ROAD WORK
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Invitation for Formal Bid 26-010
Notice is hereby given that the St. Charles County Highway Department will receive sealed bids
for single chip seal, double chip seal, and MC-30 prime coat on various County roads at the office of the
Finance Director in the County Administration Building, 201 North Second Street, Room 541, St. Charles,
Missouri, until 10:00 a.m. on the 17th day of March, 2026, at which time all bids will be publicly opened
and read in Conference Room 115 of the County Administration Building.
All St Charles County bids will be received and opened on the first floor of the
St Charles County Administrative Building, 201 North Second Street, Room 115, St.
Charles, Missouri 63301. Sealed Bids for IFB 26-010 Asphalt Chip Seal 2026 on
County Roads will be received until
10:00 A.M. (prevailing Central Time) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The bid will be opened
publicly at 10:00 AM in Room 115. It is highly recommended that you mail or have your
bid delivered via UPS, FedEx, courier, etc., with plenty of time to arrive prior to the day of
the bid opening. If your bid is dropped off prior to the opening there will be someone in
the lobby to receive it.
The project shall include all work incidental to the supply and laying of approximately 134,868
square yards of single chip seal, to be paid for by the square yard, approximately 13,444 square yards of
double chip seal, to be paid by the square yard, and 13,444 square yards of prime coat, using MC-30,
over newly upgraded aggregate surfaces to be paid for by the square yard.
The successful bidder shall be required to comply with the State Statutory Provisions
concerning the payment of prevailing wages on public works, Section 290.210 through 290.340 R.S. MO
1959, as amended 1969 and shall pay to all workmen performing work under this contract not less than
the prevailing hourly rate of wages determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relation of the
State of Missouri. The wage rates applicable to this project have been predetermined as required by law
and are set forth in this document. When Federal wage rates are applicable and included, this contract
is subject to the “Work Hours Act of 1962”, (P.L. 87-851: 76 Stat. 357) and implementing regulations.
Missouri Annual Wage Order 32 as amended June 26, 2025, shall be in effect for this project.
The bid proposal shall be made on a form provided by the County, delivered in a sealed envelope,
and deposited in the office of the Finance Director on or before the time specified above. The proposal
shall be accompanied by bid bond, cashier's check or certified check for an amount not less than five
percent of the bid amount. The amount of the check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the County upon
failure or refusal of the successful bidder to enter into a contract or to furnish bond after his proposal has
been accepted.
The County reserves the right to require the successful bidder to file proof of his ability to
properly execute the project together with his record of successful completion of similar projects. The
County reserves the right to reject any and all bids or proposals submitted, or to advertise for new bids.
The County reserves the right to defer the acceptance of any proposal and the execution of a contract for
a period not exceeding forty five (45) days after the date of opening of the bids. The successful bidder to
whom the contract has been awarded shall sign and return the contract and other required certificates
and documents in quadruplicate within ten (10) days after the date of the receipt of the award of the
contract. The successful bidder shall file certificates with the County that he has obtained and will
continue to carry workmen's compensation insurance, public and private liability and property damage
insurance and builders risk insurance in the specified amounts for the duration of the contract.
Special Needs: If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disability Act, please
notify Purchasing Manager at (636) 949-7465 at least five (5) working days prior to the bid opening.
The County 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.
John Lyons, P.E.
County Engineer