NOTICE TO BIDDERS
All St Charles County bids will be received and opened on the first floor of the St. Charles
County Administrative Building, 201 North Second Street, Room 116, St. Charles, Missouri
63301. Sealed Bids for IFB 26-031 will be received until 10:00 A.M. (prevailing Central
Time) on January 7, 2026. The bid will be opened publicly at 10:00 AM in Room 115/116.
The proposed work includes the furnishing of materials, tools, equipment and labor
necessary to construct JOSEPHVILLE ROAD, PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS, STP-
5414(641), and JOSEPHVILLE ROAD BRIDGE OVER TRIBUTARY OF CUIVRE
RIVER, STBG-7302(706) in St. Charles County, Missouri. The construction shall include all
work incidental to the furnishing of materials, tools, equipment and labor necessary to
construct the roadway, box culvert, and drainage improvements and other appurtenances.
Plans and specifications, including the bid form, may be downloaded from St. Charles
County’s “Open Bids” webpage on the County website at http://www.sccmo.org/bids.aspx,
beginning December 17, 2025. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to check the County
website to determine if any addendums have been posted.
Each Bid must be accompanied by a Cashier’s Check or Certified Check, or a Bid Bond
executed by the Bidder and an approved Surety Company and payable to the County, in an
amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the Sum Total of the Base Bid.
The project has been split into two phases, with each phase having a separate, individual
Bid Form. The successful low bidder will be defined as the responsive, responsible bidder
whose total bid (additive bids for Project A and Project B) is lowest. Project A is defined
as JOSEPHVILLE ROAD, PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS, STP-5414(641). Project B is
defined as JOSEPHVILLE ROAD BRIDGE OVER TRIBUTARY OF CUIVRE RIVER,
STBG-7302(706).
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 letting is a minimum of 0% of the total contract amount.
TRAINEES: The number of trainee hours provided under this contract will be zero (0)
hours.
All contractors and subcontractors are subject to and must comply with the Safety Program
Training requirements of Section 292.675 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
All requests for clarifications on these bidding documents must be received in writing at
least one week prior to the bid opening.
All bidders must meet the MoDOT requirements as a CONTRACTOR at least seven (7) days
prior to bid opening in accordance with Section 102.2 of the St. Charles County Standard
Specifications for Arterial Highway Construction.
A Performance Bond and Payment and Materials Bond are required.
The project will be awarded on January 26, 2026, to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
The COUNTY reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities therein to
determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, and to approve the bond. No Bid may
be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the specified time for receipt of Bids.
The COUNTY intends to issue the Notice to Proceed on or about March 2, 2026.
The County of St. Charles 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 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.
St. Charles County
John Lyons
St. Charles County Engineer