Mitigation of Outfall Canal Erosion London Avenue Canal Phase 1 (Gentilly Blvd. to Mirabeau Ave. )

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East is requesting sealed bids for erosion mitigation work on the London Avenue Canal between Gentilly Boulevard and Mirabeau Avenue (Project No. O2150176), with bids due August 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time at 6920 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans. Contractors must hold a valid Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors license in Heavy Construction, Municipal and Public Works Construction, or Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction classification at the time of bid opening for this project valued at fifty thousand dollars or more.

The scope encompasses furnishing all labor, material, and equipment for construction of erosion mitigation measures along the London Avenue Canal in Orleans Parish and New Orleans City. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for July 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the same address, with a non-mandatory site visit available for interested bidders.

The project carries a requirement that a minimum of 60% of total contract work be performed by the prime contractor at the construction site or within its own facilities using its own employees. Disadvantaged business enterprises, small business enterprises, and women's business enterprises participation requirements apply.

Bid security equal to 5% of total contract cost must accompany all bids, submitted as certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond issued by a Louisiana-licensed surety company. The successful bidder will furnish a performance bond equal to 100% of the total contract amount. Bids must comply with Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 38:2212. Complete bidding documents and specifications are available from Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 3050, New Orleans, for fifty dollars per set (non-refundable), or in electronic format through www.floodauthority.org or https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/. Refundable deposits on the first set are available to bona fide prime bidders upon document return within ten days of bid receipt. The opinion of probable construction costs will be announced at bid opening.