Sealed bids will be received by the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board, Attention: Stephen Langlois, 337 Napoleon Street, New Roads, LA 70760 or place electronic bids at www.centralbidding.com until 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at which time and place the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids received after the above specified time will not be considered.
Project No. 22008
Pointe Coupee Parish School Board New Central Office
Description of work:
New 13,000 SF school board office building for Pointe Coupee Parish School Board.
Add. Alternates:
#1 – If accepted, work shall include concrete rear parking in lieu of crushed aggregate surfacing, electric operated vehicular gate with card access
#2 – If accepted, work shall include Illuminated monument signage with masonry structure.
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and without deposit from www.centralbidding.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at:
Mougeot Architecture
10343 Siegen Lane, Suite 7A
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 767-1717
dclarke@mougeotarchitecture.com
All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 8777 Morganza Hwy, New Roads, LA 70760
Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any all bids for just cause. In accordance with LA. R.S. 38.2212 (A) (1) (b), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.
Bids must be submitted on forms provided by the Owner. Envelopes containing bids and bid guarantee must be sealed, marked with the project name, and with the Contractor’s name as it appears on the License and Louisiana Contractor’s license number on the outside of the envelope.
All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to five (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid Bond form written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety’s agency or attorney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U. S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates itself in the Bond or must be Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A – rating in the latest printing of the A. M. 2009.
Best’s Key Rating Guide. If surety qualified by virtue of its Best’s listing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key rating Guide. The bid Bond shall be in favor of the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board and shall be accompanied by appropriate power of attorney. No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than five (5%) by any method is acceptable.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. Surety must be listed currently on the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Management Service List (Treasury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the contract amount or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana residents. If surety is qualified other than by listing the policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000. However, a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A – rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the contract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial statements filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The Bond shall be signed by the surety’s agent or attorney-in-fact.
Kim Canezaro, Superintendent
Pointe Coupee Parish School Board cost $204
