Contractors Qualification Statement

1. ORGANIZATION

1.1 How many years has your organization been in business as a Contractor?

39 Years:
18 yrs. as individual
25 yrs. as corporation

1.2 How many years has your organization been in business under its present business name?

25 years

1.2.1 Under what other or former names has your organization operated?

Harvey Bessette, Individual

1.3 If your organization is a corporation, answer the following:

1.3.1 Date of incorporation: March 1982
1.3.2 State of incorporation: Louisiana
1.3.3 President’s name: Harvey J. Bessette
1.3.4 Vice-president’s name(s): Moria Bessette
Sam Cavys
Tara Demarie
Tobie Hodgkins
Brent Ardoin
 

1.4 If your organization is a partnership, answer the following:

1.4.1 Date of organization: Not A Partnership
1.4.2 Type of partnership (if applicable): N/A
1.4.3 Name(s) of general partner(s): N/ A

1.5 If your organization is individually owned, answer the following:

1.5.1 Date of organization:
1.5.2 Name of owner:

1.6 If the form of your organization is other than those listed above, describe it and name the principals:

2. LICENSING

2.1 List jurisdictions and trade categories in which your organization is legally qualified to do business, and indicate registration or license numbers, if applicable.

Louisiana State Licensed General Contractor qualified in:
1. Building Construction
2. Asphalt Road construction
3. Municipal and Public Works Construction
4. Heavy Construction

Louisiana License #14096

2.2 List jurisdictions in which your organization’s partnership or trade name is filed.

Louisiana

 

3. EXPERIENCE

3.1 List the categories of work that your organization normally performs with its own forces.

Site Work Steel Erection
Forming Carpentry Metal Building Erection
Framing Carpentry Roads
Finishing Carpentry Bridges
General Labor Municipal and Public Works
Foundation Iron Work Heavy Construction

3.2 Claims and Suits. (If the answer to any of the questions below is yes, please attach details.)

3.2.1 Has your organization ever failed to complete any work awarded to it?

NO

3.2.2 Are there any judgments, claims, arbitration proceedings or suits pending or outstanding against your organization or its officers?

NO

3.2.3 Has your organization filed any lawsuits or requested arbitration with regard to construction contracts within the last five years?

NO

3.3 Within the last five years, has any officer or principal of your organization ever been an officer or principal of another organization when it failed to complete a construction contract? (If the answer is yes, please attach details.)

NO

3.4 On a separate sheet, list major construction projects your organization has in progress, giving the name of project, owner, architect, contract amount, percent complete and scheduled completion date.

3.4.1 State total worth of work in progress and under contract:

Approximately 30 Million Dollars

3.5 On a separate sheet, list the major projects your organization has completed in the past five years, giving the name of project, owner, architect, contract amount, date of completion and percentage of the cost of the work performed with your own forces.

3.5.1 State average annual amount of construction work performed during the past five years:

3.6 On a separate sheet, list the construction experience and present commitments of the key individuals of your organization.
 

4. REFERENCES

4.1 Trade References:

Stine Lumber Co.
1313 Country Club Rd.
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(318) 477-7512

Builders’ Sav Mor
1245 East Prien Lake Rd.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(318) 477-0976

4.2 Bank References:

First Federal Bank
One Lakeshore Dr.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(433) 433-2265
Rusty Guidroz

Cameron State Bank
2201 Oak Park Blvd.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(318) 474-1252
Roy Raferty, President

4.3 Surety:

4.3.1 Name of bonding company:

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland

4.3.2 Name and address of agent:

McElveen Insurance Agency
P.O. Box 4410
Lake Charles, LA 70606

FINANCING

5.1 Financial Statement.

Financial statements are available on request