BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) considered bids totaling more than $85 million at its July 29 public bid opening, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal and DOTD Secretary William D. Ankner, Ph.D.
With a bid of $51,314,556.07, Johnson Bros. Corp/F. Miller Joint Venture, Orlando, Fla., was the low bidder on the most expensive job let July 29, a project in Jefferson Parish calling for installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay, installing a concrete girder span bridge and related work to replace the Caminada Bay Bridge on La. 1.
Other projects awarded are listed below by parish(es), description, contractor and bid:
Allen – Asphalt overlay, installing a concrete girder span bridge and related work to replace a bridge on Sonnier Road over the Calcasieu River Relief Canal, Guinn Brothers LLC, Jennings, $320,386.
Avoyelles – Asphalt overlay and related work to replace the Fuqua Crossing Bridge over Bayou Rouge, RCS Contractors Inc., Port Allen, $313,753.80.
Caddo – Asphalt overlay and related work on U.S. 171 from the DeSoto Parish line to Baird Road, Madden Contracting Co. Inc., Minden, $1,984,387.73.
Calcasieu – Installing drainage pipe, concrete sidewalks and related work around Vinton Elementary School, Plus Concrete Inc., New Haven, Mich., $195,457.80.
Catahoula, Concordia – Asphalt overlay, sealing asphalt pavement and related work on the northbound lanes of U.S. 425 from U.S. 65 to Foules, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $1,731,423.63.
Franklin – Asphalt overlay, pavement widening and related work on La. 17 from La. 577 South to La. 860, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $2,788,417.15.
Jackson – Asphalt overlay and related work on La. 148 from La. 34 to 1.7 miles south of La. 34, Diamond B Construction Co. LLC, Alexandria, $708,377.59.
Jackson – Sealing asphalt pavement and related work on La. 505 from U.S. 167 to La. 147, P.R. Parker Company Inc., Shreveport, $295,110.76.
Madison – Asphalt overlay, installing concrete box culverts and related work to replace the Merle Gustafson Road Bridge over Panola Bayou, Dirtworks Inc. of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Miss., $288,453.40.
Natchitoches – Asphalt overlay, installing a concrete slab span bridge and related work to replace the Hart Road Bridge over Bayou Bourbeaux, James Construction Group LLC, Baton Rouge, $442,779.
Orleans – Landscaping and related work along I-10 from U.S. 90 to Read Boulevard, Twin Shores Landscaping and Construction Services Inc., Metairie, $765,264.
Orleans – Asphalt overlay, pavement patching and related work on Leon C. Simon Drive from the London Avenue Canal to Elysian Fields Avenue; on Mirabeau Avenue from St. Bernard Avenue to Elysian Fields Avenue; on Filmore Avenue from St. Bernard Avenue to Elysian Fields Avenue; on St. Bernard Avenue from I-610 to Filmore Avenue; on Paris Avenue from I-610 to Mirabeau Avenue; and on Elysian Fields Avenue from Lakeshore Drive to U.S. 90, RMD Holdings Ltd., Chesterfield, Mich., $18,206,492.65.
Richland – Installing drainage pipe, asphalt overlay and related work on La. 3048 from 3.5 miles north of La. 584 to La. 584, D & J Construction Co. Inc., West Monroe, $2,628,718.84.
Richland – Asphalt overlay, installing concrete slab span bridges and related work to replace bridges on Big Ridge Road and Bess Lake Road, Louisiana Bridge Inc., Farmerville, $518,203.10.
Tangipahoa – Replacing raised pavement markers, pavement striping and related work on various streets in the City of Hammond, Pavement Marking Division of Gulf Industries Inc., Mandeville, $72,174.44.
District 02 – Retainer contract to replace or repair traffic signals damaged during storms in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles and Terrebonne parishes, Diamond Electrical Co. Inc., Baton Rouge, $579,622.
District 03 – Retainer contract to replace or repair traffic signals damaged during storms in Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion parishes, Diamond Electrical Co. Inc., Baton Rouge, $579,622.
District 07 – Retainer contract to replace or repair traffic signals damaged during storms in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes, Diamond Electrical Co. Inc., Baton Rouge, $579,622.
District 61 – Retainer contract to replace or repair traffic signals damaged during storms in Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes, Diamond Electrical Co. Inc., Baton Rouge, $579,622.