LA 153: Topy Creek Relief & Drain Bridges

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) is soliciting electronic bids for the LA 153 Topy Creek Relief & Drain Bridges project, with bids opening November 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Electronic bidding through www.bidx.com is mandatory, and prior online bidder registration is required. No bids are accepted after the opening time. Contractors must be licensed under Louisiana R.S. 37:2150-2165 for the Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction classification. The project carries no designated DBE/SBE goal but requires compliance with general DBE/SBE participation obligations.

The attached proposal describes a Federal Aid highway project covering 0.618 miles of LA 153 between Joy Road and Cemetery Road in Bienville Parish. The opportunity's jurisdiction tags list Beauregard Parish and New Orleans City instead. Scope includes clearing and grubbing, removal of four existing bridges, grading, drainage structures, milling and pavement patching, Class II base course with lime treatment, new asphalt concrete pavement, precast concrete piles, and new concrete slab span bridges over Topy Creek Relief and Drain. Build America, Buy America applies to all iron, steel, and manufactured products unless a waiver is granted. Environmental compliance requires a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Louisiana Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit compliance. Insurance requirements include workers compensation with employer liability of at least $1,000,000 for work over water, commercial general liability of $1 million to $5 million per occurrence depending on contract amount, Owner's and Contractor's Protective liability naming LA DOTD as named insured, and business automobile liability.

The estimated cost range is $7.5 million to $10 million. Total contract time is 595 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, including a 90-day assembly period before regular construction operations. Pricing uses unit prices multiplied by actual quantities determined by the engineer at project completion. Payment adjustments apply to Performance Graded asphalt cements, gasoline, diesel fuel, and steel when monthly price indices vary more than 5 percent from base indices set at bid opening. Partial acceptance allows the contractor to request final inspection of completed site portions, after which LA DOTD accepts those portions and relieves the contractor of further responsibility. On-the-job training is available, with an estimated five trainees and 5,000 trainee hours reimbursed. A partnering conference is encouraged but voluntary. Jason Winget is the project engineer, and Valerie Tourres is the project manager.