DPPJ - Cook Creek Road

PROJECT TITLE: DeSoto Parish Police Jury – Road and Drainage Improvements-Cook

Creek Road

RECEIPT OF BIDS. Sealed and electronic bids will be received by the Owner, DeSoto Parish Police

Jury, in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Police Jury Building, 101 Franklin Street, Mansfield,

Louisiana, until 10:00 am, August 26, 2025, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT. Drainage Improvements and overlay of existing roads .

REQUIRED LICENSE. Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction

ENGINEER’S OPCC. $450,000 – 500,000

BIDDING DOCUMENTS. Bidding Documents may be obtained from www.BidExpress.com. If

you have any questions regarding the electronic bidding process, please call Bid Express at 1-888-

352-BIDX(2439). Bidding Documents may also be obtained from:

Ace Digital, LLC

1324 Youree Drive

Shreveport, LA 71101

318-220-8440

DEPOSIT. The deposit for each set of Bidding Documents is $100.00. Checks shall be made

payable to DeSoto Parish Police Jury. Deposit for the first set is fully refundable to all bonafide

prime Bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, bound as issued, and free of marks,

colors or notes, no later than ten days after receipt of bids. The deposit for all other sets of

documents will be refunded 50% upon return of documents as stated above. General contractors

not submitting bids on project will be refunded 50% of the deposit upon return of the bid documents

in the condition and timeframe described above.

BID SECURITY. Bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum

of the base bid and any alternatives and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check,

or bid bond written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, and payable to the

Owner.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 am, on

Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the DeSoto Parish Police Jury Meeting Room. Sign-in will be

between 9:45 am and 10:00 am. Meeting will be closed at 10:00 am. Persons arriving after the

meeting starts will not be allowed to attend the pre-bid conference. Attendance at the pre-bid

conference by an officer, estimator or other individual with knowledge in preparing the bid, is

MANDATORY and will be considered a pre-condition for bidder eligibility.

ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS. Bids shall only be accepted from contractors who are properly licensed

under LA R.S. 37. No bid may be withdrawn after the bid opening except as allowed under the

provisions of LA R.S. 38 and the Bid Documents. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all

bids for just cause in accordance with LA R.S. 38.