Boiler Replace Courthouse 25-0018

(Published in the St. Joseph News-Press Fri. 04/25/25) INVITATION TO BID OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION, BUCHANAN COUNTY, MISSOURI: The County Commission of Buchanan County, Missouri, hereby advertises for bids on the following to wit: Boiler Replacement – Courthouse 25-0018 Specifications may be viewed and obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office, Buchanan County Courthouse, 411 Jules Street, Room 101, St. Joseph, MO or by calling (816) 271-1512. All bids must be on provided forms. Contractors may obtain copies of the Drawings and Project Manual from the office of Lankford & Fendler, 1730 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO (816) 221-1411. There will be a pre-bid meeting on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the Office of the County Commission, 411 Jules Street, Room 101, St. Joseph, MO. No bid may be withdrawn within 10 days from the scheduled closing time for receiving bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities therein, and to make the award in the best interest of the Owner. The County hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. In compliance with Section 285.530.2 RSMo, the successful vendor shall sign an affidavit that the entity has enrolled and participates in a federal work authorization program and that it does not knowingly employ any person who is an unauthorized alien in connection with this contract. The successful bidder shall comply with the requirements of sect. 292.675 RSMo. The requirements include on-site employees to complete the ten (10) hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction safety program, which includes a course in construction safety and health approved by OSHA or a similar program approved by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Provisions of House Bill No. 294 of the Sixty-Ninth General Assembly apply to this project, and the prevailing hourly rate of wages in the locality for each craft and type of workmen needed to execute the contract, also the general prevailing wage rates for legal holiday and overtime work are shown in Annual Wage Order No. 31, Section 011 for Buchanan County issued by the Missouri Division of Labor Standards, Wage and Hour Section, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of the State of Missouri, a certified copy of which is on file in the office of the Owner and which is incorporated into and made a part of this specification. By virtue of statutory authority, preference shall be given to materials, products, supplies, provisions, and other articles, produced, manufactured, made or grown within the United States of America, where same are of a suitable character and can be obtained at reasonable market prices in the United States and area of a quality suitable to the purpose intended and can be secured without additional cost over foreign products of other countries. The County Commission will accept sealed bids for the above listed until 10:00 a.m. local time on May 21, 2025, at which time and place the bids will be public opened. Bids are to be mailed or delivered to the County Commission, Buchanan County Courthouse, 411 Jules St., Room 101, St. Joseph, MO 64501-1786. Fax or email bids will not be accepted. BUCHANAN COUNTY COMMISSION Scott Nelson Presiding Commissioner