Building Demolition Services 2808 Garner St.

The City of Hammond is requesting sealed proposals for building demolition services at 2808 Garner Street, Hammond, Louisiana, with proposals due July 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. — a compressed three-day solicitation window.

The scope requires complete removal of all building structures, foundations, slabs, sidewalks, driveways, and associated debris, site cleanup, and grading. A pre-demolition meeting with the Building Department Director or designee is mandatory before the Notice to Proceed is issued. The contractor must notify the City at least 24 hours before commencing work and complete all demolition within ten calendar days (excluding legal holidays, Sundays, and rain days) from the Notice to Proceed date. Work hours are restricted to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, excluding legal holidays, Sundays, and inclement weather. The use of explosives, weighted balls (pearhead/headache balls), and burning of combustible materials are prohibited.

The contractor bears full responsibility for obtaining all necessary permits, disconnecting utilities per City requirements, properly sealing sewers and laterals at the property line with concrete, transporting all debris to a licensed parish landfill or recycling center, and assuming liability for damage to adjacent structures, curbing, sidewalks, or asphalt. The proposal must include a lump sum price for all labor, materials, equipment, and services.

The contractor must maintain property damage and public liability insurance with minimum limits of $300,000 inclusive of bodily injury and property damage for any single occurrence and file a certificate of insurance before commencing work. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and may reject the procurement entirely if insufficient funds are available or the City chooses not to proceed.

No estimated contract value is disclosed in the solicitation documents.