West Interstate Drive and Walmart Drive Roadway Improvements

The City of Jennings, Louisiana is soliciting unit-price bids for roadway improvements to West Interstate Drive and Walmart Drive in Jefferson Davis Parish, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on October 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and bids due electronically on November 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Bidders must hold a commercial contractor's license classified as "Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction."

The work includes a new lane adjacent to the existing roadway, drainage improvements, and milling and overlay of the existing roadway. It is broken into approximately 45 unit-price line items, including clearing and grubbing, pavement removal, excavation, drainage pipe installation, curbing, asphalt and concrete paving, and pavement markings, with estimated quantities provided. Bid security equals five percent of the maximum bid price in the form of a bid bond. Performance and payment bonds equal to the contract price are required. Contractors must carry workers' compensation, general liability of $1 million per occurrence, automobile liability, a $5 million umbrella, and Owner's Contractor Protective Liability insurance, with the City of Jennings named as additional insured. The successful bidder must execute the contract and furnish bonds and insurance documentation within 10 days of the Notice of Award. Subcontractor listings are due within ten days of bid opening, which is held publicly at Jennings City Hall. The project is exempt from state sales and use taxes under Exemption No. 1313097-001.

The Project Manual bidding package, posted October 23, 2026, contains the required attestations on criminal convictions, employee verification of legal work status, and non-collusion affidavits.