2025-0308
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of a Contract with Cycle Construction Company, LLC, for the Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project No. P210705), in the amount of $4,989,859.00.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 21-4-2 adopted on April 5, 2021, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of an Act of Donation by and between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and St. Charles Parish for certain parcel of land comprising of approximately 109.8 acres for the purpose of a boat launch and park along Bayou Des Allemands; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 21-8-16 adopted on August 23, 2021, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Duplantis Design Group (DDG), to perform engineering services for a Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project No. P210705); and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 6639 adopted on June 6, 2022, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Louisiana through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and St. Charles Parish regarding the construction of the Des Allemands Boat Launch (BA-0237) project, allocating $1,841,116.00 in NRDA settlement funds; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 23-7-16 adopted on July 31, 2023, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between St. Charles Parish and the Lafourche Basin Levee District relative to a levee lift for the Sunset Drainage District within the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee System (Project A) and access roadway and surcharge area for a future boat ramp located on property known as Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project B); and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 24-10-3 adopted on October 21, 2024, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of an Amendment No. 1 to Ordinance No. 21-8-16, which approved the Professional Services Agreement with Duplantis Design Group (DDG), to perform engineering services for the Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project No. P210705), to reallocate funds for the current and future boat launch project phases for the reallocation of funds to account for the construction of the Boat Launch road separate from the Boat Launch itself, resulting in no increase in contract price or time; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 6796 adopted on November 4, 2024, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approving Amendment #1 of the St. Charles Parish RESTORE ACT Multiyear Implementation Plan for submission and approval to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in accordance with the requirements of the RESTORE ACT, as of April 17, 2024, St. Charles Parish’s Trust Fund Allocation, including Transocean and Anadarko Penalty and Interest Payment Deposits and BP Penalty Deposits available for use is $514,008.95, which is to be used for this construction of the Des Allemands Boat Launch; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 25-9-7 adopted on September 22, 2025, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of Amendment No. 2 to Ordinance No. 21-8-16, which approved the Professional Services Agreement with Duplantis Design Group (DDG), to perform additional engineering services for the Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project No. P210705), to include construction administration and inspection for the construction of the actual Boat Launch, increasing the contract by $394,440.19, for an overall value of $1,004,796.19; and,
WHEREAS, sealed bids were received by St. Charles Parish on September 23, 2025, for the Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project No. P210705); and,
WHEREAS, Duplantis Design Group, P.C., the Consulting Engineer for the Project, has reviewed the bids and recommends that the Contract be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Cycle Construction Company, LLC, in the amount of $4,989,859.00.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the bid of Cycle Construction Company, LLC, for the construction of the Des Allemands Boat Launch (Project No. P210705), in the amount of $4,989,859.00 is hereby approved and accepted.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Contract on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
SECTION III. A final Notice of Contract shall be printed and filed in place of the contract documents with the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court and in the records of the St. Charles Parish Council.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2025, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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