INVITATION TO BID
May 20, 2026
IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR PORT IMPROVEMENTS
AT THE NEW BOURBON REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY
SAINTE GENEVIEVE COUNTY, MISSOURI
Sealed proposals, addressed to:
THE NEW BOURBON REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY
1 WEST ST. JOSEPH STREET
PERRYVILLE, MISSOURI 63775
Sealed proposals will be received by the Local Public Agency until 10:00 AM on JUNE 11TH, 2026 , at the Office of
The Southeast Regional Planning Commission, 1 W. St. Joseph Street, Perryville, Missouri 63775, and at that time will
be publicly opened and read.
The project consists of furnishing all labor, tools, equipment and materials for site clearing and
preparation, excavation, concrete paving for a new roadway extension and apron, type 2 rock
blanket, storm sewer structures and piping, rip-rap slope protection, construction of structural steel
dolphin mooring structures, restoration of adjacent grades, seeding and mulching and any other
associated items to complete the project in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by
Koehler Engineering, a Division of Klingner & Associates, P.C.
The contract provides for the furnishing of all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for the improvement and
construction required per the improvement plans, specifications and construction documents.
Sealed Proposals should be clearly marked “Bid for New Bourbon Port Harbor Improvements”.
Bidding documents including Drawings, Project Manual, Addenda, List of Plan Holders of Record, and Bid Tabulations
will be available in Adobe PDF format at www.klingnerplanroom.com starting May 21, 2025 through City Blue
Technologies,(Tel.: 800-747-6500). Bidders are strongly encouraged to register at www.klingnerplanroom.com as a
Prime Bidder or Sub-Contractor to ensure timely receipt of bidding documents and notices relative to this bid and be
listed as a plan holder. The Owner and Engineer are NOT responsible for any incompleteness of bidding documents
made available from sources other than www.klingnerplanroom.com. Printing and shipping fees for hard copies are the
responsibility of the Contractor. There is no charge for bidding documents provided in Adobe PDF format. A full paper
copy set of the bidding documents are available for review by prospective bidders by appointment at the offices of
Koehler Engineering, a Division of Klingner & Associates PC, 194 Coker Lane, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701.
Technical questions regarding interpretations of the bidding documents shall be directed to Chris Koehler, PE; of
Klingner & Associates PC at (573) 335-3026; ckoehler@klingner.com NOT City Blue Technologies.
Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud on 10:00 AM on June 11th, 2026, at the Office of the Southeast
Regional Planning Commission, 1 West St. Joseph Street, Perryville, Missouri.
A certified or cashier’s check or a bid bond in the amount of 5% shall be submitted with each proposal.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. June 2nd, 2026, at the Office of the Southeast Regional Planning
Commission, 1 West St. Joseph Street, Perryville, Missouri. The pre-bid conference is non-mandatory. The Engineer
will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to questions
arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.
The New Bourbon Regional Port Authority hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any
contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically
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disadvantaged individuals 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.
The prime contractor must go through MoDOT pre-qualification process and be on the MoDOT approved contractor
listing. The prime contractor must have a fully responsive contractor questionnaire on file with the Missouri Highways
and Transportation Commission (MHTC) at least seven (7) days prior to the date and hour of the bid opening (See
Section 102.2 of the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, April 1, 2026 Edition). The prime
contractor on a project must perform, with its own staff, contract work amounting to NOT less than 30% of the total
original contract price.
The project will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder. The Owner reserves the right to waive all
informalities, with MoDOT concurrence, not involving price, time or changes in work and to negotiate contract terms
with the Successful Bidder.
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.
Pursuant to 285.530 R.S. Mo, the bidder must affirm its enrollment and participation in a federal work authorization
program with respect to the employees proposed to work in connection with the services requested herein by including
with the bid proposal 1) submitting a completed, notarized copy of AFFIDAVIT OF WORK AUTHORIZATION and 2)
providing documentation affirming the bidder’s enrollment and participation in a federal work authorization program
with respect to the employees proposed to work in connection with the services requested herein.
Contractors and sub-contractors who sign a contract to work on public works project provide a 10-Hour OSHA
construction safety program, or similar program approved by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to be
completed by their on-site employees within sixty (60) days of beginning work on the construction project.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids by the New Bourbon Regional Port Authority, with MoDOT concurrence.
The DBE Goal for the project is 0.0%
No 2nd tier subcontracting will be allowed on this project.
Dates of Publication: May 27, 2026.
New Bourbon Regional Port Authority
1 West St. Joseph Street
Perryville, Missouri
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