Bids shall be addressed to the St. John the Baptist Parish Purchasing and Procurement. Bid envelopes shall be sealed, display the name and address of the bidder, and be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope St. John Hurricane Ida Damage Repairs to Sewer Lift Stations in LaPlace. Any bids received after the specified time and date will not be considered. Questions and comments regarding this Bid must be submitted in writing to St. John the Baptist Parish, Purchasing & Procurement Department, ATTN: Peter Montz, 1811 West Airline Highway, LaPlace, LA 70068 or via e-mail to p.montz@Stjohn-la.gov no later than August 4, 2023 10:00 A.M. local time. The Parish reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bid and to waive any irregularities or informalities incidental thereto, and to accept any bid, which the Parish feels serves its best interest. Such action will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statues. Any person with disabilities requiring Special Accommodation must contact the St. John the Baptist Parish Council Office at (985) 652-9569 no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening. Participation by minority and female owned business, as well as businesses located in this Parish, is encouraged. Parish shall have the right to reject or accept any BID or offer at its sole discretion. The Parish reserves the right to terminate this BID at any time prior to contract execution. Each bid must be accompanied by cashiers check or certified check of the bidder, or a bid bond, duly executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company approved by the Owner, in the amount of 5 percent of the bid made payable to the Owner. Such cashiers checks, certified checks, or bid bonds will be returned to all except the three lowest bidders within three days after the opening of bids, and the remaining cashiers checks, certified checks, or bid bonds will be returned promptly after the Owner and the accepted bidder have executed the contract, or, if no award has been made within 45 days after the date of the opening of bids, upon demand of the bidder at any time thereafter, so long as he has not been notified of the acceptance of his bid. The successful bidder will be required to file a performance bond in the full amount (100-percent) of the contract price for the full period of the contract and a payment bond in the full amount (100-percent) of the contract price for the full period of the contract. No prior, current, or post-award verbal conversation or agreement(s) with any officer, agent, or employee of the Parish shall affect or modify any terms or obligations of this BID, or any contract resulting from this procurement. Bidder must agree to fully complete the project within 180 consecutive calendar days thereafter. Bidder must agree to pay as liquidated damages the sum of $500 for each consecutive calendar day thereafter until acceptance as hereinafter provided. The Parish reserves the right to revise any part of the BID by issuing an addendum to the BID at any time in accordance with relevant Louisiana Revised Statutes. Issuance of this BID in no way constitutes a commitment by the Parish to award a contract. The Parish reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or part, all BIDs submitted, and/or cancel this announcement if it is determined to be in the Parishs best interest. All materials submitted in response to this announcement become the property of the Parish, and selection or rejection of a submittal does not affect this right.