Engineers Selection Board public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Engineers Selection Board
The Louisiana Engineers Selection Board is accepting applications for engineering services related to various state facility improvements. These projects include HVAC replacements, building repairs, and flood mitigation efforts across several state institutions.
- Building repairs and HVAC replacement at LSU Baton Rouge ($3,300,000 construction funds)
- Water infiltration remediation at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine ($2,350,000 construction funds)
- HVAC unit replacements at Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Bossier City
- River Pump Station hazard mitigation at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola ($8,500,000 construction funds)
The Louisiana Engineers Selection Board met via Zoom to select designers for four separate state projects. The board reviewed project scopes and voted to award contracts based on firm nomination ballots.
- Selected Assaf, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates, Inc. for LSU Renewable Natural Resources Building repairs
- Selected Owen & White, Inc. for LSU School of Veterinary Medicine water infiltration remediation
- Selected Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc. for Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home HVAC replacements
- Selected Manchac Consulting Group, Inc. for Louisiana State Penitentiary river pump station hazard mitigation
- Adopted July 8, 2020 minutes
Engineers Selection Board
The Louisiana Engineering Selection Board is meeting to consider applications for engineering services on two projects at military bases in Pineville: Esler Field Area 1 Improvements and street rehabilitation at Camp Beauregard Training Center. The board will select firms to design the projects, which must be ready for bid by early August 2020.
- Esler Field Area 1 Improvements, Pineville, LA — $997,650 construction, $87,337 design fee, 21-day design deadline
- Street Rehabilitation at Camp Beauregard Training Center, Pineville, LA — $715,000 construction, $64,341 design fee, 30-day design deadline
- Liquidated damages of $500 per day for late design completion on both projects
- Applications must use standard LSB-1 form (Sept 2019 edition) with no attachments; deadline June 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
The Louisiana Engineers Selection Board selected two firms for engineering design services. Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Inc. was chosen for the Esler Field Area 1 Improvements, and Ballard CLC, Inc. was chosen for Street Rehabilitation at the Camp Beauregard Training Center.
- Selected Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix & Hixson, Inc. for Esler Field Area 1 Improvements (majority vote)
- Selected Ballard CLC, Inc. for Camp Beauregard Training Center Street Rehabilitation (majority vote)
- Adopted April 8, 2020 minutes
Engineers Selection Board
The board is accepting applications for engineering design services for various utility, HVAC, and repair projects across Louisiana. These projects include work at LSU, state parks, and military centers.
- LSU Science Zone utility infrastructure improvements: $12,500,000 construction funds
- Gillis W. Long Center water, fire and sewer upgrades: $3,564,880 construction funds
- Poverty Point Reservoir State Park dam repairs: $950,000 construction funds
- LSU Dodson Hall and Howe Russell Geology Building HVAC replacements: $915,000 and $817,000 construction funds
- Camp Beauregard Training Center electrical modernization: $562,000 construction funds
The Board held a Zoom meeting to vote on engineering firm selections for various state projects. The session included the adoption of previous minutes and the final selection of firms through multiple rounds of balloting.
- Adopted January 8, 2020, meeting minutes
- Selected Infinity Engineering Consultants, LLC for LSU Science Zone utility improvements
- Selected Forte & Tablada, Inc. for Gillis W. Long Center water and sewer upgrades
- Selected Denmon Engineering for Poverty Point Reservoir State Park dam repairs
- Selected Assaf, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates, Inc. for LSU Dodson Hall HVAC replacement
- Selected Aucoin & Associates, Inc. for South Toledo Bend State Park road and erosion repair
- Selected Henry C. Eyre, Jr., P.E., Inc. for LSU Howe Russell Geology Building HVAC replacement
- Selected Purtle & Associates, L.C. for Camp Beauregard electrical infrastructure modernization
Engineers Selection Board
The board is meeting to select engineering services for HVAC and utility replacements at state universities and correctional centers. The projects involve chiller, heater, and pipeline replacements across four different locations.
- Replace chillers at Louisiana Tech University (construction funds approx. $925,000; fee approx. $69,224)
- Replace hot water supply and return lines at LSU Health Sciences Center (construction funds approx. $760,000; fee approx. $66,477)
- Replace rooftop gas-fired heaters at Rayburn Correctional Center (construction funds approx. $600,000; fee approx. $54,768)
- Replace air handlers at Hunt Correctional Center (construction funds approx. $550,000; fee approx. $50,578)
The Louisiana Engineers Selection Board selected firms for hot water line replacement at LSU Health Sciences Center and heater and air handler replacements at two correctional centers. One firm was chosen via coin toss after a tie, while the others were selected by majority vote.
- Re-elected Mr. Mustapha as Chairman
- Re-elected Mr. Ferguson as Vice-Chairman
- Adopted October 9, 2019 minutes
- Selected M & E Consulting, Inc. for LSU Health Sciences Center hot water lines via coin toss
- Selected Infinity Engineering Consultants, LLC for Rayburn Correctional Center heaters by majority vote
- Selected Assaf, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates, Inc. for Hunt Correctional Center air handlers by majority vote