BID NOTICESealed bids for ALLEN ROAD BRIDGE OVER SANDY CREEK STP-5403 (695) will be received at the office of The Department of the County Clerk, Jefferson County Administration Center, 729 Maple Street, Hillsboro, Missouri until 2:00 o'clock P.M. (DST) on, October 17th, 2023 , and at that time will be publicly opened and read. All bids shall be submitted in triplicate in an opaque sealed envelope, marked with the Project title, name and address of the Bidder, and accompanied by the other required documents. Bids submitted electronically will be rejected. Late Bids will not be accepted and will be returned to the sender, unopened. The proposed work includes: Bridge Replacement at Allen road over Sandy Creek. The existing structure is considered deficient. The Proposed structures is a prestressed NU girder bridge that will be approx. 98' 6" long by 25'8" Wide. The bridge will include : Removal of existing Bridge, New Abutments, Reinforced Concrete decking, Concrete bridge approaches, new revetment rock lining the creek banks to prevent erosion, and guardrail. Road work will be necessary to tie-in grades and the existing roadway. New roadway will be full depth concrete. The total project length is 602 feet. Work shall be in accordance with the provided Specifications, Job Special Provisions, and Plans. Where not specifically covered by the Specifications, or Job Special Provisions or Plans, the Contractor shall adhere to the currently effective 2023 Edition of the "Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction", and the currently effective "MoDOT Standard Plans for Highway Construction." The contractor shall have a maximum of Eighty (80) Working days to complete the project, or a Completion Date of June 30, 2025, whichever comes first. Plans and specifications for this project will be available, at no cost, downloadable files from the Jefferson County website (https://www.jeffcomo.org/bids.aspx), beginning Friday, September 22nd, 2023 The bidder will be responsible to check the County's website for addendum(s) regarding this project prior to bid opening. All potential bidders must complete the "Plan Holder Contact Information" form and submit this form to Public Works at pwprojects@jeffcomo.org and request placement on the bidder's list. 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. Jefferson County, Missouri 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. All bidders must be on MoDOT's Qualified Contractor List per Section 102.2 of the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2023 Edition. The contractor questionnaire must be on file 7 days prior to bid opening. Contractors and sub-contractors who sign a contract to work on any public works project must provide a minimum 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 cashier's check or bid bond in the amount of 5% shall be submitted with each proposal. A certificate of insurance shall be submitted with each proposal. All bids shall be made on the forms provided. Three (3) copies of the bid must be submitted, one (1) being original inked. Jefferson County, Missouri reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bids received, and to award the contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder,with MoDOT concurrence. The DBE goal for this project is 10% No 2nd tier subcontracting will be allowed on this project. 2541039 Jeff. Co Sep. 22, 2023