Means of Egress

SECTION 001116 - INVITATION FOR BID
1.0 OWNER:
A. The State of Missouri
Office of Administration,
Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction
Jefferson City, Missouri
2.0 PROJECT TITLE AND NUMBER:
A. Means of Egress
Missouri School for the Blind
St Louis, Missouri
Project No.: E2332-01
3.0 BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED:
A. Until: 1:30 PM, May 14, 2026
B. Only electronic bids sent to FMDCBids@oa.mo.gov shall be accepted: (See Instructions to Bidders for further detail)
4.0 DESCRIPTION:
A. Scope: The project includes new egress stair, infrastructure, site improvements, and playground equipment to serve the Missouri School
for the Blind campus.
B. MBE/WBE/SDVE Goals: MBE 10%, WBE 10%, and SDVE 3%. NOTE: Only MBE/WBE firms certified by the State of
Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity as of the date of bid opening, or SDVE(s) meeting the requirements of Section 34.074, RSMo
and 1 CSR 30-5.010, can be used to satisfy the MBE/WBE/SDVE participation goals for this project.
5.0 PRE-BID MEETING:
A. Place/Time: 10:00 AM, April 30, 2026, at Missouri School for the Blind, 3815 Magnolia Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110.
B. Access to State of Missouri property requires presentation of a photo ID by all persons.
6.0 HOW TO GET PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS:
A. View Only Electronic bid sets are available at no cost or paper bid sets for a deposit of $100.00 from American Document Solutions
(ADS). MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: American Document Solutions. Mail to: American Document Solutions, 1400 Forum Blvd.,
Suite 7A, Columbia, Missouri 65203. Phone 573-446-7768, Fax 573-355-5433, https://www.adsplanroom.net. NOTE: Prime contractors
will be allowed a maximum of two bid sets at the deposit rate shown above. Other requesters will be allowed only one bid set at this rate.
Additional bid sets or parts thereof may be obtained by any bidder at the cost of printing and shipping by request to American Document
Solutions at the address shown above. Bidder must secure at least one bid set to become a planholder.
B. Refunds: Return plans and specifications in unmarked condition within 15 working days of bid opening to American Document
Solutions, 1400 Forum Blvd., Suite 7A, Columbia, Missouri 65203. Phone 573-446-7768, Fax 573-355-5433. Deposits for plans not
returned within 15 working days shall be forfeited.
C. Information for upcoming bids, including downloadable plans, specifications, Invitation for Bid, bid tabulation, award, addenda, and
access to the ADS planholders list, is available on the Division of Facilities Management, Design and Construction's web site:
https://oa.mo.gov/facilities/bid-opportunities/bid-listing-electronic-plans.
7.0 POINT OF CONTACT:
A. Designer: Patterhn Ives llc, Beth Clarkin, 314-833-0301, email: bclarkin@patterhn-ives.com
B. Project Manager: Sandra Walther, 573-257-7322, email: sandra.walther@oa.mo.gov
8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION:
A. The State reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive all informalities in bids. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 20
working days subsequent to the specified bid opening time. The contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for
work of a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed, as determined by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations and as set out in the detailed plans and specifications.
B. Bid results will be available at https://oa.mo.gov/facilities/bid-opportunities/bid-listing-electronic-plans after it is verified that at least one
bid is awardable and affordable.
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