24-032 Conventional Solid Waste Hauling-Disposal Services

Agency:	St. Charles County
State:	Missouri
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	S - Utilities and Training Services
Posted:	Jan 5, 2024
Due:	Feb 2, 2024
Solicitation No:	IFB 24-032
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LEGAL NOTICE

INVITATION FOR FORMAL BID

IFB 24-032

For

Conventional Solid Waste Hauling/Disposal Services

For

ST. CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT

ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI

St. Charles County is seeking bids for Conventional Solid Waste Hauling/Disposal Services.

The vendor must guarantee the quoted prices for a period of one year. The County, with the

consent of the vendor, shall have the option for four (4) one-year extensions under the same terms

and conditions. All bid prices submitted must be guaranteed for 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 24-032 Conventional Solid Waste Hauling-Disposal Services 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 Friday 2/2/2024 at 10:30 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:

Pam Luesse

Finance Department, St. Charles County Government

201 North Second St

St. Charles, Missouri 63301

Fax: (636)949-7589

pluesse@sccmo.org

For questions or inquiries concerning the specifications please contact:

Nathan Wade, Assistant Director

Facilities Management Department, St Charles County Government

300 North Second St, Room 101

St. Charles, Missouri 63301

nwade@sccmo.org

• The bid number and title shall be referenced on all correspondence.

• All questions must be received no later than 2:00 PM on 1/17/24. Any question received

after this deadline may not be answered.

Responses to questions/clarifications will be placed on the County’s website at

http://www.sccmo.org/Bids.aspx . Check this website frequently for updates and any

addendum that are issued.

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Proposal Response from (please complete)

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Name of Company or individual

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.

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 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.

➢ An authorized officer of the company submitting the bid must sign all bids, in blue ink.

➢ Vendors must submit one (1) signed original of their bid, plus one exact copy electronically.

➢ 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 bids received after the designated time of the receipt of the sealed bids 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.

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➢ All bidders must possess the necessary and appropriate business and/or professional licenses

in their field.

➢ Award will be made to the low responsive, responsible bidder, or to the offeror whose proposal

is most advantageous to the County, price and other factors considered including geographic

location. When payments are to be made to the County, award will be made to the most

advantageous offer.

➢ 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.

➢ INSURANCE:

➢ Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability: The Contractor shall have in place

sufficient Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability coverage to satisfy the

statutory Worker’s Compensation 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 insured and 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.

➢ Bonds:

Bid Bond- A 5% deposit of the bid total, presented in the form of a cashier’s check, Certified

check, or bid bond, made payable to St. Charles County (Not Applicable)

Performance Bond- A 100% Performance and Payment Bond in favor of the Owner. The Security

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Name of Company or individual

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.

These documents will be kept on file. The notarized affidavit and E-Verify MOU signature page will

remain current for one year from the date of the notarized affidavit.

** PLEASE NOTE:

Acceptable enrollment and participation documentation consists of a valid copy of the signature page of the

E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding, completed and signed by the Contractor, and the Department

of Homeland Security - Verification Division

The online address to enroll in the E-verify program is:

https://e-verify.uscis.gov/enroll/StartPage.aspx?JS=YES

Open Records

Any and all information contained in or submitted with the bid becomes a public record subject to

the Missouri Sunshine Law when the bids are opened. If the bidder believes that any information

contained in or submitted with the bid is protected from disclosure by the Missouri Sunshine Law,

the bidder must clearly identify what information the bidder believes is so protected and must also

clearly identify the legal basis therefor.

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Bid Number:	IFB 24-032
Bid Title:	24-032 Conventional Solid Waste Hauling-Disposal Services
Category:	SCCMO Environmental
Status:	Open

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