Restroom Additions for Kaplan Elementary School

Vermilion Parish School Board is requesting sealed bids for restroom additions at Kaplan Elementary School (VPSB Bid No. 2026.791) with bids due November 5, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. CST, and a mandatory pre-bid conference on October 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CST at the school site.

All contractors submitting bids of $50,000 or more must be licensed under Louisiana Revised Statutes Chapter 24, Title 37 with the "Building Construction" classification and must display the license number on the sealed bid envelope. Small Business Enterprises, Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and Labor Surplus Area Firms are encouraged to submit bids as prime contractors or subcontractors.

The scope encompasses all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete restroom addition work as designated in the project drawings at Kaplan Elementary School, 608 N Eleazar Avenue, Kaplan, Louisiana 70548. The successful bidder must complete work within 150 calendar days of contract execution, with liquidated damages of $375.00 per day for delays. The contract is awarded on a single lump-sum basis.

Bid security equal to five percent of the base bid and all alternates is required, and the successful bidder must furnish a Performance and Payment Bond. Sealed bids are received in person at the Charles Campbell Curriculum Annex Center Board Room, 216 South Jefferson Street, Abbeville, Louisiana 70510, or electronically through Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Bids are publicly opened and read aloud at the specified time and location. Bidders are subject to compliance with Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act sections, Clean Air and Clean Water Act provisions, and EPA regulations. Official bid documents are available through the Vermilion Parish School Board website at www.vpsb.net/page/2627-bids and Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.