Furnish and Install Flooring as Needed

The City of Kenner, Louisiana is soliciting sealed bids for furnish-and-install flooring services under Sealed Bid No. 26-6979, with bids due August 25, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CST and public opening at 10:00 a.m. the same day. A Louisiana contractor's license is required.

The scope includes modular carpet tiles (Interface Cubic Modular 50 cm x 50 cm, 18 oz or equal), luxury vinyl tile flooring (Interface LVT 3mm Criterion Classic Woodgrain or equal), rubber cove base (ROPPE 4 or equal), carpet edging, floor leveler, and removal of existing carpet and LVT materials. Unit prices are requested for both furnished-and-installed and furnished-only line items, with estimated quantities ranging from 10 to 500 square yards per item. All materials must be new and of current manufacturer specifications unless otherwise stated.

Flooring products must meet NSF/ANSI 140 Gold or Platinum certification, feature 100% solution-dyed nylon fiber, include recycled content where practicable, and carry third-party carbon-neutral certification. The contractor must submit a carpet reclamation plan prioritizing repurposing (if carpet is usable), closed-loop recycling, waste-to-energy, and landfill as a last alternative, and must provide certification of diversion tonnage from the landfill.

The contract value will not exceed $75,000 annually. The effective date is October 25, 2026 through October 24, 2028. Bid security is required for bids of $250,000 or more (5% of the contract price). Performance and payment bonds are required for contracts exceeding $25,000, each at 50% of the contract price. Comprehensive insurance is required: Workers' Compensation, General Liability ($500,000 minimum per occurrence), Auto Liability ($500,000 combined single limits), and Builder's Risk coverage. Questions must be submitted to FinContracts@kenner.la.us no later than five working days prior to bid opening. The City reserves the right to award on a lump-sum or individual-item basis. Invoices must be submitted within 40 days of service completion.