HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS

INVITATION FOR BIDS

FOR

Headquarters Building 1st Floor Renovations

4100 Touro Street

 

IFB# 07-130-04-13

 

Sealed bids for Headquarters Building 1st Floor Renovations 4100 Touro Street will be received by the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) in the Office of procurement and Contracts until 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 5, 2007.  All bids received by the due date and time will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Management Conference Room of the Housing Authority of New Orleans.

 

Deliver three (3) complete sets (one original clearly marked or stamped “original”, and two (2) copies) of the required submittals, in a sealed envelope or box clearly marked with the words “Bid Documents”, to the Department of Procurement and Contracts at the following address:

 

Housing Authority of New Orleans

Department of Procurement and Contracts

2051 Senate Street, Building B, 2nd Floor

New Orleans, Louisiana 70122

Mary Alexander, Director of Procurement and Contracts

 

The bidder must place on the outside of the envelope in the upper, left-hand corner the following when submitting their bid:

 

Contractor’s Name and Address

IFB Name and Number

Contractor’s License Number

Date and Time bids are due

 

Copies of the bid documents may be obtained from:

 

The Housing Authority of New Orleans

4100 Touro Street

Building B, 2nd Floor

New Orleans, LA 70122

Audrey Plessy, Contract Reviewer

Ph- 504-670-3442

 

All prime bidders wishing to obtain a copy of the bid documents must place a deposit of $150.00 for each set of documents.  The deposit shall be in the form of a check, made payable to The Housing Authority of New Orleans.  Deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening.  Deposits on all other sets of documents will be refunded at 50% upon return of documents as stated above.  All prime bidders must present their current Contractor’s License Number prior to receipt of documents.

 

Bidders that request the bid documents be sent by parcel post mail shall include a separate, non-refundable check in the amount of $50.00 for postage and handling.  Bidders that request the bid documents be sent by overnight carrier shall provide Bidder’s courier’s account number, Bidder’s address, and bidder shall pay all associated costs and fees.  Bidders are reminded that overnight packages cannot be delivered to post office boxes. 

 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee equal to 5% of the total amount of the bid submitted.

A pre-bid conference, followed by a site visit, will be held at the Housing Authority of New Orleans, 4100 Touro Street, Management Conference Room on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.  Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend.  Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms.

 

All bids submitted are subject to these Instructions and Supplemental Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Specifications, and all other requirements contained herein, all of which are made a part of this Invitation for Bid by reference. 

 

The Housing Authority of New Orleans reserves the right to reject any or all bids for just cause and to waive any informalities in the bidding if it is in the public interest to do so.

 

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS

 

Jeffery H. Riddel

Deputy Executive Administrator