Repair of Submersible Pumps, Motors and Related Equipment
Proposals are due on or before July 17, 2025, at 9:45 a. m. local time. Submittals received after the closing date and time will not be considered. Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope or package clearly marked with the proposer's name and address, and RFP **** and comments must be submitted no later than 10:00 a. m. July 9, 2025. The RFP package includes required signature page for proposals, general terms and conditions, corporate resolution or certificate of authority, past criminal convictions of bidders attestation, nonsolicitation and unemployment affidavit, certificate regarding debarment, certificate regarding lobbying, exhibit A (scope of work), exhibit B (pricing schedule), and exhibit C (selectionscoring criteria). Electronic proposals will be accepted only on www. ***. *. * parish reserves the right to request additional information to clarify proposals. Opening proposals will be read publicly at 10:00 a. m. local time on July 17, 2025, in the St. John the Baptist Parish government complex council chambers. The initial contract shall begin on the date of execution and will be effective until March 31, 2026. Upon written mutual agreement, this contract may be extended two additional times for one-year increments. The proposer must submit firm fixed pricing. Insurance requirements are detailed in section 10. Additional documentation is required upon provisional award (insurance, W9 form, occupational license, attestation, nonsolicitation, debarment, and anti-lobbying forms). Itemized invoices for payment must be submitted to the director for approval prior to routing to accounts payable. The proposer must certify that they have not been convicted of certain crimes within the five years prior to submitting the proposal. The proposer must disclose whether it provides services or pays commissions to any employee or elected official of St. John the Baptist Parish. The scope of work is detailed in exhibit A. The pricing schedule is detailed in exhibit B. Evaluation criteria are detailed in exhibit C. The contractor must have experience in waterworks and drainage pumps and motors repairs for a minimum of five years. The contractor's onsite mechanic must have a minimum of five years experience in the warranty repair, installation and/or startup of centrifugal, self-priming centrifugal and multistage vertical turbine cold water pumps. The contractor must have available mechanics 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays. The contractor must have an available machine shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays. The contractor must stock and maintain a sufficient inventory of recommended factory replacement parts and components for all pumps and controls. The contractor must guarantee a six-month warranty on all repaired or rebuilt equipment and a minimum of a one-year warranty on new equipment. Priority must be given to work under this bid to make certain that equipment downtime does not interrupt the supply of drinking water to the public. Work assignments will be issued by the plant/drainage supervisor. Special precautions shall be taken to prevent the contamination of drinking water facilities. The contractor must supply all necessary tools, testing devices, shop facilities, equipment, parts, materials, and labor to implement a thorough completion of the work in a timely, cost-efficient manner. The contractor must be familiar with the special precautions required to work in and around water treatment facilities. The parish will not be responsible for travel time to a job site in excess of one hour.