French Branch Pond Expansion - Addendum No. 1

St. Tammany Parish Government is requesting sealed bids for the French Branch Pond Expansion, a construction project involving approximately 47.77 acres of pond and associated drainage infrastructure in Slidell, Louisiana, with bids due October 1, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on September 16, 2026.

Bidders must hold a Louisiana Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction and/or Heavy Construction license classification. The scope includes construction of a stone access road, installation of inlet and outlet concrete structures, subsurface drainage structures, weirs, and headwalls, plus off-site disposal of excavated materials. The project is located east of I-10 between I-12 and Gause Boulevard East.

The contract time for completion is 365 calendar days. The Parish will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder within 45 days of bid opening or may extend by mutual written consent in up to 30-day increments. Bidders must submit a 5% bid guarantee (certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond) and provide evidence of active Louisiana contractor licensure. The successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price and maintain Commercial General Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence / $4,000,000 aggregate), Workers' Compensation, Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000), Pollution Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), and Owners Protective Liability ($3,000,000). Liquidated damages are $500 daily for contracts $0–$250,000, $1,000 daily for $250,000–$1 million, $1,500 daily for $1 million–$5 million, $2,000 daily for $5 million–$10 million, and $3,000 daily for contracts exceeding $10 million.

The mandatory pre-bid meeting is September 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Tammany Parish Government, 21454 Koop Drive, Building B, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Mandeville, Louisiana. Written questions are due no later than September 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Any addenda will be issued by September 28, 2026. Sealed bids are due by 2:00 p.m. on October 1, 2026, at the Department of Procurement, 21454 Koop Drive, Suite 2-F, Mandeville, Louisiana. The project is funded through St. Tammany Parish Government and is dependent upon available funding and approval by designated Parish members.