Common use of BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION Clause in Contracts

BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. DOTD shall prepare construction proposals, advertise for and receive bids for the work, and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Construction contracts will be prepared by DOTD after the award of the contract. For Entity held contracts, DOTD will advertise and receive bids for the work in accordance with DOTD’s standard procedures. All such bids will be properly tabulated, extended, and summarized to determine the official low bidder. DOTD will then submit copies of the official bid tabulations to the Entity for review and comment, while DOTD will concurrently analyze the bids. The award of the contract shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and the latest edition of the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. The Entity will be notified when the official low bid is greater than the estimated construction costs. When a decision is made to award the contract, the contract will be awarded by DOTD on behalf of the Entity following concurrence by the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) and the Entity. DOTD will transmit the construction contract to the Entity for its further handling toward execution. The Entity will be responsible for construction contract recordation with the Clerk of Court in the Project’s parish. A receipt of filing shall be sent to the DOTD Financial Services Section. DOTD will, at the proper time, inform the Entity in writing to issue to the contractor an official NTP for construction.

BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. DOTD shall prepare construction proposals, advertise for and receive bids for the work, and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Construction contracts will be prepared by DOTD after the award of the contract. For Entity held contracts, DOTD will advertise for and receive bids for the work in accordance with DOTD’s standard procedures. All such bids will be properly tabulated, extended, and summarized to determine the official low bidder. DOTD will then submit copies of the official bid tabulations to the Entity for review and comment, comment while the DOTD Review Committee will concurrently analyze the bids. The award of the contract shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and the latest edition of the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. The Entity will be notified when the official low bid is greater than the estimated construction costs. When a decision is made to award the contract, the The contract will be awarded by DOTD on behalf of the Entity following the favorable recommendation of award by the DOTD Review Committee and concurrence by the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) and the Entity. The Entity is responsible for all costs above the amounts shown in their MPO’s TIP and must acknowledge this with an approval letter, unless additional state/Federal funds are made available. DOTD will transmit the construction contract to the Entity for its further handling toward execution. The Entity will be responsible for construction contract recordation with the Clerk of Court in the Project’s parish. A receipt of filing shall be sent to the DOTD Financial Services Section. DOTD will, at the proper time, inform the Entity in writing to issue to the contractor an official NTP for construction.

BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. DOTD shall prepare construction proposals, advertise for and receive bids for the work, and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Construction contracts will be prepared by DOTD after the award of the contract. For Entity held contracts, DOTD will advertise for and receive bids for the work in accordance with DOTD’s standard procedures. All such bids will be properly tabulated, extended, and summarized to determine the official low bidder. DOTD will then submit copies of the official bid tabulations to the Entity for review and comment, comment while DOTD will concurrently analyze the bids. The award of the contract shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and the latest edition of the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. The Entity will be notified when the official low bid is greater than the estimated construction costs. When a decision is made to award the contract, the contract will be awarded by DOTD on behalf of the Entity following concurrence by the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) and the Entity. DOTD will transmit the construction contract to the Entity for its further handling toward execution. The Entity will be responsible for construction contract recordation with the Clerk of Court in the Project’s parish. A receipt of filing shall be sent to the DOTD Financial Services Section. DOTD will, at the proper time, inform the Entity in writing to issue to the contractor an official NTP for construction.