Sealed bids marked "Sealed Bid - City of Grambling Community Development Block Grant Project for Fiscal Year 2022 to be financed by the State of Louisiana CDBG Program" will be received by the Owner for the construction of the project described as follows: Sealed bids shall be marked as "Sealed Bid - City of Grambling, Water Distribution System Renovations, Community Development Block Grant Project for Fiscal Year 2022 to be financed by the State of Louisiana CDBG Program." All bids must be submitted on the proper bid form. The Contractor shall display his Contractor's license number prominently on the outside of the envelope. Any bids received after the specified time and date will not be considered. The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid Proposal, Form of Contract, Plans Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bonds, and other contract documents may be examined at the office of the Engineer, Shuler Consulting Company, located at 230 Grandview Avenue, Chatham, LA 71226; telephone (318) 249-3030. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. All bidders must sign: (1) the Bid, (2) Certificate of Corporate Principal and Surety, and (3) Bid Bond which always must accompany the bid in the correct amount. A resolution authorizing a representative of the corporation/LLC/sole proprietorship to sign the bid must also accompany the bid. All addendums issued must be acknowledged by the bidder. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities. Such shall be in accordance with State Bid Law. This project shall be tax exempt. Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear acceptable on the U. S. Department of Treasury Circular 570. Each Bidder must have a Louisiana Contractor License for Municipal and Public Works Construction. Each Bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID Number (UEI), as verified online, prior to the beginning of construction. The Contractor shall begin mobilization and procurement of materials within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements. Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations under ADA requirements must contact the City of Grambling no later than (7) days prior to bid opening. IN PARTICULAR, BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THE REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO BE EXECUTED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE BID PROPOSAL. The City of Grambling hereby notifies all offers that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, that Minority Business Enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit offers in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin or disability in consideration for an award. Question Deadline 09/17/2024 Every request for such interpretation should be in writing addressed to Shuler Consulting Company, 230 Grandview Drive, Chatham, Louisiana 71226, and to be given consideration must be received at least five (5) days prior to the date fixed for the opening ofbids