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $724,620.90.

Natchitoches – Installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on La. 117 from La. 120 to La. 6, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $1,201,089.16.

Red River – Installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on U.S. 84/U.S. 371 from La. 1 to 0.1 mile west of the Red River Bridge, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $738,096.20.

St. James, St. John the Baptist – Installing signs and related work on I-10 from the east end of the Blind River Bridge to the St. Charles Parish line, Alpha Service and Products Inc., Frierson, $1,057,397.20.

Tangipahoa – Installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay and related work on U.S. 51 from La. 442 to La. 16, and on La. 442 from the east end of the I-55 overpass to U.S. 51, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $2,818,241.81.

Tangipahoa – Installing lighting and related work at the Baptist weigh station on I-12, Diamond Electrical Co. Inc., Baton Rouge, $784,191.95.

Webster – Installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on U.S. 371 from the Bienville Parish line to the Brushy Creek Bridge, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $2,089,963.70.

Winn – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on U.S. 84 from U.S. 167 to La. 124, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $992,075.02.