FY27 CD Fayette Storage Bay Project

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is requesting bids for construction of a 50-foot deep by 24-foot wide storage structure at the Fayette Maintenance Facility in Howard County under an Invitation for Bid, with bids due September 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time and mandatory pre-bid attendance on August 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The project is located at 871 State Highway 240, Fayette, MO 65248.

The scope includes site preparation with excavation, backfilling, compacting, grading, seeding, and mulching within a 50-foot perimeter; concrete foundation, footings, and 8-inch floor slab; 2-by-8 exterior perimeter wood stud walls; wood trusses; 26-gauge exterior metal wall and roof panels; plywood ceiling and interior liner panels; insulation; plumbing; electrical work; and incidental site work. Geotechnical investigation establishes maximum allowable bearing capacity of 2,000 pounds per square foot with specified subsurface conditions including deleterious fill removal, proof rolling, compaction to 95 percent standard proctor maximum dry density, minimum 36-inch foundation embedment, and positive site drainage. The contractor must perform a minimum of 10 percent of work with its own forces.

Work must begin within 15 days of Notice to Proceed and be completed by March 19, 2027. Liquidated damages of $700 per day per item apply for delays. The contract is awarded on a lump-sum basis. Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid guaranty and, upon award, furnish performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract price. Work is subject to prevailing wage requirements under Howard County Annual Wage Order 33. Contractors must maintain general liability insurance of at least $600,000 per person and $4 million aggregate; business automobile liability of at least $600,000 per person and $4 million aggregate; and Missouri workers' compensation coverage with $1 million employer's liability insurance. Additionally required: OSHA 10 training proof for all on-site employees, E-Verify enrollment documentation, Prohibition of Employment of Unauthorized Aliens compliance, drug-free workplace certification, and M/WBE participation goals where feasible. Bidders must contact buyer Logan Wilbers at logan.wilbers@modot.mo.gov at least five business days before closing if submitting hard copy bids; electronic submission through MissouriBUYS is preferred.