Site work and new construction of a pre-engineered storage facility in Palmyra, Missouri. Completed plans call for the construction of a pre-engineered storage facility; and for site work for a pre-engineered storage facility.

Any bids received after such date and time shall be returned unopened. The Contract Documents may be examined at MECO Engineering, 3120 Palmyra Rd, Hannibal, MO or Marion County Courthouse, 100 South Main, Palmyra, MO. Any bids received after such date and time shall be returned unopened. The Contract Documents may be examined at MECO Engineering, 3120 Palmyra Rd, Hannibal, MO or Marion County Courthouse, 100 South Main, Palmyra, MO. Bidders must register with MECO Engineering to receive bid addendums and notices. The Proposal shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check drawn on a solvent Missouri bank or trust company made payable to the Marion County Commis-sion, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state of Missouri and appearing on the U.S. Treasury Department's most current list in an amount of not less than five-percent of the total bid. The Bid Bond may be retained by the Marion County Commission, as a guaranty that if the Proposal is accepted, the bidder will execute the Contract and file an acceptable Performance Bond and Payment Bond within fifteen (15) days after the award of the Contract. Bidders on this Work will be required to comply with the Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act, and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. All labor usedin the construction of this public improve-ment shall be paid a wage no less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages of work of a similar character in this locality as established by the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The Marion County Commission hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered pursuant to this advertisement, businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invita-tion and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, ancestry, or nation-al origin in consideration for an award. The award of Contract on this project shall be predicated upon competitive bidding, with award being made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. The Marion County Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive all informalities in the bids, and determine and accept the most advantageous bid. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days subse-quent to the specified time for receipt of bids.