The bidder shall agree to fully complete the selected Bid within 120 calendar days. Hard copy proposals sub-mitted shall be placed in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the project name and name, business address, and Louisiana Contractors license number of the bidder on the outside. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at Pivotal Engineering LLC 1515 Poydras St. Suite 1150 New Orleans, LA 70112. Phone (504) 799-3653. Attention: Yoseph Shifare, P.E., Project Director. E-Mail Address yshifare@pivotaleng.com. Bids or amendments to bids received after the time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Any bidder, regardless of whether bid is apparent low or not, whose bid contains patently obvious, unintentional, and substantial mechanical, clerical, or mathematical errors, who desires to withdraw its bid shall deliver to the Program Manager clear and convincing sworn, written evidence of such errors within forty-eight (48) hours after the time when bids are due for bid opening excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check, or bidders bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of bid and shall be made payable to the City of Baton Rouge. Performance and Payment Bonds for the construction is required upon execution of the contract equal to one hundred percent (100%) of said contract amount. There is no Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal set for this solicitation, but the BRMA encourages the use of DBEs certified under the Louisiana Unified Certification Program. The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to disqualify any bidder, to the fullest extent allowed by law. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212, the provisions and requirements of law, those stated in this Advertisement for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. Bid Open October 17, 2023 Beginning at 2:00 p.m. all electronic bids will be downloaded and read aloud along with paper bids received, if any, at Room 806, City Hall immediately thereafter. Bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to be present or via teleconference. Teleconference Call-in Information. Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # button) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network traffic (use the same Access Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Dallas) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Denver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jacksonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065