Sealed proposals, addressed to:
REQUEST FOR BIDS
City of Washington, Missouri
405 Jefferson Street
Washington, MO 63090
Attention: Sherri Klekamp, City Clerk
Bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 405 Jefferson Street, Washington, Missouri,
63090 up to 9:00 a.m., CDT, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 to be opened in the Conference Room at said
City Hall shortly thereafter on the above date, for the High Street – Roadway and ADA Compliance
Project. The project will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The proposed
work includes two-inch asphalt resurfacing with full width cold mill, removal and replacement of all
sidewalks and curb and gutter to meet ADA regulations from Front Street to Fifth with retaining wall
where necessary. Project also includes signage, retaining walls, striping, paved approach, and ADA
compliant curb ramps along portions of the project corridor.
Plans and specifications may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer, City Hall,
Washington, Missouri, upon payment of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), non-refundable or by emailing
gvanek@washmo.gov.
All prospective bidders must provide the specified bid, payment and performance security and
provide proof of the specified liability insurance. They must also hold or obtain a valid City license upon
award of the contract.
Each bid, and accompanying bid security in the form of a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or a
Certified Check in the amount of 5% shall be placed in a sealed envelope, and on or across the
envelope shall be written the words “High Street Road Improvement Project”. The bid security
accompanying each bid shall become the property of the City in case the contract for such work is
awarded and the bidder should fail, neglect, or refuse within ten (10) days from the award of the work,
to enter into the written contract and give the performance bond required of him/her.
The City Council of said City with approval from the Missouri Department of Transportation
reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, and to waive any irregularities therein.
Special Needs: If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act,
please notify Sherri Klekamp at (636) 390-1006, or e-mail: sklekamp@washmo.gov, or through the
Missouri Relay System, 800 735-2966 [TTY] or 800 735-2466 [voice], at least five (5) working days
prior to the bid opening you plan to attend.
All bidders must be on MoDOT’s Qualified Contractor List per Section 102.2 of the Missouri
Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2025 Edition including all revisions. The contractor
questionnaire must be on file 7 days prior to bid opening.
All labor used in the construction of this public improvement shall be paid a wage no less than
the prevailing hourly rate of wages of work of a similar character in this locality as established by the
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (federal wage rate), or state wage rate, whichever is
higher.
The DBE Goal for this project is 0%.
No 2nd tier subcontracting will be allowed on this project.
The City of Washington hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any
contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) 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.
Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited
(a) Contractor agrees to comply with Missouri Revised Statute Section 285.530.1 in that it shall not
knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien to perform
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work within the State of Missouri.
(b) As a condition for the award of this contract, the Contractor 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 with the contracted
services. The Contractor shall also sign an affidavit affirming that it does not knowingly employ
any person who is an unauthorized alien in connection with the contracted services.
(c) Contractor shall require each subcontractor to affirmatively state in its contract with Contractor
that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ, hire for employment or continue to employ
an unauthorized alien to perform work within the State of Missouri and shall not henceforth do
so. Alternatively, Contractor shall require each subcontractor to provide Contractor with a sworn
affidavit under the penalty of perjury attesting to the fact that the subcontractor’s employees are
lawfully present in the United States.
Construction Safety Program Requirements:
(a) Contractor shall provide a ten-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
construction safety program for its employees working onsite on the project. The program shall
include a course in construction safety and health approved by 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. All employees working on the project are required to
complete the program within sixty (60) days of beginning work on the construction project.
(b) Any employee found on the worksite subject to this section without documentation of the
successful completion of the course required under subsection (a) shall be afforded 20 days to
produce such documentation before being subject to removal from the project.
(c) Contractor shall require all onsite employees of any subcontractors to complete the ten-hour
training program required under subsection (a).
(d) Pursuant to Sec. 292.675 RSMo., Contractor shall forfeit as a penalty to the City $2,500.00 plus
$100.00 for each employee employed by Contractor or subcontractor, for each calendar day, or
portion thereof, such employee is employed without the required training. The penalty shall not
begin to accrue until the time periods in subsections (a) and (b) have elapsed. City shall
withhold and retain from the amount due Contractor under this contract, all sums and amounts
due and owing City as a result of any violation of this section.
CITY OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
STATE OF MISSOURI
BY: Sherri Klekamp, City Clerk
Please publish in The Missourian Thursday, February 26 and Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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