Billy Goat Road Over Palmers Branch

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is soliciting bids on a federal-aid highway construction project involving clearing, grubbing, timber bridge removal, grading, precast concrete pile installation, and concrete slab span bridge construction on Billy Goat Road over Palmers Branch in East Feliciana Parish, with electronic bids due August 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. through www.bidx.com. The project is subject to Build America/Buy America provisions requiring all iron, steel, and manufactured products to be produced in the United States unless a waiver is granted — a decision-flipping compliance requirement.

The scope spans 0.074 miles on a local, non-NHS route and includes removal of the existing timber bridge structure, site grading, precast concrete piling, and concrete slab span bridge construction with related work shown in project plans. Specialty items requiring sublet approval are bridge removal, guard rail components, and fence work. Prior electronic bidder registration is required. The contractor must hold appropriate Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction licensing and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage (Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability, Owner's and Contractor's Protective Liability, and Business Automobile Liability) with amounts based on initial contract value per Table 107.2-1. Contractors must submit detailed shop drawings, transportation plans, and erection plans sealed by a registered Louisiana professional engineer prior to construction.

The estimated contract value is in the range of $1.0 million to $2.5 million. Work must be completed within seventy working days after a ninety calendar day assembly period from Notice to Proceed. Payment adjustments apply to Performance Graded asphalt cements, gasoline, diesel fuel, and steel when costs vary more than 5 percent from established base prices. Mandatory electronic payroll submission using AASHTOWare Civil Rights & Labor Software is required. The Project Engineer is Dane LeCoq and the Project Manager is Joseph Brown.