Demolition and Clean-up of Various Properties in Florissant

The City of Florissant seeks a request for proposal for Demolition/Land Clearance and Clean-up of Various Properties in Florissant.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Bids must include utility disconnect and demolition for up to 3 structures: 1 multi-family structure, and 2 residential structures, the associated accessory structures, and pavements (not including public sidewalk).

The City of Florissant has deemed the structures at the following addresses a nuisance and uninhabitable.

• 1475 Carla Dr. - Multi-Family
• 1285 Washington Dr. - Residential
• 1440 St. Anthony Ln. - Residential

Electronic submissions will be received by the City of Florissant’s Engineering Division until 2:00 pm on Friday, December 5th, 2025, at which time, at said office, bids will be publicly opened. Electronic submissions will be received through the City’s e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov , https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/florissantmo ,

Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup . Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

The City of Florissant reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City of Florissant is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages submission of bids from minority firms.

Any questions regarding this bid must be presented in writing and posted directly on the OpenGov Procurement Project question section. Questions will not be answered outside of the OpenGov platform to ensure equal opportunity for all interested parties. The cut-off date for questions is 2:00 PM CST on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Bids must include utility disconnect and demolition for up to 3 structures: 1 multi-family structure, and 2 residential structures, the associated accessory structures, and pavements (not including public sidewalk).

The City of Florissant has deemed the structures at the following addresses a nuisance and uninhabitable.

• 1475 Carla Dr. - Multi-Family - In Special Hazard Area - AE (100yr Floodplain)
• 1285 Washington Dr. - Residential
• 1440 St. Anthony Ln. - Residential

General Requirements

• Bidders must carefully examine the entire site of the work and must make all necessary investigations to inform themselves thoroughly as to the facilities available, as well as to all the difficulties involved in the completion of all work in accordance with the specifications and any plans. Bidders are required to examine any maps, plans and data mentioned in the specifications. No plea of ignorance of conditions that exist, or that may hereafter exist, or of conditions or difficulties that may be encountered in the execution of the work under this contract will be accepted as an excuse for any failure or omission on the part of the Contractor to fulfill in every detail of all the requirements of this contract, nor accepted as a basis for any claims for extra compensation.
• It is understood that, except as otherwise specifically stated in the contract Documents, the Contractor shall provide, pay for and furnish all equipment, labor, tools, water, light, power, transportation, superintendence, temporary construction of every nature, and all other services and facilities of every nature whatsoever necessary to execute, complete, and deliver the work within the specified time.

Building Demolitions

• The Contractor shall disconnect, or have disconnected, all utilities.
• The Contractor shall remove trees, shrubs, grass, and other vegetation, improvements, or obstructions which interfere with demolition. Removal includes digging out stumps and roots. All debris associated with this removal will be hauled away at the Contractor’s expense. No burning is permitted. In no way will the Contractor remove any trees for his own personal use.
• Concrete pads, slabs, sidewalks, or driveways will be removed and may be disposed of onsite (if applicable) if buried below grade with 3' of minimum cover of CLEAN fill.
• The Contractor will remove all fence, gates, posts, mesh etc. Posts will be removed a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches below the existing ground elevation. Posts will not be permitted to be cut off at ground level.
• The use of explosives is NOT permitted.
• The burning of refuse and debris is NOT permitted.
• The Contractor will ensure safe passage of persons around the area of demolition and will conduct operations in a manner that prevents injury to people, adjacent buildings, structures, vehicles, and other facilities.
• The Contractor shall keep the project area and public rights-of-way reasonably clear at all times and on completion of the work, the Contractor shall remove all equipment and materials brought onto the project area by the Contractor and used in the performance of the contract and shall leave the entire project area in a totally cleared, neat and level condition. Trash burning on the project area is prohibited and none of the materials required to be removed from the project area under this contract shall be buried on the project area or deposited or placed at any place other than a sanitary landfill.
• The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that debris does not fall from or blow off transporting vehicles en route to a sanitary landfill. The Contractor shall keep the project area and public rights-of-way reasonably clear at all times and on completion of the work, the Contractor shall remove all equipment and materials brought onto the project area by the Contractor and used in the performance of the contract and shall leave the entire project area in a totally cleared, neat and level condition. Trash burning on the project area is prohibited and none of the materials required to be removed from the project area under this contract shall be buried on the project area or deposited or placed at any place other than a sanitary landfill.
• The Contractor may remove only trees that are necessary for the completion of the demolition of structures and improvements in accordance with the provisions of this contract. Wherever trees are encountered adjacent to the work, the operations of the contractor must be so organized and carried out as to not disturb or destroy any trees except as directed by the City or where permission has been obtained from the City.

Demolition Permits

• A demolition permit must be secured from the City of Florissant before proceeding with the work under this contract. Regulations from the County governing demolition permits hereby becomes a part of these specifications. Demolition fees will be waived by the City. The City assumes no responsibilities for the actual condition of the structures to be demolished.
• Said work is to be completed in accordance with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations. It is the responsibility of the contractor to assure that all hazardous materials encountered during the demolition or grading of the project are properly disposed of.

Lot Restoration

• The Contractor shall leave the demolition and project site clean and free of any and all debris.
• The Contractor shall grade the ground surface to conform to the existing adjacent grades and to insure surface drainage.
• The Contractor is responsible for seeding or mulching.

Reporting Requirements

• The Contractor shall immediately report by telephone and written notice to the City Engineer for the City of Florissant when it is discovered that a time frame may not be met due to complications incurred during the normal scope of demolition work. Following the award of this contract, the City of Florissant shall notify the Contractor of the contact personnel.
• The Contractor shall fully coordinate all activities in the performance of the contract with those of the City of Florissant Engineering Office. As the work of the Contractor progresses, advice and information on matters covered by the Contractor shall be made available by the Contractor to the City of Florissant throughout the effective period of the contract.

Coordination

• The contractor shall fully coordinate all contract activities with those activities of the City. As the work of the contractor progresses, advice and information on matters covered by the contract shall be made available by the contractor to the City. The City’s representative will visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction to become and remain familiar with the progress and quality of the work and to determine if the work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract. However, the City’s representative will not be required to make exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to check the work.