Building Improvements at Alice M. Harte Charter School

Orleans Parish School Board is soliciting bids on building improvements at Alice M. Harte Charter School located at 5300 Berkley Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana under ITB 26-FAC-0099, with bids due October 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Bidders must hold Louisiana R.S. 37:2150-2163 licensure for Building Construction classification and must comply with Louisiana R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(a). All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to 5% of the base bid and all alternates in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or an OPSB Bid Bond Form from a Louisiana-licensed surety company. The successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount.

Complete bidding documents are available from Mathes Brierre Architects, 201 St Charles Avenue, Suite 2200, New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-2403; contact Steve Faust at sfaust@mathesbrierre.com or 504-586-9303. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. CDT on October 1, 2026 at the project site; attendance is not mandatory, but bidders are encouraged to attend and must confirm familiarity with the project site on their bid forms. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. on October 13, 2026.

Bidders must hold their bids for 30 days after receipt. The project will be financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds; pursuant to Louisiana R.S. 38:2215, OPSB is exempt from the 45-day award requirement and reserves the right to hold bids for an extended period. OPSB reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause and will incur no obligation to the contractor until the contract is fully executed.