ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID   CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA PURCHASING DEPARTMENT   BID #  2550 ELECTRIC METERS & ACCESSORIES    Separate sealed bids for, ELECTRIC METERS & ACCESSORIES, will be received by the CITY OF ALEXANDRIA at the CITY COUNCIL MEETING CHAMBERS, ALEXANDRIA CITY HALL, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, until 10:00 AM CST, TUESDAY, April 7, 2026, and then at said office publically opened and read aloud.   Complete bid packet, bid specifications may be obtained at the City of Alexandria’s website, www.cityofalexandriala.com under the heading “Business”, and drop down to “RFP/RFQ/RFI/BIDS”. There is no charge to download bid documents from the City’s website.   Pursuant to LA R.S. 38:2212.1 B.(4)(a), vendors have the option to submit their bids electronically. Please find bid related documents and place electronic bids at www. centralbidding.com . For questions regarding the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.   Questions and/or clarifications of bid specifications are to be in written form only, either mailed, faxed, or emailed to the attention of Andre Garsaud, City of Alexandria Purchasing Department, PO Box 71, Alexandria, LA 71309-0071; Fax 318-441-6185; email to andre.garsaud@cityofalex.com and must be received by 4:00 PM CST, Thursday, March 26, 2026.   OR   Address for Postal Delivery: City of Alexandria Donna Jones, City Clerk PO Box 71 Alexandria, LA 71309-0071   Address for Courier or Overnight Delivery: City of Alexandria Donna Jones, City Clerk 915 Third Street, 1st Floor Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-449-5090   Address for Electronic Bid Submission: www.centralbidding.com Phone: 225-810-4814 ($102.24)