The City of Shreveport in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d-d4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. An acceptable Bid Bond, Cashier's Check, or Certified Check payable to the City of Shreveport, in an amount not less than five (5%) percent of the bid, including additive alternates, must accompany the bid. Negotiable Bid Bonds will be returned to the unsuccessful bidder as soon as possible, or not more than 45 days after the opening of bids. All bonds applicable to this transaction must be accompanied by an original Power of Attorney. An acceptable Performance Bond equal to 100% of the amount of the contract and a 50% Payment Bond and 10% two-year Maintenance Bond will be required of the successful bidder. On any bid submitted in the amount of $50,000 or more, the Contractor shall certify that he or she is licensed under Louisiana Revised Statute 37:2150 et seq. and show his/her license number in the bid and on the envelope or in the designated place in the electronic bid. The licensee shall not be permitted to bid or perform any type or types of work not included in the classification under which his/her license was issued. The bidder's attention is called to the "Equal Opportunity Clause" set forth in the bid documents. Before the contract is awarded the contractor shall pay all taxes, licenses, fees, and other charges which are outstanding and due to the City. Reference the IFB number as shown above. Receive bid notices by email by registering with Bid Sync. PROJECT CLASSIFICATION: Building Construction Designer's Estimate: $2,000,000 Vendors/Contractors may submit responses to IFBs & RFQs electronically or by paper copy. To submit an e-bid, BidSync charges an annual fee. There is also a fee for a digital signature. It takes about two weeks to get a digital signature. Allow additional time to set up the digital signature in Bid Sync. Go to BidSync.com for more information on this. The City of Shreveport reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids for just cause Q & A deadline: Oct 13, 2023 3:00:00 PM EDT