ROAD WORK
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Paper bids not exceeding a mone-tary value of $250,000 and electronic bids submitted through the BidExpress website for constructing or improving Route Various, Job J8P2294, Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Hickory, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster, Wright Coun-ties, will be received by the Commis-sion until 11:00 o’clock a.m. (prevailing local time) on 01/21/2011. Paper bids not exceeding a monetary value of $250,000 addressed to:
STATE OF MISSOURI, acting by and through THE MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Jefferson City, Missouri will be re-ceived at the office of the Secretary to the Commission in the Missouri De-partment of Transportation Central Office Building, 105 West Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, Missouri.
The proposed work includes: Add alternate removal of trees in the road-way clear zone on the above state road on various routes and counties in rural District 8.
Special Needs: If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify Pamela Harlan, Secretary to the Commission, at (573) 751-2824 or through Missouri Relay System, TDD 1-800-735- 2966, at least five (5) working days prior to the bid opening you plan to attend.
The wage rates applicable to this project have been predetermined as required by law and are set forth in the appendices. When federal wage rates are applicable and included, this con-tract is subject to the “Work Hours Act of 1962,” (P.L. 87-581, 76 State. 357) and implementing regulations.
By virtue of statutory authority, preference shall be given on other than Federal Aid Projects, to materials, products, supplies, provisions, and other articles, produced, manufactured, made or grown within the state of Mis-souri, where same are of a suitable character and can be obtained at rea-sonable market prices in the state and are of a quality suited to the purpose intended and can be secured without additional cost over foreign products or products of other states.
The commission hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursu-ant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in re-sponse to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, ancestry, or national origin in consid-eration for an award.
Plans and specifications may be in-spected in the offices of the Commis-sion at Jefferson City, or the district engineer at Springfield, Missouri. Plans may also be viewed on the Internet at http://modot.indoxservices.com/.
Complete instructions to bidders and bidding documents may be ob-tained at the Jefferson City office. All questions concerning the bid docu-ment preparation shall be directed to the Central Office – Design Division at (573) 751- 2876.
Bids must be on forms provided.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
THE MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Chief Engineer
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