FORM IFB
UNDER POLICY I
May 11, 2026
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
INVITATION FOR BID
PARKING LOT SEAL & STRIPE – 4 BRANCHES
DATE ISSUED: May 11, 2026
The Board of Trustees of the St. Louis County Library District (“Library
District”) is accepting bids (“Bid” or “Bids”) pursuant to this Invitation for Bid from
qualified businesses for the: Service of Sealing & Striping Parking Lots (the “Project”)
at four different locations of the Library District including the following: Cliff Cave,
Daniel Boone, Oak Bend, and Rock Road (each a “Library District Location” and
collectively the “Library District Locations”).
Please visit each Library District Location to take measurements and assess
field conditions. Addresses and operating hours of the various locations may be found
on the Library’s website at: https://www.slcl.org/hours-and-locations .
Bidders are responsible for examination of specifications, schedules and
instructions for the Project.
All Bids are due no later than 1:00 P.M. C.T., on, May 29, 2026.
Bidders shall complete the Bid as required in this Invitation for Bid and deliver
the completed Bid by email only to Kelli Reeves, Manager of Facilities,
kreeves@slcl.org. The email subject line should be “Invitation for Bid – Parking Lot
Stripe & Seal Services.
To protect the integrity of the Bid selection process, any questions concerning
this Invitation for Bid, the Bid process or Bid specifications shall be emailed only to
Kelli Reeves at kreeves@slcl.org.
Where services are requested for multiple Library District Locations, Bidders
must bid on all Library District Locations for the Project.
It is anticipated that the Bids will be considered by the Library District’s Board
of Trustees at the June 15, 2026 meeting after consideration by the Selection Committee
and recommendation to the Director.
The Library District reserves the right to reject any and all Bids and to waive
formalities in the best interests of the Library District.
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BACKGROUND
The Library District is a political subdivision of the State of Missouri. The Board of
Trustees (“Board of Trustees”) of the Library District is a body corporate with all the
powers and rights of like or similar corporations serving more than 863,000 Library
District residents. All management and control of the Library District is vested in a
Board of Trustees consisting of five Trustees appointed by the County Executive of St.
Louis County, Missouri. The Trustees serve staggered four-year terms.
The Board of Trustees appoints a qualified librarian who holds that office at the Board
of Trustees’ pleasure as the chief executive and administrative officer (“Director”) of
the Library District.
The Board of Trustees has the power to purchase grounds, erect appropriate buildings
and improve existing buildings for the use of the Library District and its branches out
of funds available or through the issuance of bonds or otherwise.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The Project is subject to all applicable laws of the State of Missouri governing
the Library District including but not limited to the following:
● Missouri law prohibits all employers from employing aliens unlawfully present
in the United States to perform work within the State of Missouri, including the Project
and bidders must comply with the provisions relating thereto in Section 285.530 RSMo,
as amended.
● All Bidders on Library District contracts for services in excess of $5,000 must
provide the Library District with documentation and a sworn affidavit, with respect to
employees working in connection with the contracted services, affirming enrollment in
a Federal Work Authorization Program (“FWAP”). The affidavit shall also provide
that the Bidder does not knowingly employ any person in connection with the
contracted services who is an unauthorized alien. Such affidavits must be provided
with the Bid.
● In the event that the contract for the services described in this Invitation for Bid
is for $100,000 or more, and the successful Bidder employs ten (10) or more employees,
the contract shall include a written certification that the Bidder is not currently engaged
in and shall not, for the duration of the contract, engage in a boycott of goods or services
from the State of Israel; companies doing business in or with Israel or authorized by,
licensed by, or organized under the laws of the State of Israel; or persons or entities
doing business in the State of Israel.
● The Project is a public works project and, in the event the services are projected
to be $75,000.00 or more, the Project will be subject to the Missouri Prevailing Wage
Law. St. Louis County Wage Order No. 32 is hereby incorporated herein as part of this
Invitation for Bid.
● State law also requires all employees working on the site of public works
projects to have received safety training, including the Project, pursuant to Section
292.675 RSMo, as amended.
● Every transient employer must comply with Sections 285.230 through 285.234
RSMo, as amended, when applicable.
● Pursuant to Sections 34.070 and 34.073 RSMo, the Library District prefers to
purchase those materials, products and supplies which are produced, manufactured,
compounded, made or grown, within the State of Missouri when they are found in
marketable quantities and are a quality suited to the purpose intended, and can be
secured without additional cost over out-of-state products. Quality and fitness of
articles will be considered in making purchases or letting contracts. Similarly, in letting
contracts for the performance of any job or services, the Library District prefers
Missouri firms, corporations or individuals, or firms, corporations or individuals which
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maintain Missouri offices, when the quality of performance promised is equal and the
price quoted is the same or less.
● Pursuant to Section 107.170, RSMo., the successful Bidder will be required to
furnish a performance bond and a labor and material payment bond in an amount equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum, which shall be acceptable to the
Library District in form and content. The surety providing such bonds shall be a
company licensed to do business in the State of Missouri and shall be acceptable to the
Library District.
In addition to the general requirements listed above, the successful Bidder shall
comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations, applicable zoning and building
requirements, and orders of federal, state, county, and local governing authorities
pertaining and applicable to each Library District Location, the successful Bidder
and/or the Library District.
Applicable insurance coverage must be provided by the successful Bidder
before any work can be started on the Project.
These general requirements, this Invitation for Bid, the Bid and the
specifications, drawings, schedules and instructions of the Project shall be incorporated
in the contract and/or purchase order signed by the parties should the Bidder be awarded
a contract under this Invitation for Bid.
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