Sealed bids for the Desloge Salt Storage Facility (hereinafter “Project”) will be received by the City of Desloge, 300 N. Lincoln, Desloge, MO 63601 until 1:00PM on Thursday, March 2, 2023. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 1:00PM, on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at City Hall.

The Scope of Work includes a new Salt Storage Shed and other incidental items and work described in the Project Manual, or reasonably inferable therefrom.

Bid packages will be available after 8:00AM on Thursday, February 16, 2023, and may be obtained from the office of Cochran located at 530A East Independence Drive, Union, MO 63084, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of
$25.00 per set. Electronic copies are available free of charge. For directions or to check plan availability, please call 636-584-0540.

A bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount must accompany each bid, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
The City of Desloge anticipates issuing notice to proceed in March 2023.

The wage rates applicable to this project have been predetermined as required by law and are set forth in this
specification. When Federal wage rates are applicable and included, this contract is subject to the “Work Hours Act of 1962,” (P.L. 87-581: 76 Stat. 357) and implementing regulations.

Effective January 1, 2009, and pursuant to RSMo 285.530 (1), No business entity or employer shall knowingly
employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien to perform work within the state of
Missouri. The successful bidder must submit a sworn affidavit and documentation affirming the business entity's
enrollment and participation in the federal work authorization program and that all of its employees working for the  contracted services are not illegal immigrants.

Upon signing the contract, the successful contractor and any subcontractor performing the work shall provide a ten-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction safety program for their on-site employees.

The City of Desloge hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises 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, or national origin in consideration for an award.

THE OWNER INTENDS TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO THE MOST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER
SUBMITTING THE LOWEST BID. THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, AND
TO WAIVE ANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE OWNER.Type your paragraph here.