LA 1 Golden Meadow Striping Improvements

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) is soliciting bids for pavement marking removal and replacement on LA 1 in Lafourche Parish, State Project No. 4400036337, with electronic bids due September 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. This is not designated as a Small Business Element (SBE) Goal Project.

The scope covers removal and replacement of pavement markings over 6.484 miles of roadway from control section limits C.S.L.M. 0.130 to C.S.L.M. 6.614, plus furnishing, installing, maintaining, and removing temporary construction barricades, precast concrete barriers, lights, signals, curb ramp devices, pedestrian audible direction devices, channelizing devices, and signs; providing flaggers; and meeting all traffic control and public safety requirements. Contractors must hold a Louisiana license under LA R.S. 37:2150-2192 for Highway, Streets, Bridge Construction or Limited Specialty Services classification.

The estimated contract value ranges from $100,000 to $250,000 for informational purposes only. Contract time is thirty working days, with a 30-calendar-day assembly period permitted before work commencement. From October 1 through January 31, work must not impede large-scale sugar cane hauling operations, and at least one lane must remain open in both directions of traffic at all times during construction.

Comprehensive insurance is required, including Workers Compensation with minimum $1 million employer liability for maritime exposures and Commercial General Liability with combined single limits per Table 107.2-1 based on contract amount. Payment adjustments are available for asphalt cements, gasoline, diesel fuel, and steel when costs vary more than 5 percent from established base prices, calculated monthly. Purchases related to project work are exempt from sales and use taxes; contractors must obtain a certificate of exemption from the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Bids are submitted and downloaded through www.bidx.com and http://www.dotd.la.gov/cgi-bin/construction.asp. Contractors must complete online bidder registration at wwwsp.dotd.la.gov prior to submission and confirm approval on the "List of Prospective Bidders" before bid submission. The project engineer is Brandon Usey, P.E., and the project manager is Brittany R. Rooney, P.E.