The Onvia Guide – Disaster Contracting Center Edition

July 11, 2008

Vol. 14 No. 136

This edition of the Onvia Guide contains current disaster-related government contracting opportunities including, government bids, government RFPs, advanced notices on government contracts, and government award information issued by federal, state, and local government agencies.

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Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs

3 Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota

Construction - Educational Buildings

2 Alabama, Indiana

Construction - Marine - Harbors, Jetties, Piers, Ship Terminal Facilities

1 Mississippi

Construction - Public Safety and Correctional Facilities

1 Louisiana

Construction - Railroad, Rapid Transit

1 North Dakota

Construction - Water Supply, Sewer, Well Drilling, Treatment, Distribution and Disposal

1 Alabama

Roadway, Railway, and Parking Supplies

1 Mississippi

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Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs

Louisiana

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Bid

Project Name	Stabilization of the 1917 Cadillac, Jackson Barracks Military Museum
Owner	Louisiana Military Department
Location	PINEVILLE, LA
Zip Code	71359
County	RAPIDES, LA
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Sharon Pugh	Business Builder
Buyer Phone	(318) 641-3276	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Submittal Date	08/12/2008
Guide Ref Num	8176511 - 07/10/2008

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

The Military Department, State of Louisiana hereby calls for Sealed Bid Proposals for Stabilization of the 1917 Cadillac, Jackson Barracks Military Museum, Camp Beauregard, Pineville, LA until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. A scope of work has been developed by FEMA for stabilization of the 1917 Cadillac, which was under 13 feet of Hurricane Katrina flood waters at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, LA for three weeks. A non-mandatory pre-bid viewing of the stabilization and scope of work documents can be arranged by contacting the Museum Curator, Mrs. Sherrie Pugh, 318-290-5201, 318-641-3274 or at 718 E Street (Building 718), Camp Beauregard, Pineville, LA 71360 to set up a viewing date. Prospective bidders are encouraged to obtain and review the documents so that they can make proposals based on what FEMA has approved. Sealed bid proposals will be received by the Louisiana Military Department, delivered by mail or by hand to Mrs. Sherrie Pugh, 718 E Street, Camp Beauregard, Pineville, LA 71360-3737 not later than 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at which time they will be opened by the State Contracting Officer at Building 718, Camp Beauregard The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of Bids. The Louisiana Military Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Categories:	Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs, Construction - Renovation, Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation
Locations:	Louisiana

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Mississippi

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Bid

Project Name	Repairs to City Hall Interiors
Owner	City of Gulfport
Location	GULFPORT, MS
Zip Code	39501
County	HARRISON, MS
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	City Hall	Business Builder
Submittal Date	08/07/2008	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	07/24/2008
Guide Ref Num	8186889 - 07/11/2008

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

Sealed bids for "City of Gulfport Hurricane Katrina Permanent Repairs" to City Hall Interiors, 2309 15th Street, Gulfport, Mississippi, will be received by the City of Gulfport at Gulfport City Hall, 2309 15th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501, until Ten O'clock AM Central Daylight Savings Time, August 7, 2008, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Single stipulated sum bids will be received for all work required by the Contract Documents in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Copies of the Project Manual and Drawings may be obtained from the office of Genzer-WHL Architects, 2550 Marshall Rd, Suite 200, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, upon payment of a deposit of $150.00 per set. Deposit is refundable in full to bidders who return the documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid date. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the Gulfport City Hall at 1:00 P.M. on July 24, 2008. The City of Gulfport reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities if deemed in the best interest of the City of Gulfport. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders shall comply with law of the State of Mississippi requiring Certificate of Responsibility. Resident contractors shall, in accordance with laws of the State of Mississippi, be granted preference over nonresidents in the award of this contract in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by the laws of the state of domicile of the nonresident. A non-resident contractor shall attach to his proposal a copy of his resident state's current law pertaining to such state's treatment of non-resident contractors. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Amelia S. Bordeaux, City Clerk City of Gulfport

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Categories:	Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs, Construction - Renovation, Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation
Locations:	Mississippi

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North Dakota

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Bid

Project Name	Northwood Museum Repairs
Owner	City of Northwood
Location	NORTHWOOD, ND
Zip Code	58267
County	GRAND FORKS, ND
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	City Hall	Business Builder
Submittal Date	07/29/2008	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	07/22/2008
Guide Ref Num	8161458 - 07/08/2008

Project: Northwood Museum Repairs 504 Washington Ave, Northwood, ND ArchitectÕs Project Number: 2008-03 Owner: City of Northwood PO Box 397, Northwood, ND 58267 Phone: 701-587-5370 Bids Close: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. CDST Bids received after the designated time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. It is the bidderÕs responsibility to see that mailed or delivered bids are in the hands of the Owner prior to bid opening. Bid Place: Northwood City Hall, 12 N Raymond St, Northwood ND 58267 By: Hepper Olson Architects, Ltd., 2617 S. Columbia Road * Suite 3, Grand Forks, ND 58201 Phone: 701-746-6820, Fax: 701-746-6829 Outline of Project: Repairs to the Northwood Museum from tornado damage. Project includes, but is not limited to: selective demolition; remove and install new roof system; masonry repairs and new stone cap installation; window repair and replacement; interior plaster repair; painting; pressed metal and plaster ceiling removal and replacement; hardwood floor and sub-floor removal and replacement; remove and install lights; miscellaneous electrical re-wiring to meet current code requirements. Type of Bids: Bids will be received for the following divisions of work: General Construction and Electrical Construction. Obtaining Documents: Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the following: Hepper Olson Architects, 2617 S. Columbia Road, Suite 3, Grand Forks, ND 58201 or Northwood City Hall, 12 N Raymond St, Northwood, ND Drawings and Specifications may be seen at the following Building Exchanges: Grand Forks Builders Exchange, FM Builders & Traders, Fargo, ND, Bismarck/Mandan Builders Exchange, Mandan ND, Construction Plans Exchange, Bismarck, ND, Minot Builders Exchange, Devils Lake Builders Exchange, McGraw Hill/Construction Dodge Reports/SCAN Service * Minneapolis, MN, Reed Construction Data Qualified Bidders may obtain Drawings and Specifications from the Architect upon a deposit of $50 which is refunded if a bona fide Bid is submitted and plans are returned in good condition. Bid Security: That each bid must be accompanied by a separate envelope containing the contractor's license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five percent of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder's bond. A bidder's bond must be executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety, conditioned that if the principal's bid is accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten days after notice of the award, shall execute a contract in accordance with the terms of the bid and the bid bond and any condition of the governing body. A countersignature of a bid bond is not required under this section. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within the ten days allowed, the bidder's bond must be forfeited to the governing body and the project awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder. North Dakota Law: That a bidder, except a bidder on a municipal, rural, and industrial water supply project using funds provided under Public Law No. 99-294 [100 Stat. 426; 43 U.S.C. 390a], must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by sections 43-07-05 and 43-07-12. For projects using funds provided under Public Law No. 99-294 [100 Stat. 426; 43 U.S.C. 390a], the advertisement must state that, unless a bidder obtains a contractor's license for the full amount of its bid within twenty days after it is determined the bidder is the lowest responsible bidder, the bid must be rejected and the contract awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder. That no bid may be read or considered if the bid does not fully comply with the requirements of North Dakota Century Code Chapter 48-01.2 and that any deficient bid submitted must be resealed and returned to the bidder immediately. That the governing body reserves the right to reject any and all bids and rebid the project until a satisfactory bid is received. Prebid Meeting: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at Northwood Museum. The Owner: The Owner reserves the right to hold all bids for a period of sixty days after date fixed for the opening of bids and to reject any an all Bids and waive any formalities or irregularities. By order of: Marcy Douglas, City Administrator, City of Northwood

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Categories:

Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs, Construction - Renovation, Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation, Contractor - Carpentry, Floor and Roofing, Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel, Contractor - Electrical, Contractor - Lighting (Interior and Exterior), Contractor - Painting, Wall Covering, Glass and Glazing, Demolition, Salvage and Excavation

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North Dakota

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Construction - Educational Buildings

Alabama

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Bid

Project Name	Buildings & Athletic Facilities Replacement
Owner	Enterprise City School District
Location	ENTERPRISE, AL
Zip Code	36330
County	COFFEE, AL
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Board of Education	Business Builder
Submittal Date	09/30/2008	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	09/16/2008
Guide Ref Num	8167744 - 07/09/2008

ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR/ SUBCONTRACTOR PRE-QUALIFICATION Sealed proposals will be received by Enterprise City Board of Education at the office of Enterprise City Board of Education in Board Room, 220 Hutchinson Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330until 2:00p.m. Central Time, September 30, 2008 for Project B: Buildings & Athletic Facilities Replacement of Tornado Damaged Enterprise High School for Enterprise City Board of Education Enterprise, Alabama at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Base bid work scope includes construction of a New High School Complex on a partially prepared site. Area of enclosed buildings included in Base Bid is approximately 436,000square feet. Base Bid includes a 3-Story Academic Building, an Activities Wing housing 2Gymnasiums, Cafeteria, Band and Choral Practice Areas, R.O.T.C. Facilities, Agri-Business, Welding and Auto Mechanics Shops. A Varsity Football Field House is included in Base Bid. Majority of structures are structural steel framed with non-load bearing masonry curtain walls. Roof structures to be steel trusses and bar joists at one-story wings with long spans and lightweight steel trusses at sloped roof at Academic Wing. Field House and Shop Buildings to be framed with Pre-Engineered Metal Building Systems. Roofing systems include asphalt shingles, PVC roofing, modified bituminous roofing and standing seam metal roofing. Exterior wall systems at upper portion of high-bay structures tube insulated core metal wall panels with structural cold formed metal framing back-up. Base Bid work scope includes site work and site utilities, landscape work and related irrigation systems, sports fields, water source heat pump HVAC systems, DX heat pumps at certain buildings, plumbing systems, fire protection sprinkler system with fire pump and complete electrical/auxiliary systems. Four Alternates require additional work scopes follows: Additive Alternate No.1: Add Tornado Shelters(harden walls, roofs and all penetrations at certain Base Bid areas). Additive Alternate No.2: Add construction of complete 8,000-seatFootball Stadium with related ticket booths, toilets, concessions and press facilities. Spectator seating to be partially poured on grade concrete bleachers with aluminum seats and partially (majority) prefabricated aluminum bleachers. Football field to be grass with subsurface drains and irrigation systems. Additive Alternate No. 3: Add 1800-seat Auditorium complete with stage equipment, lighting and sound systems and fixed seating. Acoustical treatment required. Additive Alternate No. 4: Add Baseball, Softball, Tennis and Track Fields, Lighting and related Control Building, Drives, Parking Areas, Site work and Utilities. A cashier's check or bid bond payable to Enterprise City Board of Education in an amount knotless than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract. Drawings and specifications may be examined at the office of The Superintendent, 220 Hutchison, Enterprise, Alabama; Office of the Architect; and F. W. Dodge, AL AGC IPR, and Reed Construction Data. Bid Documents may be obtained from the Architect upon deposit of$800.00 per set, which will be refunded in full on the first 2 sets issued teach general contractor bidder submitting a bonfire bid, upon return of documents in good condition within ten days of bid date. Other sets for general contractors, handsets for subcontractors and dealers, may be obtained with the same deposit, which will be refunded as above, less cost of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution A Pre-bid Conference will be held on September 16, 2008 at 10:00a.m. Central Time. The Conference will be held at the offices of the Enterprise City Board of Education's Board Room, 220 Hutchison Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330.All bidders are encouraged to attend. Bidders will be provided the opportunity to tour the project site. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter8, Code of Alabama,1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will note received or considered by the Architect; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. Only General Contractors, (Prime Contractors)who have been approved to bid in accordance with pre-qualification procedures and criteria established by the Owner will be eligible to bid this project. Pre-qualification procedures and criteria may be obtained from the Project Architect: WOODHAM & SHARPE, Architects, P. A. 923 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 263-7539 Fax: (334) 264-1873 POC: John W. Wood ham Email:Nancy@woodhamsharpe.com The following subcontractors are required tube pre-qualified: Site work and Site Utilities Subcontractors Sports Fields Subcontractors (Sports Fields, Tennis Courts, Track Facilities) Masonry Subcontractors Roofing & Sheet Metal Subcontractors Plumbing Subcontractors Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)Subcontractors Electrical Subcontractors Only above listed subcontractors who propose to provide bids to General (Prime) Contractors, who have been approved to bid in accordance with pre-qualification procedures and criteria, established by the Owner, will be eligible to bid this project. Pre-qualification procedures and criteria maybe obtained from the Project Architect at headdress listed hereinbefore. Prime and subcontractor applicants are encouraged to pre-qualify as early as possible. The Owner reserves the right to waive technical errors in pre-qualification applications or to abandon the pre-qualification process, should the interest of the Owner appear to be promoted thereby. Architect will provide alit of Pre-qualified General (Prime) Contractors and Subcontractors in the bid documents. Enterprise City Board of Education P.O. Box 311790 Enterprise, Alabama36331 Dr. James Reese, Superintendent WOODHAM & SHARPE Architects, P.A. 923 South Perry Street Montgomery, Alabama36104

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Categories:

Construction - Educational Buildings, Construction - Renovation, Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation, Contractor - Carpentry, Floor and Roofing, Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel, Contractor - Electrical, Contractor - Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Contractor - Landscaping / Fencing, Contractor - Painting, Wall Covering, Glass and Glazing, Contractor - Plumbing and Piping, Demolition, Salvage and Excavation, Fire Alarm Systems Design and Installation

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Alabama

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Indiana

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Bid

Project Name	Storm Damage Repairs
Owner	Indianapolis Public Schools
Location	INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Zip Code	46202
County	MARION, IN
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Facilities Management Division	Business Builder
Buyer Phone	(317) 226-4664	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Submittal Date	07/25/2008
Guide Ref Num	8158336 - 07/08/2008

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for 2008 Storm Damage Repairs at IPS John Marshall Middle School, 10101 East 38th Street, will be received by the Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, 120 East Walnut Street, in the Purchasing Department, Room 117, until 11:00 an, July 25, 2008, and then publicly opened and read aloud in Board Room. Bids received after that hour will be returned unopened. Terms and conditions of bidding and contracting are included in the Bid Specifications which may be obtained for examination at the following location: (317) 226-4664 Facilities Management Division 1129 East 16th Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 The Board reserves the right to accept, or reject, any bid; to waive any informalities, or errors, in bidding for a period of ninety (90) days after the bid opening. THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS RODNEY M. BLACK, Business Manager June 23, 2008 (S - 07/03, 7/10 - 5250655) - 07/03 Print this ad NOTICE TO BIDDERS BY STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION FOR A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ESTIMATED UNDER ONE HUNDRED, FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS SEALED BIDS FOR: Public Works Project No. E140032 Culbertson Mansion Exterior painting of Mansion and Carriage House Floyd County will be received from Contractors at the Bid Desk of the Department of Administration, Public Works Division, 402 W. Washington St., Room W467, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 until 2:01 p.m. (Indianapoli