Bids must be prepared and submitted in accordance with Article II: Instruction to Bidders of the specifications below, as amended by the project special provisions, and must include all information required by the proposal. Please be advised if your business is the low bidder for this job, you will not be awarded the project if it is found “Not in Good Standing” for more than twelve months in the Louisiana Secretary of State database.

Bidding proposals are available in Electronic format ONLY.  All Proposals, Letters of Clarification, and Withdrawal Notices will be posted online.

Proposals shall be obtained at District 05 Headquarters Building, 8010 DeSiard St. Monroe, LA 71203 or by contacting the DOTD; Email: [email protected], Phone (318) 342-0234 FAX: (318) 342-0276, or by written requests sent to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, P. O. Box 4068 Monroe, LA 71211. Proposals will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening bids.

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 dropdown 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.  Additionally, plans and specifications may be seen at District 05 Headquarters located at, 8010 DeSiard Street, Monroe, LA, or at the Project Engineer's office.  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 96hours 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 at www.apps.dotd.la.gov/engineering/lettings/ to confirm whether they are the apparent low bidder for any given project.

The Engineer may suspend operations in accordance with 713.08(f).

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.