LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION FOR FORMAL BID
IFB 26-028
For
Bulk Salt
For
ST. CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI
St. Charles County is seeking bids for Bulk Salt. The vendor must guarantee the quoted prices for a
period of Ninety (90) days.
BID INSTRUCTIONS
One [1] signed original and one [1] signed copy of the bid must be received in a sealed envelope
plainly marked “26-028 Bulk Salt” with the date and time of the bid opening in the lower left corner
of the envelope.
An authorized representative of the company/person submitting the bid must sign the bid, in blue
ink.
Bids must be submitted to the St. Charles County Finance Department, 201 North Second Street
Room 541 St. Charles MO 63301 prior to the bid opening.
Bid opening will be on 05/28/2026 at 11:00 AM, in Room 116 of the St. Charles County
Administration Building, 201 North Second Street, St. Charles, MO 63301.
St. Charles County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all bids.
Bid results may be obtained by going to our St Charles County Government website @
http://www.sccmo.org/Bids.aspx click on “show Closed/Awarded/Cancelled bids”, select bid
and click on “related documents”. No phone calls please. The time it takes for final bid results
to be made public depends on the complexity of the project and the cost of the project.
BID INQUIRIES
Any questions or clarifications concerning this Request for Bid must be submitted in writing via E-
mail (preferred), mail or fax to:
Lenore Faulkner
St. Charles County Government
Finance Department
201 North Second St
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
Fax: (636)949-7465
lefaulkner@sccmo.org
For questions or inquiries concerning the specifications please contact:
Ted Dunkmann, Highway Superintendent
St. Charles County Government
301 North Third St
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
Fax: (636)949-7307
tdunkmann@sccmo.org
The bid number and title shall be referenced on all correspondence.
All questions must be received no later than 3:00 PM on 05/21/2026. Any question received
after this deadline may not be answered.
Responses to questions/clarifications will be placed on the County’s website
http://www.sccmo.org/Bids.aspx. Check this website frequently for updates and any
addendum that are issued.
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Prohibited Communication
Contact with any representative, other than through the procedure outlined in the section
titled “Bid Inquiries”, concerning this request is prohibited PRIOR TO BID OPENING.
Representative shall include, but not be limited to, all elected and appointed officials, and
employees of St. Charles County and their Agents within St. Charles County.
Any Offeror engaging in such prohibited communications prior to Bid Opening may be
disqualified at the sole discretion of St. Charles County.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
St. Charles County reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of a bid and waive
technicalities, and to adjust quantities.
All bids will be considered final. No additions, deletions, corrections, or adjustments will be
accepted after the time of bid opening.
All delivery costs or charges must be included in the F.O.B. destination bid price.
City, County and State of Missouri Sales Tax and Federal Taxes are not applicable to sales
made to St. Charles County and must be excluded.
The contract shall be effective for the approximate twelve (12) month period from the date of
the notice of award.
The electronic version of this bid/RFP is available upon request. The document was entered
into WORD for Microsoft Windows. The Purchasing Office does not guarantee the
completeness and accuracy of any information provided on the electronic version. Therefore,
respondents are cautioned that the hard copy of this bid/RFP on file in the Purchasing Office
governs in the event of a discrepancy between the information contained in or on the electronic
version and that which is on the hard copy.
Vendors are required to clearly identify any deviations from the specifications in this document.
An authorized officer of the company submitting the bid must sign all bids, in blue ink.
Vendors must submit two [2] signed copies of their bid; one is to be an original and so marked.
All prices and notations must be in blue ink or typewritten on the attached form. Mistakes must
be crossed out, corrections typed adjacent and must be initialed in blue ink by the person signing
the bid.
St. Charles County will not award any bid to an individual or business having any outstanding
amounts due from a prior Contract or business relationship with the County or who owes any
amount(s) for delinquent taxes, fees or licenses.
Sealed proposals received after the designated time of the receipt of the sealed proposals will
be considered as “No Bid” and “Void” and will not be opened.
The successful bidder is specifically denied the right of using, in any form or medium, the names
of St. Charles County or any other public agency of St. Charles County Government for public
advertising unless express written permission is granted.
All bidders must possess the necessary and appropriate business and/or professional licenses
in their field.
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The County will make its award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder unless additional
criteria is established herein. When payments are to be made to the County, the County will
award based on payments unless these documents establish additional criteria. As used for this
award, “responsive” shall mean a bid that conforms in all respects with the terms and conditions
of the County’s requirements. As used for this award, “responsible” shall mean that the bidder
has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and
reliability which will assure good faith performance.
County reserves the right to accept any item or group of items offered, unless the bidder qualifies
his bid by specific limitations. The bid can be on an "all or none" basis if wording in the bid so
states and if all items solicited are included in the bid.
When applicable, provide unit prices and extension prices. Where there is disagreement in the
unit and extension prices, the unit price shall govern.
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.