SW District, Ozarks Transportation Organization, Solar Powered School Zone Flashing Beacon Sign Packages

INVITATION FOR INFORMAL BID #2026-1
The Ozarks Transportation Organization (OTO) is soliciting bids from vendors for Solar Powered School
Zone Flashing Beacon sign packages.
Sealed bids for School Zone Flashing Beacon Sign Packages will be received at: 2208 W Chesterfield
Blvd Suite 101, Springfield, MO 65807, at the office of the Ozarks Transportation Organization, until 2:00
P.M. (Central Standard Time) on October 30, 2026, and at that time will be publicly opened and read.
Electronic copies of the IFB and attachments can be obtained from the electronic bidding software
DemandStar at the URL listed here: https://www.ozarkstransportation.org/what-we-do/requests-for-
proposal.
Bid packages will be available on the bidding software DemandStar. Hard copies will not be available for
purchase. Bidders may make printed copies of the bid documents (plans and bid packet) at their own
expense. When downloading the documents from DemandStar, you will be required to provide your
company name, a contact person and phone number, a complete company address and an e-mail
address to be added to the Plan Holders List and for receiving official bidding communications and
addenda. If you are not on the Plan Holders List, you will not receive any addenda issued. Any questions
regarding this procurement must be submitted to: Jen Thomas at jthomas@ozarkstransportation.org, by
5:00 pm local time on Friday, October 23, 2026. No written questions after this date or any verbal
questions will be recognized.
The successful Offeror shall comply with 285.530, RSMo., as amended, and (1) provide by sworn
affidavit affirmation that it does not knowingly employ any person who is an unauthorized alien and (2)
provide documentation affirming its enrollment and participation in a federal work authorization program
with respect to the employees working in connection with this contract. The required documentation
affirming enrollment must be from the federal work authorization program provider. A letter from the
Service Provider reciting compliance is not sufficient. A signed and notarized Work Authorization Affidavit
and the Electronic Signature Page from the E-Verify program shall be provided prior to the issuance of a
contract.
The Ozark Transportation Organization 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.
The owner intends to award the contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder. The owner
reserves the right ot reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities in the best interest of the
owner with MoDOT's consent.