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 | Gulf South Bid Radar Public bids for Safer Hydro · Soft wash / Pressure wash · Mon, Oct 12, 2026 |
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Good morning, Safer Hydro. Here are today's public bids for soft wash, pressure wash and exterior cleaning around Baton Rouge and across Louisiana.
Honest count: we found 0 open exact-match washing bids on LaPAC today. Below are 4 open adjacent leads (janitorial, roofing, facility repair) and 2 exact matches that closed recently, to show how often these come up. |
| Best fit this week |
| ADJACENT FIT · due in 4 days
Janitorial Services for BR City Courthouse Building City of Baton Rouge / Parish of EBR, Div. of Purchasing · RFP 2026-12-2010 · Due Fri Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 PM CT
| Scope: Full janitorial contract for the ~83,700 sq ft City Courthouse; includes policing exterior grounds, entrances and sidewalks and cleaning exterior glass doors. It's not a wash contract, but it's the kind of building owner that buys pressure washing next. | | Heads-up: the mandatory pre-proposal conference and site visit was Oct 1, so only firms that attended can propose. Treat this one as a relationship lead: whoever wins may need a sidewalk and entrance washing sub. | Bid checklist:
☐ Attended mandatory pre-proposal conference (Oct 1)
☐ Proposal forms + separate copies marked COPY
☐ Resumes of key staff + copies of licenses
☐ Certificates of insurance per Attachment B (A-rated carrier)
☐ City-Parish occupational license
☐ Small/minority/women-owned outreach documentation
☐ Read Addendum 1 (Q&A, issued Oct 7) |
| | | Teaming plays: roof & exterior jobs that end dirty |
| TEAMING LEAD · due Oct 28
Roof Replacement – LDH (Pinecrest, Pineville) LA Office of State Procurement · ITB 3000026790 · Opens Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
| Scope: State roof replacement at LDH Pinecrest Supports & Services, Pineville. That's outside the BR service area; it's here to show the kind of listings the radar catches statewide. | | Play: offer the winning roofer a post-job soft wash of walls and walkways. | Bid checklist:
☐ LaGov vendor registration (W-9 if new)
☐ Job Site Verification Form (Attachment B)
☐ Special Terms & Conditions (Attachment A)
☐ Bid by 10:00 AM Oct 28 (opening streamed on Zoom) |
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| WATCH · quotes due Oct 16
BTR Short-Term Parking Garage Repair (RQ 7283) City-Parish of EBR Purchasing for Baton Rouge Metro Airport · Quotes due Oct 16, 2026, 11:00 AM CT
| Scope: Repairs to the airport's short-term parking garage. The mandatory pre-bid was Oct 7, so this is a watch item. Garages are prime surface-cleaning customers once repairs wrap up. | Bid checklist:
☐ Attended mandatory pre-bid (Oct 7)
☐ Quote on City-Parish forms or via centralbidding.com
☐ Must be the firm the forms were issued to |
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| FAR AWAY · due Oct 20
Assembly Center Wind Damage Repairs Grambling State University · Bid 50018-270010 · Due Oct 20, 2026, 2:00 PM CT (email)
| Scope: Insurance-claim wind damage repairs to the Assembly Center. It's in north Louisiana, so it's shown only to prove statewide coverage. A paid plan would let you filter it out by radius. | Bid checklist:
☐ Mandatory pre-bid site visit Oct 14, 9:00 AM
☐ Email bid to purchasingbids@gram.edu (no CCs)
☐ Attachments under 125 MB |
| | | Recently closed exact matches (proof these come up) |
• Pressure Washing Services RFP – Louisiana Housing Corporation, Baton Rouge. Building exteriors and siding, parking lots, sidewalks and balcony railings at Village de Jardin Apartments. Closed Sept 8, 2026. listing
• Exterior Pressure Washing, USCG Base New Orleans – ~100,000 sq ft of exterior walls, pressure or soft wash allowed, small-business set-aside. Closed Aug 10, 2026. listing
A live subscriber would have gotten both of these the day they posted. |
Sources: LaPAC (Louisiana Procurement & Contract Network) open bids in categories 76000000 Industrial Cleaning and 72000000 Building & Maintenance Services, checked Oct 12, 2026; LouisianaBids.com; SAM.gov via Bidscope. Always confirm details in the official solicitation and addenda.
Pricing hypothesis we're testing: about $49/month per trade and area. This is a sample, not an offer.
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