COX AVENUE STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTSCDBG GRANT No. B-24-MC-29-0008The COX AVENUE STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS project involves installing a new box culvert, which is already on-site, and replacing existing sidewalks, curb, gutter, and ADA ramps within the East Town project area.Specifications will follow current City Standards. These standards can be downloaded online by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page at: Engineering Division | Joplin, MO - Official Website (joplinmo.org)Copies of the plans and specifications are on file and may be examined at the office of the Director of Public Works located at 602 S. Main Street, 4th floor or on the City’s website. Bid Postings • Joplin, MO • CivicEngage (joplinmo.org)Sealed bids must be received by said Director of Public Works before 10:00 A.M. prevailing local time on October 8, 2024, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Director of Public Works at the Joplin City Hall, 602 S. Main Street, Joplin MO 64801 in the 4th floor conference room.This project is being supported with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block Grant Entitlement grant funding. Therefore, certain restrictions and other federal requirements attach to this opportunity.A MANDATORY Pre-bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., September 24, 2024, at the Joplin City Hall, 4th floor conference room. All bidders are required to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting and sign the attendance sheet at the meeting. Bids received from bidders who have not attended the Pre-Bid Meeting and signed the attendance sheet at the meeting will be considered nonresponsive.The wage rates applicable to this project have been pre-determined as required by law and are set forth in the construction specifications and are to be considered as a part of this Notice to Contractors.Missouri Law, 292.675 RSMO, requires the awarded contractor and its subcontractor(s) to provide a ten-hour occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) construction safety program (or a similar program approved by the Missouri Department of Labor and industrial relations as a qualified substitute) for their on-site employees (Laborers, workmen, drivers, equipment operators, and craftsmen) who have not previously completed such a program and are directly engaged in actual construction of the improvement (or working at a nearby or adjacent facility used for construction of the improvement), The awarded contractors and its subcontractor(s) shall require all such employees to complete this ten-hour program, pursuant to 292.675 RSMO, unless they hold documentation on their prior completion of said program. Penalties for non-compliance include contractor forfeiture to the City of Joplin in the amount of $2,500, plus $100 per contractor and subcontractor employee for each calendar day such employee is employed beyond the elapsed time period for required program completion under 292.675 RSMOA detailed listing of all subcontractors shall be provided by the Bidder. In accordance with the Contract Documents, documentation that the prospective General Contractor and its subcontractors meet minimum qualifications shall be provided and submitted.The successful bidder will have to sign an agreement that they are enrolled and participating in a Federal Work Authorization Program (“FWAP”) that ensures that all of its employees or agents or subcontractors have the legal right to work in the United States, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3) and RSMo § 285.525-285.555, and that it will maintain this compliance for the entire duration of its contract with the City of Joplin, and will provide an Affidavit of Compliance to the City stating the same.Payment for this project will be made to the contractor in cash.A bid bond or certified check for five percent (5%) of the total bid amount must accompany each bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond in the amount of their bid and shall, before entering on the work of said contract, be licensed as a contractor of the City of Joplin, Missouri. The Director of Public Works reserves the right to reject any or all bids.The City of Joplin hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 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, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. Also, the contractor will be required to have an approved Affirmative Action Program. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirement that an Affirmative Action Program must be adopted by the contractor and approved by the Affirmative Action Committee of the City of Joplin before the contract may be executed.
