Sealed bids for the 2023 CDBG Curb Ramps and Sidewalks Project will be received by the City of Clayton, 10 N. Bemiston Avenue, Clayton, MO  63105, until 2:00 P.M. CST, on Tuesday June 20, 2023 . The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following in City Hall Conference Room A, 1st floor, 10 N. Bemiston Avenue, Clayton, MO  63105. Bid packages will be available May 17, 2023 for download here .

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday May 31, at 10 AM  in Conference Room A, 1st floor, Clayton City Hall, 10 N. Bemiston Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105.
The Scope of Work includes the removal and replacement of streetscape sidewalk along Maryland Ave. in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).  Traffic control, restoration, and other incidental items shall be included as shown in the specifications.
This will be a Community Development Block Grant Program pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.  The available funding is $22,500. Bidders must complete the attached Workforce Equity Report to be considered for award of this project. Not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages shall be paid to all workers performing under this Contract in this area according to the rates determined by the U.S. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
A bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY BID AND TO WAIVE ANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCLAIMER
This activity is funded in whole or in part with Community Development Block Grant funds pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. All applicable federal regulations shall be in full force and effect.

SECTION 3 PROJECT STATEMENT
Be advised that contracts over $200,000 trigger Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Section 3 requires that economic opportunities generated by the expenditure of HUD funds be directed, to the greatest extent feasible, to low and moderate income persons via contracting, employment and training. All contractors and subcontractors working on this project will need to demonstrate compliance with Section 3 numeric targets and other applicable provisions. In cases where Section 3 compliance is not achieved, contractors and subcontractors must document good-faith efforts to comply.

BUILD AMERICA BUY AMERICA STATEMENT
Be advised that contracts over $250,000 or containing iron or steel trigger Build America Buy America (BABA) provisions requiring that materials be sourced to manufacturers within in the United States. Documentation must show that the contractor was able to source materials to United States’ manufacturers or that materials and products subject to this preference are not produced within the United States or cannot be produced in sufficient quantity and quality. Bids that include United States’ sourced material will be preferred if the total price of the bid response is within 25% of the lowest bid. In cases where BABA compliance is not achieved, contractors and subcontractors must document good faith efforts to comply.