NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District, 7327 Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana, 70380, until 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read. No bids will be received after 10:00 AM.
STATE PROJECT NO: H.014774 (322)
PORT IMPROVEMENTS TO: Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
Port Improvements
West Side Dock Expansion
H.014774 (322)
LOCATED IN: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
The Port of Morgan City’s Western Dock Expansion in total will consist of 2.88 acres of concrete laydown and transit area and 804 ft x 80 ft of pile supported concrete wharf. The proposed wharf will be supported by 18” precast concrete piles and precast concrete capsills. The wharf deck will be constructed with steel rebar reinforced cast in place structural concrete at 22” thick. A timber fendering system composed of 12” treated timber piles, 12”x12” treated timber whalers, and galvanized hardware. An approximately 900 ft cantilevered steel sheet pile bulkhead will be installed along the Northern edge of the proposed Wharf and will delineate between the Wharf and proposed concrete laydown area. The existing ground below the laydown area will require soil improvements in order to handle the anticipated traffic, equipment, and storage loadings. These improvements will consist of a deep soil mixing program below the entire laydown area footprint to Elevation -70.0 to strengthen the existing in situ soils. Once improved, additional granular material (river sand) will be hauled and compacted in to raise the existing ground approximately 4-5 feet. 12” of Limestone base course will then be installed as the final layer to support the 16” steel rebar reinforced cast in place concrete for the laydown/transit area. Subsurface gravity drainage is to be installed just North of the proposed bulkhead to drain the paved areas, as well as between the existing federal flood protection and edge of the laydown area. The gravity drainage system will consist of approximately 1700 ft of precast concrete drainpipe and 16 precast concrete catch basins. Finally, 2 steel pump station outfall pipes will be extended through the proposed bulkhead. Each extension is approximately 150 ft. This will allow for the existing pump station to discharge into Bayou Boeuf.
CONTRACTING AGENCY: Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
7327 Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380
P.O. Box 1460, Morgan City, Louisiana, 70381
ESTIMATED COST: Base Bid $28,523,226.25
Additive Alternate No. 1 $ 8,126,930.00
PROPOSAL GUARANTY: 5% of the Amount of Bid
Payable to Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
ENGINEER: T. Baker Smith, LLC
17927 Old Jefferson Highway
Prairieville, LA 70769
225.744.2100
Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2018 Edition of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, General Provisions and must include all the information required by the bid form. Bid forms are available from the Engineer and will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids. Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less than specified above.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin. Disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.
Plans and specifications for the project are posted on http/:www.centralauctionhouse.com/Category/60/MorganCityHarborTerminalDistrict. To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors have the option to submit their bids electronically or by paper copy. Bid documents may be seen at the Engineer's office. A digital copy of bidding documents may be obtained from the Engineer at no cost to prime bidders.
A pre-bid conference at which the scope of the project, contract time, and other requirements of the bidding and contract documents may be discussed, or any other special requirements for the project which may be discussed with prospective bidders, will be held at the office of Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District on Tuesday February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., local time. A tour of the project site will be conducted immediately following the Pre-Bid conference. All bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Conference and the project tour.
The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 45 calendar days after opening proposals. However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source. Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source. The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.
The award of a contract for projects financed either partially or entirely with State bonds will be contingent on approval by the State Bond Commission.
On projects involving federal funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate federal agency.
On projects involving state funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate state agency.
The right is reserved to reject bids and waive informalities.
Raymond M. Wade, Executive Director
Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
