SE District, St. Francois County, Berry Road Bridge Project.

REQUISITE DOCUMENTS Revised 3/23/06; modified 3/22/24 St. Francois County Berry Road Bridge– Smith & Co. # P210162 00500 - 15 INVITATION TO BID Owner: St. Francois County Commission 1 West Liberty Street Farmington, MO 63640 Separate sealed bids for the St. Francois County Berry Road Bridge project, SE0168, to serve the St. Francois County Commission will be received by the St. Francois County Clerk at the St. Francois County Courthouse, until 10:00 A.M., on April 30, 2024 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The address of the County is listed above, and located at 1 West Liberty Street, Farmington, MO 63640. The project shall consist of: Construction of a 515’ long 4-span NU girder bridge over Big River. The Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Bid Bond Form, Agreement (Construction Contract) Form, Performance Bond Form, Payment Bond Form, and other contract documents may be examined at: 1. S.H. Smith & Co., Inc. , 901 Vine Street, P.O. Box 72, Poplar Bluff, MO

63901 2. St. Francois County Commission , 1 West Liberty Street, Farmington, MO 63640 Complete digital project bidding documents are available for a non-refundable fee of $40.00 by going to our website www.shsmithco.com and clicking on “Bid Documents” in upper right hand corner of the screen. Please contact our partner QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Paper specifications and plans can be made available within 48 hours by contacting our office at 573-785-9621, for a non-refundable fee of $150.00. Direct questions to Jeremy Manning with S.H. Smith & Co., Inc. Bid Results will be posted online by 5 P.M. the following day. You may also call our office and request a faxed copy. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, any bidder not comfortable with attending the bid opening in person can teleconference by calling the County at (573) 756-3623. Bids must still be received by the bid date deadline. The DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) contract goals for the amount of work to be awarded for the St. Francois County Berry Road Bridge, is 0% of the total project price. The bidder shall also complete the DBE Identification Submittal forms in accordance with the General Provisions. Missouri Law, 292.675 RSMO, requires any awarded contractor and its subcontractor(s) to provide a ten-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Safety Program for their on-site employees. The Owner must award the project to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, however the owner may reject all bids. All bidders are required to use the pre-qualification process outlined by MoDOT. See the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, Section 102 for additional information. Each Bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the bid opening. The St. Francois County Commission 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. Date: January 29, 2024 Harold Gallaher Presiding Commissioner 33