Charlie St Extension

St. Tammany Parish Government is procuring construction services for the Charlie St Extension project (Bid #26-29-2, Project EN25000058), a full roadway construction initiative extending Charlie Street to Three Rivers Road in the parish south of Covington, Louisiana, between Three Rivers Road and 5th Avenue west of Highway 190. The scope of work includes subsurface drainage and open ditch installation, earthwork and base course preparation, new asphalt concrete paving, signage, and striping, with all work required to conform to the 2016 Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. Qualified bidders must demonstrate commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, business automobile liability coverage of $1,000,000, workers' compensation insurance as required by state law, and pollution liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate; additionally, contractors must comply with Louisiana prevailing wage requirements and state licensing laws. Sealed bids are due by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with public bid opening occurring at that same time. The inquiry deadline is June 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST, and the addendum deadline is June 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST. The contract time is limited to 60 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with the award to be made to the lowest responsible bidder within 45 calendar days of bid opening, and the successful bidder must execute the agreement and deliver required bonds within 20 days of Notice of Award. Bid documents are available through Bid Express and LaPAC platforms.

A bid guarantee of five percent of the total bid amount is required, submitted as either a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond from an approved surety company, and a performance and payment bond equal to 100 percent of the contract price is required prior to contract execution. Liquidated damages are assessed on a tiered scale based on contract value: $500 daily for contracts valued $0–$250,000, $1,000 daily for $250,000–$1 million, $1,500 daily for contracts exceeding $1 million to $5 million, $2,000 daily for $5–$10 million, and $3,000 daily for contracts exceeding $10 million. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation to disadvantaged enterprises or other organizational classifications are identified in the procurement documents. No incumbent contractors or existing technology integration requirements are referenced in the available materials. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the bid documents provided.