One Time Purchase of a Vertical Drainage Pump, Motor and Appurtenances for the Upper Kraak Pump Station

Vendor shall furnish one 36" axial flow pump with 75 hp motor to be placed into the existing pump station by the owner with no required modification to the pump station foundation or piping. The new pump and motor shall match the existing pump and motor dimensions, performance, and existing spare parts.These Specifications provide a general description of the pumping system requirements. The Specifications cover furnishing, shop testing, delivery, and startup of all materials equipment and appurtences for the complete pumping system as herein specified.Pumping unit shall operate automatically from level indicating switches/floats or as indicated on drawings and shall be driven by an outdoor high efficiency electric motor delivering power to the pumps.The pumping unit will take suction from the suction bay with an arrangement and water level variation as shown on the Drawings. All working parts of the pump and motor shall be standard dimensions built to limit gauges or formed to templates, such that parts will be interchangeable between like units and such that the Owner may, at any time in the future, obtain replacement and repair parts for those furnished in the original machines. All parts shall be properly stamped for identification and location in the machines as shown on the Assembly Drawings in the Instruction books furnished. Bidders should submit all questions in writing via email to the buyer's email address as indicated above, no later than Five (5) working days prior to the bid opening. Bid numbers should be mentioned in all requests. If submitting online, vendors may send questions via the online no later than Five (5) working days prior to the bid opening. If this bid requires a pre-bid conference (see Additional Requirements section), bidders are advised that such conference will be held toallow bidders the opportunity to identify any discrepancies in the bid specifications and seek further clarification regarding instructions.The Purchasing Department will issue a written response to bidders' questions in the form of an Addendum. Please note that all official communication will be expressed in the form of an addendum. Ferson parish reserves the right to award contracts or place orders on a lump sum or individual Item basis, or such combination, as shall in its judgment be in the best interest of jefferson parish. Every contract or order shall Be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, taking into consideration the conformity with the Specifications and the delivery and/or completion date. Split awards made to several vendors will Only be granted to those deemed responsive and responsible. A bid bond will be required with bid submission in the amount of 5% of the total bid, unless otherwise stated in the bid specifications. All sureties must be in original format (no copies) When submitting a bid online, vendors must submit an electronic bid bond through the respective online clearinghouse bond management system(s) as indicated in the electronic bid solicitation on Central Auction House. No scanned paper copies of any bid bond will be accepted as part of the electronic bid submission.performance bond will be required for this bid. The amount of the bond will be 100% of the contract price unless otherwise indicated in the specifications. The performance bond shall be supplied at the signing of the contract.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.