Annual Requirements Contract

The City of Alexandria, Louisiana is issuing a one‑year Annual Requirements Contract (ARC) for utility‑related repairs, upgrades, and site‑related construction. The contract will be administered through a series of task orders covering water distribution, sanitary sewer, natural‑gas distribution, and general civil works such as excavation, concrete, paving, erosion control, and fencing. Bidders must submit a sealed bid (or electronic bid) with a $50,000 bid bond and be prepared to furnish $1 million performance and payment bonds. The contract may be renewed for up to two additional one‑year terms, and each task order will have a value between $15,000 and $500,000, with a total annual ceiling of $1 million. A 5 % retainage is held until a 45‑day lien period clears, and liquidated damages are $875 per day for delayed task‑order completion. • Scope includes water mains, service lines, valve installations, sewer line cleaning, CCTV inspections, pipe bursting, cured‑in‑place pipe, gas pipe repairs, and extensive site‑related civil works. • Bids must be received by 10:00 a.m. CT on September 22 2026; bid security is $50,000 (or 5 % of bid price). • Contractor must hold required Louisiana contractor’s license, submit numerous statutory affidavits, and comply with Louisiana One‑Call, state‑highway, and railway right‑of‑way notification requirements. • Performance and payment bonds of $1 million each are required upon contract execution; retainage of 5 % is released after a 45‑day lien period following final acceptance.