SL District, City of St. Louis, 4th street and Washington Ave multimodal Improvements

Letting No. 8796
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids for 4th STREET AND WASHINGTON AVE MULTIMODAL
IMPROVEMENTS, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. TAP-5436(605), ST. LOUIS,
MISSOURI will be received electronically through the Bid Express Online Portal
until 1:45 p.m. on the 28th day of July, 2026 and at that time will be publicly opened
and read.
Proposals must be submitted electronically using "Bid Express Online Portal" at
https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/20618/home
The proposed work includes: The complete reconstruction of the Compton Avenue, from
Couteau Avenue to Spruce Street, including the complete demolition and replacement of
the Compton Ave Bridge over the Mill Creek railyard. Other work includes approach
pavement, MSE walls, new ADA-compliant sidewalk and curb ramps, new street
lighting, traffic signal modifications, and water line relocation.
Plans and specifications may be examined online through Bid Express at
https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/20618/home, and may be downloaded for free.
A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 A.M. on the 7TH day of JULY 2026, at
City Hall, 1200 Market Street, Room 301, St. Louis, Missouri 63103. All bidders are
encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting.
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 Rates), or
State Wage Rates, whichever is higher.
The Board of Public Service 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 and award.
All bidders must be on MoDOT's Qualified Contractor List per Section 102.2 of the
Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2022 Edition including all
revisions. The contractor questionnaire must be on file 7 days prior to bid opening.
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.
A certified or cashier's check or a bid bond in the amount of 5% shall be submitted
with each proposal.
The Board of Public Service reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The DBE Goal for this project is 0%.
There is a On the Job Training (OJT) goal of 0 slots for 1,000 hours.
No 2nd tier subcontracting will be allowed on this project.
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Richard T. Bradley, P.E.
President, Board of Public Service
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Michelle Knox
Secretary