Regular Board Meeting
Board
President
Commissioner
Luke led the opening prayer and Commissioner Leward Henry led the Pledge of
Allegiance to the American Flag.
Upon
roll call by
President
Alford recognized Parish President Michel Claudet, Councilman Joey Cehan, and
Councilman Clayton Voisin.
Motion
of Commissioner Leward Henry, seconded by Commissioner Talbot, motion carried,
to accept and ratify the minutes of the Regular Committee Meeting dated
Motion
of Commissioner Willis Henry, seconded by Commissioner Talbot, motion carried, to
accept and ratify the minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting dated
Motion
of Commissioner Talbot, seconded by Commissioner Willis Henry, motion carried,
to accept and ratify the minutes of the Planning & Projects Committee
Meeting dated
Under
Public Wishing to Address the Board, Reggie Bourg spoke of levee projects
within Terrebonne Parish. President
Alford addressed Reggie Bourg regarding his comments pertaining to levee work
within the parish. Mr. Zeringue further
reiterated to the board and the public that Mr. Bourg is more than welcome to
come to the office to meet with Mr. Zeringue to further clarify outstanding
concerns.
Mr.
Mr. Oscar Pena presented the board with a presentation on the Barrier Plan Project.
Under Executive Director’s
Report, Mr. Zeringue requested authorization to execute Amendment No. 3 to the
Intergovernmental Agreement with DNR for the Bayou Lacache Wetlands Project,
which extends the date of the agreement until
Motion by Commissioner Talbot, seconded
by Commissioner Leward Henry, motion carried, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the
Intergovernmental Agreement with DNR for the Bayou Lacache Wetlands Project
extending the agreement until
Mr. Zeringue discussed the recent bids for dirt needed for the Ward 7 Levee Project. Mr. Dagate briefed the board about the hauled in material bids. It was noticed that there was an error by one of the contractors concerning his bid. Mr. Dagate researched the public bid law and the most recent LA Supreme Court cases are definitive pertaining to specifications dictated in bid packages. The result is that no alternatives exist to award bids that are not compliant to the specifications. Upon reviewing the bid specifications, it was noticed that the TLCD inadvertently omitted issuing a public label along with the package given to prospective bidders. None of the prospective bidders mentioned or noticed that the label was missing. This omission resulted in obvious ambiguity in the submitted bids. Therefore, it is the opinion of Mr. Dagate that this confusion is evidence of just cause to reject all bids and rebid this project.
For the bids for material only, the TLCD received two other bidders for this project. Both bidders have the exact same price. The problem still exists that these two bidders did not receive a label issued by the TLCD, and the full project name was not on the envelopes, it is the recommendation of Mr. Dagate that the board reject all bids and rebid this project on the same reasons as the previous project.
A motion was offered by Commissioner Willis Henry, seconded by Commissioner Leward Henry, motion carried, to reject bids for hauled in material, as well as the bids for the material only, for just cause.
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A motion was made by Commissioner Leward Henry, seconded by Commissioner Moore, to deviate from the regular order of the agenda to address the issue of setting another bid acceptance date for these projects.
A motion was offered by
Commissioner Talbot, seconded by Commissioner Moore, motion carried, to accept
bids for the hauled in material, as well as material only, for up to 50,000
cubic yards for the Lower Ward 7 Levee, with the bid acceptance date for both
of these projects for
A motion was offered by Commissioner Leward Henry, seconded by Commissioner Moore, motion carried to return to the regular order of the agenda.
Mr. Dagate briefed the board on his recommendation to purchase an excavator, by means of going out for bid in accordance with the Public Bid Law.
Mr. Zeringue updated the board on
the Morganza to the Gulf Project. Mr.
Zeringue will be traveling to
Under Engineering Updates, no
updates were given.
Under President’s Report, Mr.
Alford had nothing to report.
There
being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by
Commissioner Moore, seconded by Commissioner Talbot, unanimously carried, to
adjourn the February 18, 2008 Regular Meeting of the Terrebonne Levee and
Conservation District at 7:12 o’clock P.M.
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