Louisiana Procurement and Contract Network #50016-10366

Greenhouse modifications and fencing at Southern University’s Agricultural Research & Extension Center

Southern University at Baton Rouge is seeking construction services to modify its Agricultural Research & Extension Center greenhouse and associated fencing. - Government buyer: Southern University at Baton Rouge, Purchasing Department; the State of Louisiana Division of Administration, Office of Facility Planning and Control, is identified as the bid-receiving office. - Project scope: Greenhouse modification and fencing construction at the Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The documents include demolition, cast-in-place concrete, and exterior fencing and gate work. - Products and quantities: Six industrial aluminum fence panels with classic spear tops; one six-foot gate. The documents also specify a Wadsworth Seed multi-zone greenhouse environmental control system with touchscreen, I/O/contactors, and networking. No quantity is stated for the control system. - Other technical references: Manufacturer literature covers greenhouse ventilation, heating, evaporative cooling, and polycarbonate glazing; the documents do not establish quantities or confirm that each catalog item is separately required. - Named organizations: Wadsworth Seed is the named greenhouse-control system provider. MAP Design Group, LLC is identified as project designer and a bidding-document contact. The attachment includes references to both greenhouse modification and a fencing project, so some specifications may relate to the fencing work rather than the greenhouse notice. - Notable requirements: Construction specifications cover demolition, concrete, greenhouse environmental controls, and exterior fencing and gates. The notice also identifies a mandatory prebid/site visit and requires bid security and performance and payment bonding.

Description

The solicitation seeks modifications to the greenhouse at Southern University's Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The attached project manual includes specifications for general requirements, structure demolition, cast-in-place concrete, and exterior improvements, including decorative metal and ornamental welded-wire fences and gates. Bids require 5% bid security, and the successful bidder must furnish a performance and payment bond. A mandatory prebid/site visit is noted.

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