Provide all labor, materials, and equipment to remove and replace two (2) air cooled chillers, complete and operational, to replace the existing Trane RTAC 1404 UQ0H UAFN N1TX 1TDL NN0N N10C R0EX N chillers. Any Person Requiring Special Accommodations Shall Notify Chuck Finch of the Type(S) of Accommodation Required Not Less Than Seven (7) Days Before the Bid Opening. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Project Manager Chuck Finch, 1228 Taft Street, Franklinton, LA 70438. Phone (504) 329-5660, E-Mail Address:charles.g.finch.nfg@army.mil. Any Person Requiring Special Accommodations Shall Notify Chuck Finch of the Type(S) of Accommodation Required Not Less Than Five (5) Days Before the Mandatory Pre-bid Conference. Bids Shall Be Accepted Only From Contractors That Attend the Entire Mandatory Pre-bid Conference. All Bids must be accompanied by Bid Security equal to five percent (5%) of the Base Bid and Additional Bid Items (ABI) and must be in the form of a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana, equal to 100% of the Contract amount, including Additional Bid Items (ABI), if required. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of Bids except under the provisions of LA R.S. 38:2214. Electronic Bid Documents may be submitted by Contractors to the Construction & Facilities Management Office by submitting their bid along with their bid security Electronic bids must be submitted so as to be posted prior to 11:00 a.m. CT on Friday, July 28, 2023. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bids for just cause. In accordance with directives and guidance published by Facility Planning and Control, the Louisiana Revised Statutes, the provisions and requirements of those stated in the advertisement for bids and those required on the bid form shall not be waivered. The Louisiana Military Department Deputy Director for Contracting and Purchasing and the State Contracting Officer do not possess authority to waive any informality incidental thereto. The Owner shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract between Owner and Contractor is fully executed. The Louisiana Military Department is a participant in the Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Entrepreneurships Program (the Veteran Initiative). Bidders are encouraged to consider participation.