NOTICE TO BIDDERS
SEALED PROPOSALS consisting of:
HIGH POINT ROAD BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
COUNTY PROJECT NO. 2019-803-1
FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. BRO-B026(24)
WILL be received and opened publicly at the office of Cole County Commission, Courthouse Annex, Room 200, 311 East High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 at
9:00 A.M. on Friday, April 30, 2021
Any and all bids received after the time specified above will be returned unopened.
The proposed work includes demolition of the existing box culvert and construction of a replacement culvert. There will also be minimal roadwork in the vicinity of the culvert work. For the span of time when the culvert is under construction, the road will be closed. All equipment, material and workmanship must be in accordance with the plans, specifications and contract documents on file with Cole County.
Plans and specifications may be viewed online in the bids section at www.colecounty.org. All contractors wishing to bid on this project shall obtain an official copy of the plans and specifications at the office of the Cole County Department of Public Works, 5055 Monticello Road, Jefferson City, Missouri 65109-9182, (573) 636-3614. A payment of $50.00 per set of complete plans and specifications will be charged for printing and is not refundable. All checks or money orders for plans and specifications shall be made payable to Cole County Road & Bridge Fund.
All labor used in the construction of this public improvement shall be paid a wage no less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages of work of a similar character in this locality as established by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (Federal Wage Rate) or State Wage Rate, whichever is higher.
The Cole County Commission 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 Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2020 Edition including all revisions. 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 must 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.
A certified or cashier’s check or a bid bond in the amount of 5% shall be submitted with each proposal.
The Cole County Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The DBE Goal for this project is 7% with no trainees.
No 2nd tier subcontracting will be allowed on this project.
