Letting of 2/12/2019 in District 07 - Lake Charles

Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds for the following project will be downloaded by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Paper bids and paper bid bonds will not be accepted. Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds must be submitted through www.bidx.com prior to the electronic bidding deadline. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., all bids will be downloaded and posted online at http://wwwapps.dotd.la.gov/engineering/lettings/. No bids are accepted after 10:00 a.m.

The estimated cost range is for informational purposes. The bid prices received from bidders will be evaluated based on the actual estimate value, which will be published at bid opening, for award determination.

Bids must be prepared and submitted in accordance with Section 102 of the 2016 Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges as amended by the project specifications, and must include all information required by the proposal.

All parties interested in bidding on this project must register with Mr. Zachary Bonin at (337) 437-9227 or by e-mail at Zachary.Bonin@la.gov.

First time bidders who have not bid on LA DOTD work must register as a new vendor prior to bidding any work with the Department. The New Vendor Registration site may be accessed via the Internet at wwwsp.dotd.la.gov. From the LA DOTD home page, select the following link options: BUSINESS Working With DOTD, then Project Letting Info., found below, then Online Bidder Registration. On the Bidder Registration Log In page,

Construction proposal information may be accessed via the Internet at wwwsp.dotd.la.gov.  From the LA DOTD home page, select the following options: BUSINESS Working With DOTD, then Project Letting Info.  Once the Construction Letting Information page appears, find the Notice to Contractors box.  From the drop down menu, select the appropriate letting date and press the “Go To” button to open the page, which provides a listing of all projects to be let and a Construction Proposal Documents link for each project. All project specific notices are found here.  It will be the responsibility of the bidder to check for updates.  Upon request, the Project Engineer will show the project site.

All questions concerning the plans shall be submitted via the Electronic Plans Distribution Center known as Falcon.  All submitted questions will be forwarded by email to the Project Manager and the Project Engineer. Questions submitted within a period of 96 hours prior to the advertised time for the opening of bids, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and any other legal holidays, may not be answered prior to bidding.  Falcon may be accessed via the Internet at wwwsp.dotd.la.gov.  From the home page, select BUSINESS Working With DOTD, then select Project Letting Info.  On the Construction Letting Information page, select the link, DOTD Plans Room (Falcon); Login to Falcon (or request an ID if a first-time user).  Once logged in, you will have access to view Project Information, submit a question concerning the project, and view the plans.  To avoid any suggestion that a potential bidder is using the Falcon system to communicate with other potential bidders, DOTD will not post any question or any statement of fact or opinion not made for the purpose of seeking clarification of plans and/or specifications.  Any non-questions posted on falcon will be limited to the statement of an issue considered unresolved by a previous DOTD response.

Bidders assume the responsibility for accessing the Apparent Bid Results and final Bid Results on the Construction Letting Information web page located atwwwapps.dotd.la.gov/engineering/lettings/ to confirm whether they are the apparent low bidder for any given project.  The award of the contract will be electronically submitted to the successful low bidder on each project.

The U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) operates a toll free "Hotline" Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.  Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should call 1-800-424-9071.  All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected.