Board rejects bids for Denham Springs High School STEM Center citing bids above preconstruction estimates

The Livingston Parish School Board voted to reject all bids received May 29, 2025 for the Denham Springs High School STEM Center, citing a discrepancy between bids and the project's preconstruction estimates.

A board member moved that the board "reject those bids, due to the failure of any bidder submitting within the established threshold of the preconstruction estimates for the public work," and the motion was seconded; the board then voted and the motion carried.

The action arose under agenda item 3, which the board treated as a single motion to reject the bids. The motion was made on the record by a board member identified in the transcript as "Mr. Jeffersale" and seconded by Board member Brad Harris. The meeting minutes show the vote was called and announced as carried with no opposing votes recorded.

The rejection returns the project to staff for next steps consistent with procurement rules (the board did not adopt a new procurement action or select an alternate bidder at the meeting). No new contract award was made and no additional instructions for re-bidding were recorded on the meeting record.

The transcript does not supply additional details such as the bid amounts, the preconstruction estimate figure, or whether the district will re-solicit bids or revise the scope; those details were not specified during the discussion and are not included in this report.