INVITATION TO BIDALBANY AVENUEPEDESTRIAN ANDSTORMWATERIMPROVEMENTS Sealed bids for the Proposal for the Construction of …

INVITATION TO BID
ALBANY AVENUE
PEDESTRIAN AND
STORMWATER
IMPROVEMENTS
Sealed bids for the Proposal for the Construction of Albany Avenue Pedestrian and Stormwater Improvements will be received at: City of Bolivar, 345 South Main Avenue, Bolivar, MO 65613, until 11:00 A.M. (prevailing local time) on the 4th day of December, 2024, at the office of the City of Bolivar City Hall, and at that time will be publicly opened and read. All bids shall be submitted as a Hard Copy.
The proposed work includes: Construction of a multi-use ADA compliant path, ditch improvements, box culvert installation, stormwater improvements, and roadway improvements on a highly trafficked portion of S. Albany Ave. between S. Springfield Ave. and E. Walnut St.
A digital copy of the plans and specifications may be purchased through the office of Great River Engineering (GRE), at 2826 S. Ingram Mill, Springfield, MO 65804 (417-886-7171) upon payment of $75.00, which is not refundable. All bidders must purchase plans through Great River Engineering, Inc. and be on the planholder list in order to bid the project.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 A.M. on the 14th day of November, 2024 at the office of Great River Engineering, 2826 S. Ingram Mill Rd, Springfield, MO 65804. All bidders are encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting.
This contract requires payment of the prevailing hourly rate of wages for each craft or type of work required to execute the contract as determined by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and requires adherence to a schedule of minimum wages as determined by the United States Department of Labor. For work performed anywhere on this project, the contractor and the contractor's subcontractors shall pay the higher of these two applicable wage rates. The applicable state wage rates for this contract are detailed in "Annual Wage Order 31", that is attached to this bidding document. The applicable federal wage rates for this contract are the effective Davis-Bacon federal wage rates posted the tenth day before the bid opening date and can be found at: https:/ /sam.gov/content/wage-determinations. These supplemental bidding documents have important legal consequences. It shall be conclusively presumed that they are in the bidder's possession, and they have been reviewed and used by the bidder in the preparation of any bid submitted on this project.
The City of Bolivar hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, ancestry, or national origin in consideration for an award.
All bidders must be on MoDOT's Qualified Contractor List per Section 102.2 of the current version of the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction. The contractor questionnaire must be on file 7 days prior to bid opening.
Contractors and sub-contractors who sign a contract to work on public works projects shall provide a 10-Hour OSHA construction safety program, or similar program approved by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to be completed by their on-site employees within sixty (60) days of beginning work on the construction project.
Nondiscrimination in Employment: Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order Number 11246. Requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.
A certified cashier's check or a bid bond in the amount of 5% shall be submitted with each proposal.
The City of Bolivar reserves the right to reject any or all bids for sound, documented reasons.
The project will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder. The DBE Goal for this project is 0%. No 2nd tier subcontracting will be allowed on this project.