ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (AFB) Town of White Castle (herein referred to as the "Owner") hereby solicits sealed bids for the Training and Learning Center project. The proposed project is a two (2) story building on a pile supported foundation and concrete parking. Sealed Bids shall be addressed to the Town of White Castle, and delivered to the Town Hall (Administration Office) located at 32525 Bowie Street, White Castle, LA 70788 not later than 2:30 P.M., on the 2nd day of January 2026. Any bid received after the specified time and date will not be considered. The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 P.M. on the 2nd day of January 2026 at the White Castle Town Hall (Administration Office) located at 32525 Bowie Street, White Castle, Louisiana 70788. The instructions to bidders, bid Form, contract, plan documents, specifications, forms of bid bonds, performance bonds, payment bonds, and other bidding documents may be examined at White Castle City Hall, 32525 Bowie Street, White Castle, LA 70788 (Phone – (225) 545-3012) and are also available for pick up, free of cost (available in a USB Flash Drive). An amount of $10.00 will be charged if mailing is required. Sets of bid documents can also be obtained from the Engineer’s office, MB Design Consultants, LLC 8841 Bluebonnet BLVD. Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 (Phone – (678) 557-9069). Validation of the Contractor’s license and classifications and SAM.GOV registration will be made prior to release of bid documents. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of BUILDING CONSTRUCTION All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to 5% of the total bid and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or a bid bond form written by a company licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana and be from a U.S. Treasury listed surety, countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety or bond issuer as a licensed agent in this State and who is residing in this State. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. Where bids are to be received on forms furnished by the awarding authority, no contract documents shall be issued to anyone except a Licensed Contractor or their authorized representatives. Each bid bust be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his/her address, contractor’s state license number, UEI number and the name of the project for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the Town of White Castle, City Hall, 32525 Bowie Street, White Castle, Louisiana 70788. Attention of bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Section 3 (Low Income Resident participation) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 109 (NonDiscrimination) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 503 (NonDiscrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal Government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements. Minority owned firms, small businesses, and/or Section 3 businesses are encouraged to participate. No Bidder may withdraw his/her Bid within Forty Five (45) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The project is fully funded by Federal funds from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Program and meets the program requirements of directly and jointly enabling work, health and education in the AFB. Successful bidder must retain all records, relating to this project, for a period of Five (5) years, has to meet the substantial completion deadline of December 31, 2026, and need to follow 2CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) and CPF specific rules. All bidders must have an active registration in SAM.gov and not be suspended or debarred from receiving federal awards per 2 CFR 200.214. Bidders should understand the following procurement standards specific to Uniform guidance: • 2 CFR 200.318(b): Oversight of Contractors – In order to ensure the non-federal entity properly manages, oversees, and documents the performance of all contracts funded in whole or in part with federal awards. This includes but is not limited to review of invoices to ensure charges are consistent with contract terms, regularly conducted site visits • 2 CFR 200.318(c)(1-2): Conflict of interest – To ensure no employee, officer, or agent participates in the section, award, or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if a conflict of interest exist. Any apparent or potential conflicts are to be disclosed in writing to the Non-federal entity’s governing board and necessary actions will be taken to ensure the Non-federal entity remains compliant with federal regulations. • 2 CFR 200.318(h): Responsible contractors – Contracts are only awarded to responsible contractors possessing the ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of a proposed procurement. Consideration will be given to such matters as contractor integrity, compliance with public policy, record of past performance, and financial and technical resources. • 2 CFR 200.320: Competition and Selection Requirements – A firm-fixed-price contract is awarded in writing to the lowest responsive bid and responsible bidder. When specified in the invitation for bids, factors such as discounts, transportation cost, and life-cycle costs must be considered in determining which bid is the lowest. Payment discounts must only be used to determine the low bid when the recipient or subrecipient determines they are a valid factor based on prior experience. • 2 CFR 200.322: Domestic preferences for procurements - To the greatest extent practicable under this federal award, a preference will be provided for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products). The requirements of this section must be included in all subawards including all contracts and purchase orders for work or products under this award. • 2 CFR 200.323: Procurement of recovered materials – The Non-federal entity and the awarded contractor must comply with section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition, where the purchase price of the item exceeds $10,000 or the value of the quantity acquired during the preceding fiscal year exceeded $10,000; procuring solid waste management services in a manner that maximizes energy and resource recovery; and establishing an affirmative procurement program for procurement of recovered materials identified in the EPA guidelines • 2 CFR 200.327: Contract provisions and full language outlined in Appendix II to Part 200, Title 2 – All contracts made by the Non-federal entity under this federal award must contain provisions covering the following regulations, as applicable: o Contracts for more than the simplified acquisition threshold, which is the inflation adjusted amount determined by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) as authorized by 41 U.S.C. 1908, must address administrative, contractual, or legal remedies in instances where contractors violate or breach contract terms, and provide for such sanctions and penalties as appropriate. o All contracts in excess of $10,000 must address termination for cause and for convenience by the Non-federal entity including the manner by which it will be effected and the basis for settlement. o Equal Employment Opportunity. Except as otherwise provided under 41 CFR Part 60. all contracts that meet the definition of “federally assisted construction contract” in 41 CFR Part 60-1.3 must include the equal opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b), in accordance with Executive Order 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity” (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 339), as amended by Executive Order 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and implementing regulations at 41 CFR part 60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor.” o Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148). When required by Federal program legislation, all prime construction contracts in excess of $2,000 awarded by non-Federal entities must include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3144, and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction”). In accordance with the statute, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The Non-federal entity must place a copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor in each solicitation. The decision to award a contract or subcontract must be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. The Non-federal entity must report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency. The contracts must also include a provision for compliance with the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, “Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States”). The Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient must be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled. The Non-federal entity must report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency (Not Required). o Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701-3708). Where applicable, all contracts awarded by the non-Federal entity in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under 40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each contractor must be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than one and a half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work week. The requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work and provide that no laborer or mechanic must be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. o Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement. If the Federal award meets the definition of “funding agreement” under 37 CFR § 401.2 (a) and the recipient or subrecipient wishes to enter into a contract with a small business firm or nonprofit organization regarding the substitution of parties, assignment or performance of experimental, developmental, or research work under that “funding agreement,” the recipient or subrecipient must comply with the requirements of 37 CFR Part 401, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency. o Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387), as amended—Contracts and subgrants of amounts in excess of $150,000 must contain a provision that requires the non-Federal award to agree to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387). Violations must be reported to the Federal awarding agency and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). o Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689), see reference above. o Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment (31 U.S.C. 1352) —Contractors that apply or bid for an award exceeding $100,000 must file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Each tier must also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the non-Federal award. o Procurement of recovered materials (CFR 200.323), see reference above. o Prohibition on certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment or services (CFR 200.216) – Recipients and subrecipients are prohibited from obligating or expending loan or grant funds to: ? Procure or obtain covered telecommunications equipment or services; ? Extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain covered telecommunications equipment or services; or ? Enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain covered telecommunications equipment or services. As described in section 889 of Public Law 115-232, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” means any of the following: ? Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); ? For the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities); ? Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; ? Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country; For the purposes of this section, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” also include systems that use covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. In implementing the prohibition under section 889 of Public Law 115-232, heads of executive agencies administering loan, grant, or subsidy programs must prioritize available funding and technical support to assist affected businesses, institutions, and organizations as is reasonably necessary for those affected entities to transition from covered telecommunications equipment or services, to procure replacement equipment or services, and to ensure that communications service to users and customers is sustained. When the recipient or subrecipient accepts a loan or grant, it is certifying that it will comply with the prohibition on covered telecommunications equipment and services in this section. The recipient or subrecipient is not required to certify that funds will not be expended on covered telecommunications equipment or services beyond the certification provided upon accepting the loan or grant and those provided upon submitting payment requests and financial reports. o Domestic preferences for procurements (CFR 200.322), referenced above. • 31 CFR 223: Surety Companies Doing Business with the United States – To meet federal bonding requirements, bid bonds should be from a U.S. Treasury listed surety, not only a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause and to waive informalities incidental thereto; such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be help on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 11:30 AM at the City Hall. All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend it. OWNER Town of White Castle BY: /s/ JOHN MORRIS III, MAYOR 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/25 ($885.40)