BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Monday that 24 projects around the state received bids in April. Nineteen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $150.3 million.

Webster Parish joins 28 other parishes, including Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne and Bienville in contingency contracts for disaster debris removal: $20,481,184.00

Webster, Bossier and Caddo are eligible for litter and debris collection and removal along state highways: $933,051.24

When bids for projects are received, an “apparent low bidder” is identified, although the process of actually finalizing and awarding the contract takes about 30 days. Bid prices deemed outside of a certain range or exceeding the project budget typically trigger a more extensive evaluation. DOTD will continue to monitor increases in bid prices related to supply chain and workforce issues. After a review, DOTD may opt to have the project re-bid.

Construction projects are prioritized by road/bridge condition, urgency of improvements, type/volume of traffic, crash records, unforeseeable emergencies that caused damage, and several other factors.

For more information about these projects, please visit http://www.dotd.la.gov.