Plantation Drive Drainage Improvements Phase 1

The City of New Iberia is requesting sealed bids for Plantation Drive Drainage Improvements Phase 1 under a unit-price solicitation, with bids due July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a voluntary pre-bid conference on July 16 at 2:00 p.m. at City Hall.

Bidders must hold a valid Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2150-2163 municipal and public works construction license at the time bidding documents are requested, with the license number displayed on both the bid form and envelope. This is the controlling eligibility requirement.

The scope covers furnishing and installation of drainage improvements in and around the Plantation Drive area. No segregated bids are accepted; work is advertised on a unit-price basis. Bidding documents are available for viewing, download, and online submission through www.centralbidding.com or in hard-copy or CD format from Staples Engineering and Consulting, LLC at 2617 Northside Road, Suite 300, New Iberia, Louisiana. Hard-copy document sets require a $100 deposit, fully refunded upon return of documents in clean working order within ten days of bid receipt; CD versions are provided at no cost.

Each bid must be accompanied by bid security of at least five percent of the bidder's maximum bid price in the form of a certified check or bid bond payable to the City of New Iberia under LA R.S. 2218, along with an executed Certificate as to Corporate Principal and Corporate Resolution. Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately following the 2:00 p.m. closing time on July 23. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. Bidding documents will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to bid opening.