The city of Monett, Missouri, will receive sealed bids for wastewater treatment facility upgrades. Separate sealed bids may be submitted at Monett City Hall, 217 Fifth St., Monett, Missouri 65708 in the conference room, until Aug. 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time, all bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The work to be performed under this contract generally consists of addiing aeration equipment at the existing activated sludge basins, reinstating two primary clarifiers and one gravity sludge thickener, and converting two anerobic digesters to aerobic digesters, with associated pumps, piping, electrical, and site work.
This project is financed through the Missouri State Revolving Fund and federal Capitalization Grants to Missouri. Neither the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, its divisions, nor its employees will be party to the contract at any tier.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
Copies of the plans and specifications are on file and may be examined at the Issuing Office of Allgeier, Martin and Associates Inc., Consulting Engineers, 7231 E. 24th St., Joplin, Missouri 64804.
Digital Plans and Specifications are available for a $30 fee at www.amce.com. Click on the tab marked “Plan Room” and insert Project Number. The fee may be paid online via a credit card. Hard copy Plans and Specifications may be obtained for a non-refundable $60 fee per set from the Issuing Office or by calling 417-680-7194. If paying for hard copies by credit card, contact Cindy Olds at 417-680-7193. An additional processing fee of $10 shall apply to all credit card transactions.
Please note: It is the sole responsibility of the planholder, whether they received digital downloads or paper copies of the plans and specifications, to return to Allgeier, Martin and Associates’ website, www.amce.com, to check for addenda which may have been posted.
Instructions to Bidders
Each Bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount of 5% of his base bid, which is subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Attention of the Bidder is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and that the Bidder must comply with the payment of hourly wage rates, including all fringe benefits, as established by Sections 290.210-340, RSMo, as amended in 1993, pertaining to the prevailing hourly rate of wages and including fringe benefits, as established by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of the State of Missouri. Bidder must also comply with the Federal Wage Determination. A copy of each of the determinations is provided within the Supplemental General Conditions.
Bidders on this work shall make positive efforts to use minority business and women's business enterprises (MBE/WBE) as sources of supplies and services. The current “fair share” objectives for using minority and women’s business enterprises are 10% (MBE) and 10% (WBE).
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246 of Sept. 24, 1965 dealing with equal employment opportunity. Requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this Order are explained in the Instructions to Bidders.
The City of Monett is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites the submission of bids from Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. Any bidder or equipment supplier whose firm or affiliate is listed on the General Services Administration publication entitled "Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Non-procurement Programs" will be prohibited from the bidding process.
Anyone submitting a bid who is so listed will be determined to be a non-responsive bidder in accordance with 40 CFR 31. A Contractor's Suspension/Debarment Certification will be contained in the specifications; however, this Certification should not preclude any interested party from ascertaining whether the certifying firm or person is actually on the list. To determine a person's and/or firm's eligibility for award in accordance with the Debarment, Suspension, and Voluntarily Excluded Regulation, 40 CFR 52.500 (b), contact the grantee's authorized representative.
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 Monett, and will provide an Affidavit of Compliance to the City stating the same.
Subrecipients who request or receive from the grant recipient a subgrant, contract, or subcontract exceeding $100,000, at any tier under this federal grant shall comply with the Anti-Lobbying Act, Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, and file an Anti-Lobbying Certification form, and the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form, if required, to the next tier above.
No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Bidders with questions concerning this invitation may contact Jared Nichols, P.E., Allgeier, Martin & Associates Inc., P.O. Box 2627, Joplin, Missouri 64803 or call 417-680-7200.
The city of Monett reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects or to reject any or all bids for a sound, documented reason and to readvertise and to rebid.