St. Tammany and Washington Ditch Cleaning

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) District 62 Design Office is soliciting sealed paper bids for ditch cleaning and temporary traffic control along LA 433 and LA 21 in St. Tammany and Washington parishes, with bids due June 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Paper bids only — electronic submissions are not accepted.

Eligible bidders must hold Louisiana contractor licenses for Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; Heavy Construction; Earthwork, Drainage, and Levees; or Culverts and Drainage Structures. Work includes furnishing, installing, maintaining, and removing temporary traffic control measures; installing temporary pedestrian facilities (curb ramp devices, audible direction devices, longitudinal channelizing devices); and performing ditch cleaning. All work must comply with the 2026 Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. No lane closures are permitted on LA 433 between 7:00–9:00 a.m. and 2:00–4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

The estimated project cost ranges from $500,000 to $1,000,000. Contract completion is required within 65 working days following a 30-calendar-day assembly period. The work is not designated for payment adjustments for asphalt cements, fuels, or steel. A bid bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount is required. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance including Workers Compensation ($1,000,000 employer liability for work over water), Commercial General Liability, Owner's and Contractor's Protective (OCP) liability, and Business Automobile Liability; DOTD reimburses actual OCP insurance costs without markup. Sales and use taxes are exempt for project-related purchases. The contractor must assign an authorized Traffic Control Supervisor and may assign Traffic Control Technicians. The project engineer is Brett Pounds (985-893-6223) and the project manager is Jennifer Branton.