City of Ballwin RFP 26-03
CITY OF BALLWIN, MISSOURI
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The City of Ballwin seeks bids from qualified contractors to remove and replace all plumbing
related to the showers in three locker rooms at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons in accordance
with the specifications listed below.
Sealed bids addressed to the City of Ballwin, 1 Ballwin Commons Circle, Ballwin, Missouri
63021 will be accepted by the City of Ballwin until 1:00 P .M. (prevailing local time) on the
19th day of December,2025 at which time all bids received will be opened and read aloud.
Copies of the Bid Documents may be obtained by contacting Chris Conway Director of Parks
and Recreation at 636-227-8950, or cconway@ballwin.mo.us. Bid Documents include this
Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, the Plans and Specifications,
Bid Proposal form, Bid Bond form, proposed City-Contractor Agreement, Bidders Information
Sheet form, Exhibits, and any Addenda issued prior to closing of the scheduled time for
accepting bids.
Bids should be clearly marked “BID OPENING: 26-03: Locker Room Plumbing, Attention
Chris Conway.” Bids shall be submitted on the Bid Proposal form provided. All work shall be
performed according to City of Ballwin specifications.
The successful bidder shall comply with applicable State provisions concerning the payment of
prevailing wages on public works projects. Accordingly, all workers performing work under the
City-Contractor Agreement shall be paid not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages as
determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of the State of Missouri. A
copy of the applicable Annual Wage Order and Incremental Increases for each occupational title
required under this project is included in the Bid Documents as Exhibit A.
Enrollment in Federal Work Authorization Program
Bidders are informed that pursuant to Section 285.530, RSMo, as a condition of the award of any
contract in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), the successful bidder shall, by sworn
affidavit and provision of documentation, affirm its enrollment and participation in a federal
work authorization program with respect to the employees working in connection to the
contracted services. Successful bidders shall also sign an affidavit affirming that it does not
knowingly employ any person who is an unauthorized alien in connection to the contracted
services.
Safety Training
Bidders are informed that the Project is subject to the requirements of Section 292.675, RSMo,
which requires all contractors or subcontractors doing work on the Project to provide, and
require its on-site employees to complete, a seven (7) hour course in construction safety and
health approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) or a similar
program approved by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations which is at
least as stringent as an approved OSHA program. The training must be completed within sixty
(60) days of the date work on the Project commences. On-site employees found on the worksite
without documentation of the required training shall have twenty (20) days to produce such
documentation. Contractors and sub-contractors in violation of this provision will forfeit to the City of
Ballwin $2,500.00 plus $100.00 a day for each employee who is employed without training. The City of
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Ballwin may withhold assessed penalties from payment due to the bidder and/or any subcontractors
employed thereby. The bidder shall complete and submit their bid on the “AFFIDAVIT OF WORK
AUTHORIZATION”.
A Notice to Proceed is expected on January 13, 2026. Physical work on site will be scheduled
to begin in the summer of 2026 and shall continue uninterrupted as outlined in the
Specifications.
Bid security in the amount of five (5%) percent of the Base Bid offered by the bidder as
indicated on the Bid Proposal form shall accompany the bid submittal. Bid security shall be in
the form of a bank draft or certified check drawn upon a responsible, solvent bank and payable to
the City of Ballwin, Missouri or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the bidder and by a good
and sufficient surety authorized to do business in Missouri.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish within seven (7) days of notification of
contract award a satisfactory Payment, Performance and Guarantee Bond in the full amount of
the Bid based on the bid quantities listed on the Bid Proposal form. The Payment, Performance
and Guarantee Bond furnished shall meet all requirements of section 107.170 of the Revised
Statutes of Missouri, as amended, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the work
including payment of prevailing wage requirements of the State of Missouri. No bid submitted
shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the
closing of the scheduled time for accepting bids.
The bidder shall perform with his own organization, work amounting too not less than 50 percent
of the total contract cost.
The City of Ballwin will affirmatively assure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this
Notice to Contractors, qualified minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to
submit bids and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age,
disability, familial status, national origin or political affiliation. If you are a person that requires
an accommodation or desires more information, please call (636) 227-8580 or RELAY
MISSOURI 1-800-735-2966 TDD not later than 5:00 P.M. on the third day preceding the last
day for accepting bids. Offices are open between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through
Friday.
The City of Ballwin intends to award a contract for the Project based on the bid that, in the City
of Ballwin’s sole discretion, best meets the interests and requirements of the City. The City of
Ballwin reserves the right in the City’s sole discretion to reject any and all bids, to waive
technicalities or deficiencies in any or all bids, to negotiate with any or all bidders or others for
more favorable terms or prices, and to award a contract to other than the bidder submitting the
lowest cost bid proposal, with or without negotiation. The City of Ballwin reserves the right not
to open a sole bid.
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CITY OF BALLWIN, MISSOURI
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. General
A. All work shall be constructed and completed in accordance with the specifications for the
same, relating to the construction of such improvements.
B. The Bid Documents are on file at the City of Ballwin, Parks and Recreation Department 1
Ballwin Commons Circle, Ballwin, Missouri, 63021.
C. There will be no pre-bid meeting. Any questions should be directed to Chris Conway,
Director of Parks & Recreation @ 636-227-8950.
D. Bid due date is December 19, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. (prevailing local time).
2. Scope
The proposed project will consist of replacing the hot and cold water pipes and installing anti
scald balanced pressure showerpac systems, or equivalent in each shower to increase water
pressure and allow users to control temperature.
3. Material Purchases
The Contractor shall be responsible for paying all material suppliers. The Contractor shall pay
all taxes required by law. For Sales Tax: see Special Sales Tax Provisions, paragraph 24.
4. Land and Rights-of-Way
For the purposes of operating and maintaining the Project, the City of Ballwin shall acquire the
necessary lands, easements and rights-of-way privileges required for the same. The Contractor
shall furnish and construct any necessary access roads or facilities.
5. Obtaining Bid Documents
Bid Documents include the Notice to Contractors, the Instructions to Bidders, the General
Conditions, the Plans and Specifications, the Bid Proposal form, the Bid Bond, the proposed
City-Contractor Agreement, the Bidders Information Sheet form, Exhibits, and any Addenda
issued prior to receipt of bid proposals and all modifications. Copies of the Bid Documents may
be obtained at City of Ballwin, 1 Ballwin Commons Circle, Ballwin, MO 63021 at no cost. The
City of Ballwin shall maintain a list of all persons and organizations who have obtained copies of
the Bid Documents.
6. Bid Proposals
A. Sealed bid proposals will be received in accordance with the Notice to Contractors.
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B. Bids shall be submitted on the accompanying Bid Proposal forms. Bids shall be sealed in
an envelope bearing only the printed endorsement "BID OPENING: 26-03: Locker Room
Plumbing, ATTENTION: Chris Conway". In the case of proposals to be sent by mail, the
envelope shall be placed in an outer or mailing envelope, and endorsed as noted above.
C. Bid security in the amount of five (5%) percent of the Base Bid [exclusive of numbered
Alternates] as indicated on the Bid Proposal form shall accompany the bid submittal. Bid
security shall be in the form of a bank draft or certified check and drawn upon a responsible,
solvent bank and payable to the City of Ballwin, Missouri or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by
the bidder and by a good and sufficient surety authorized to do business in Missouri. The bid
security shall be refunded or returned to the bidder upon the faithful performance of the
conditions of the Bid Proposal to the satisfaction of the City of Ballwin.
D. The successful bidder shall be required within seven (7) days of receipt of written
notification of award from the City of Ballwin to execute the City-Contractor Agreement and to
furnish a satisfactory Payment, Performance and Guarantee Bond with a good and sufficient
surety authorized to do business in the State of Missouri in the full amount of the bid submitted
based on the bid quantity listed on the Bid Proposal form. The Payment, Performance and
Guarantee Bond furnished shall meet all requirements of section 107.170 and 290.250 of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the
Work including payment of prevailing wage requirements of the State of Missouri. In case of
failure or neglect to execute the City-Contractor Agreement or to furnish a satisfactory Payment,
Performance and Guarantee Bond within the time above specified, such bidder will be
considered as having abandoned the bid, and the bid security provided shall thereupon be
forfeited to the City of Ballwin and collected as provided by law, and thereupon the Project shall
be re-advertised or otherwise let to another bidder.
E. Prior to final acceptance of the Project, the Contractor shall be required to provide in cash
or by certified check payable to the City of Ballwin maintenance security in the amount of ten
percent (10%) of the final construction cost of the Project. The maintenance security shall be
held by the City of Ballwin in full force for one (1) year following final acceptance of the Project
and the Contractor agrees and consents to the use of the maintenance security by the City of
Ballwin to make any necessary repairs to any portion of the Work.
F. No bid shall be considered unless the offering bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory
to the City of Ballwin that the bidder has the necessary facilities, ability and pecuniary resources
to fulfill the conditions of the Contract Documents. The low bidder or any other bidder may be
required to submit financial statements.
G. All bids shall be made for materials in the different classes furnished in the Work
complete, and no bid proposal will be made or considered on any part of the Work not complete
in place, nor on materials except in completed work, unless specifically otherwise provided for in
the Plans and Specifications.
H. Attention of the bidders is directed to the requirement that work on the project shall be
commenced within seven (7) days of written notice to proceed and be completed within seven
(21) days the project begins.
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I. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids for a period of ninety (90) calendar
days after the closing time for acceptance of bids. Any bidder may withdraw a bid personally or
by telegraphic or written request at any time prior to the closing time for the acceptance of bids.
J. The successful bidder shall be required to comply with all applicable State provisions
concerning the payment of prevailing wages on public works projects. The successful bidder
shall submit attached Form PW-1000 to the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations, Division of Labor Standards upon award of the contract. All workers performing work
under the City-Contractor Agreement shall be paid not less than the prevailing hourly rate of
wages as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of the State of
Missouri. A copy of the applicable Annual Wage Order and Incremental Increases for each
occupational title required under this project is included in the Bid Documents and shall be
included in the Contract Documents.
K. The Contractor and each subcontractor engaged on the Project shall keep posted in a
prominent and easily accessible place at the Project site a clearly legible statement of all
prevailing hourly wage rates to be paid to all workers employed on the construction of the
Project. The statement shall remain continuously posted during the full time that any worker
shall be employed on the Project.
L. The Contractor and each subcontractor shall submit to the City of Ballwin monthly
during the construction of the Project certified copies of payroll records for all workers employed
on the Project. The Contractor shall forfeit, as a penalty, to the City of Ballwin the sum of
$2,500, plus One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each worker employed by the Contractor or by
any subcontractor for each working day or portion thereof that such worker is paid less than the
prevailing hourly rate of wages as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations of the State of Missouri for work performed under the City Contractor Agreement.
M.
Bidder shall perform with his own organization, work amounting to not less than 50
percent of the total contract cost.
7. Itemized Bids
Each bid shall be itemized in component parts as set out on the Bid Proposal form to be
submitted on or before the date and time for receiving bids. Each bid shall specify unit prices for
all items and shall make extensions based upon the quantities listed. The sum of the products of
the quantities listed in the Bid Proposal form as submitted, multiplied by the unit price bid, shall
constitute the gross sum bid.
8. Bidder’s Duties
A. Bidders shall thoroughly examine the Plans and Specifications for the Project, and also
the Project site, shall inform themselves fully of the conditions relating to construction and labor
under which the Work will be performed and shall judge for themselves all the circumstances
affecting the cost and nature of the Work and the Project. By submitting a bid, each bidder
represents that the bidder has inspected the Project site and is thoroughly familiar with the Bid
Documents and all requirements for performance of the Work and failure of the bidder to do so
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