Riverside Park Shoreline Protection – Phase One

The City of Lake Charles, Louisiana is soliciting sealed bids for Phase One of the Riverside Park Shoreline Protection project, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on November 9, 2026 and bids due November 17, 2026. Bidders must be properly licensed Louisiana contractors, and hazardous-materials work requires licensure regardless of amount, while other work requires it for contracts of $50,000.00 or more.

The scope covers restoring approximately 250 linear feet of shoreline near the Riverside Park entrance with stone revetment, installing approximately 100 linear feet of steel sheet pile for bank protection near the gate entrance, and repairing or replacing erosion-damaged decorative black fencing. Associated work includes demolition, site-access work, drainage modifications, concrete pedestrian improvements, and utility adjustments. Bidders must state on the bid form that they have personally inspected and are familiar with the project site.

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond payable to the City of Lake Charles for 5% of the base bid and all alternates. The successful bidder must furnish a performance and payment bond equal to 100% of the contract amount, issued by a surety approved by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service. The contract must be executed within 15 days of the Notice of Award, and no bidder may withdraw a bid within 45 days after the opening date.

The City will award to the lowest responsible bid submitted in compliance with specifications and reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The pre-bid conference takes place November 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Engineer, D.W. Jessen & Associates, LLC, 440 Kirby Street, Lake Charles. Bids are due by 2:45 p.m. daylight savings time on November 17, 2026, submitted through www.bidexpress.com or by mail or hand delivery to the Clerk of Council at City Hall, 326 Pujo Street, 4th Floor, with public opening and reading at 3:00 p.m. central standard time the same day. Contract documents cost $40.00 per set, and electronic copies are available at no cost. Deposits on first sets are refunded in full to bona fide prime bidders who return documents in good condition within 10 days after bid receipt. The project is designated Project No. 2024-745, Capital Project No. 3508.