LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION FOR FORMAL BID
IFB 26 -060
For
Indian Camp Creek Invasive Species Control
ST. CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI
St. Charles County is seeking bids for Indian Camp Creek Invasive Species Control. St. Charles
County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all bids. All bid prices submitted must be
guaranteed for ninety (90) days.
BID INSTRUCTIONS
One [1] original and one [1] signed copy of the bid must be received in a sealed envelope plainly
marked “IFB 26-060 Indian Camp Creek Invasive Species Control” 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 03/25/2026 11:00 AM Rm 115 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 at
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
All questions or clarifications concerning this Request for Bid must be submitted in writing via E-mail
(preferred), mail or fax to:
Donna Clayton
St. Charles County Government
Finance Department
201 North Second St
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
Fax: (636)949-3870
dclayton@sccmo.org
For questions or inquiries concerning the specifications please contact
John Collins, National Resource Supervisor
St Charles County Government
Parks Department
201 North Second St, Room 501
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
636-949-7900 ex 3373
jcollins@sccmo.org
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The bid number and title shall be referenced on all correspondence.
All questions must be received no later than 3:00 PM on March 16, 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.
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 are final. No additions, deletions, corrections, or adjustments will be accepted after the
time of bid opening except by request of County.
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, provided in Exhibit A, shall be effective for (12) months period from the date of
execution
The County, with the consent of the vendor, shall have the option to renew said contract for four
(4) additional twelve (12) month periods at the same specifications and terms and conditions of
any contract that may be derived from this request for proposal.
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.
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 Federal, State or Local taxes, fees and 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 within 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.
MISSOURI PREVAILING HOURLY WAGE RATES:
The proposal for this Contract shall be based upon the required payment by the Bidder for
wages for each craft or type of workmen required to execute the Contract as determined by
the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of Missouri, pursuant to Sections 290.210
to 290.340, RSMo. For those projects with a total cost of more than $75,000.00, a schedule
of such prevailing hourly rate of wages as determined by the Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations of Missouri, pursuant to said statutory provisions and made a part of this
Contract, Annual Wage Order #32, as of June 26, 2025.
Effective August 28, 2018, the provisions of sections 290.210 to 290.340 shall not apply to
the construction of public works for which either the engineer’s estimate of the bid accepted
by the County for the total project is in the amount of $75,000.00 or less. For any awarded
bid in the amount of $75,000.00 or less that becomes subject to a contract amendment that
increases the total project cost in excess of $75,000.00, the provisions of 290.210 to
290.340 shall apply only to that portion of the project that is in excess of $75,000.00.
Insurance
Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability: Statutory WC limits as required by the Statutes
of the State of Missouri (or a qualified self-insurer) and Employers Liability in an amount of no
less than $1.0 million.
Automobile, General Liability and Property Damage: The Contractor shall maintain the following
minimum amounts of automobile, general liability, and property damage insurance coverage
during the life of the contract:
$1,000,000 for bodily injury or death to any one person and $3,000,000 per occurrence for
automobile and general liability coverage; and property damage coverage of at least $1,000,000. A
Combined Single Limit Policy in the amount of $3,000,000 is an acceptable alternative. Automobile
coverage must include non-owned vehicles.
The Automobile & General Liabilities policies shall be endorsed to include the County as an additional
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insured including the following language: Nothing in this endorsement shall serve to operate as a waiver
of the County’s Sovereign Immunity or broaden the liability of the County beyond the provisions of
Sections 537.600 to 537.610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. Vendor shall provide for 30 days
advance written notice of any material change. A Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the County shall
be endorsed on each of the policies. The required insurance shall be primary insurance with respect
to any other insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the County.
A Certificate of Insurance evidencing the above coverage(s) together with a copy of the required
endorsements shall be provided to the County prior to the commencement of any work.
It shall be the contractor's responsibility to keep the respective insurance policies and coverages of
any sub-contractor current and in force for the life of the contract.
Architects/Design Engineers: Errors and Omissions (Professional Liability): with limits of not less
than 1,000,000.000 per claim/$3,000,000.00 aggregate covering all services provided by the
Contract. Coverage to be written on a claims-made basis.
BONDS: Performance Bond - A 100% Performance and Payment Bond in favor of the Owner.
The Security Co. representing Contractor must be authorized to do business in the State of
Missouri and be approved by Owner. Performance and Payment bond will be required if project is
$50,000.00 or greater.
Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited (Missouri Revised Statutes Section 285.530)
As a condition for the award of any contract or grant in excess of five thousand dollars by St. Charles
County to a business entity, the business entity shall, by sworn affidavit and provision of
documentation**, affirm its enrollment and participation in a federal work authorization program (E-
Verify) with respect to the employees working in connection with the contracted services. Every
such business entity shall sign an affidavit affirming that it does not knowingly employ any person
who is an unauthorized alien in connection with the contracted services. [RSMO 285.530 (2)]
An employer may enroll and participate in a federal work authorization program (E-Verify) and shall
verify the employment eligibility of every employee in the employer’s hire whose employment
commences after the employer enrolls in a federal work authorization program. The employer shall
retain a copy of the dated verification report received from the federal government. Any business
entity that participates in such program shall have an affirmative defense that such business entity
has not violated subsection 1 of this section. [RSMO 285.530 (4)]
Any entity contracting with St. Charles County shall only be required to provide the referenced
affidavit on an annual basis. A copy of the affidavit is included in this bid request. Vendors may
choose to send the required documentation using one of the following options:
• Send the notarized affidavit and E-Verify MOU signature page to: St. Charles County, Attn:
Purchasing Manager, 201 N Second Street, Room 541, St. Charles, MO 63301prior to
responding to any solicitations; OR
• Send the notarized affidavit and E-Verify MOU signature page along with a bid solicitation
response.
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