This is a Request for Bid from the City of Saint Paul Public Works Department for 2025 Alley Reconstruction/Improvement Codes **** are due by 2:00:00 PM Central Time on April 30, 2026. Addenda, if necessary, will be posted on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids. All projects of $25,000 or more require adherence to prevailing wage rates, including weekly payment of prevailing rates and fringe benefits. Workers shall be compensated at not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for overtime. Prime contractors are responsible for employing subcontractors with certified eligibility and ensuring businesses are not debarred or suspended. Prevailing rates schedules and notices must be posted on the job site. Prime contractors and subcontractors must submit contractor profile forms and identification. Weekly site logs and updated subcontractor identification are required. Payrolls must be certified and submitted using lcptracker within seven days after the payroll period. Non-working weeks must be recorded. The city may hold up payment if payroll is not up to date. Self-employed and partnership contractors must submit bona fide status documentation. Apprentices and trainees are allowed to work at a lesser rate if registered in approved programs, with specific ratio requirements. Cleaning and demolition performed during construction are subject to prevailing wage provisions. All timekeeping records must be kept for two years. Independent truck owner-operators must be paid according to Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry truck rental rates. Monthly trucking reports must be submitted. Employee truck drivers must be paid the prevailing wage rate. The lcptracker system is a paperless, online system for entering certified payroll reports, with no cost to contractors. Online training is provided. Contact Ethan Hansing for questions regarding contract compliance and lcptracker.
The closing time for this event is 2:00:00 PM Central Time Zone on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
The bid notice does not explicitly state payment terms for the contractor.
The bid notice does not specify warranty requirements.
The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion.
Prime contractors and subcontractors must submit a contractor profile form and identification. Businesses debarred or suspended by federal, state, or city authorities cannot be awarded contracts. Self-employed and partnership contractors must submit bona fide status documentation.
Failure to comply with prevailing wage requirements may result in civil or criminal penalties. Contract payments can be withheld to ensure workers receive wages and overtime pay due, and liquidated damages may apply if overtime pay requirements are not met. Davis-Bacon contract clauses allow contract termination and debarment of contractors from future City of Saint Paul contracts for up to three years. A contractor who falsifies certified payroll records or induces wage kickbacks may be subject to civil or criminal prosecution, fines and/or imprisonment.
The bid notice mentions that contractors shall permit city contract compliance staff to conduct unannounced visits to the worksite to interview workers to verify compliance with prevailing wage.
The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenges.
