Shackle Government Bids & RFPs

The submission deadline for confidential proposals is April 24, 2026, at 1:30 p. m. CST. The bid opening is scheduled for April 24, 2026, at 2:00 p. m. CST.

The bid notice states that payment in full will be made within forty-five (45) days after receiving invoices for goods or services rendered as meeting all performance specifications. The notice also mentions that MWSU reserves the right to withhold a portion of the payment until the services have been completed.

The bid notice asks vendors to describe the warranty and/or included maintenance schedule for the product or service in Attachment A, Section B, Question 2. However, a specific warranty period or terms are not explicitly stated in the provided text.

The bid notice indicates that all proposals will be evaluated based on several key criteria: understanding of the purpose, nature, requirements, and vision (10 points); vendor strengths, experience level, and expertise with the project (10 points); ability to execute requirements and specifications with completeness and quality of response, including clear deliverables and compliance (20 points); innovation, market evolution, and approach to modern process improvements to maximize effectiveness and efficiency (5 points); proposed cost (20 points); availability of vendor to complete scope as outlined in timeline on-time and on-budget (20 points); and reference completeness of required information and subsequent reports (10 points). Additional criteria may be considered by the selection committee unique to the product or service (5 points).

Vendors must include Attachment A (Questionnaire) and Attachment B (Response Cover Sheet) with their proposal submission. They also need to provide a completed W9 and a notarized affidavit of work authorization, including completed e-Verify MOU pages if not already enrolled in a federal work authorization program.

The bid notice states that The contractor shall forfeit a penalty to the owner of one hundred dollars per day or portion of a day for each worker that is paid less than the specified rates for any work done under the contract by the contractor or by any subcontractor, in accordance with section ****, RSMo.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held in Potter Hall on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 10:00 a. m.

The last day for questions regarding this RFP is April 13, 2026, at 4:00 p. m. CST. Questions received after this date may not be answered.

The bid notice states that all responses must be submitted before the response deadline of April 9, 2026, at 02:00 PM CT. All responses must be submitted before the deadline.

The bid notice mentions that the photoelectric control has a failon 10 year warranty.

The bid notice states that the city eserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to make such awards as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the city.

The bid notice mentions that if an acceptable equivalent follows the approved manufacturer and catalog number, you may request approval provided the manufacturers specifications are submitted to the engineering manager, lyndon cook at ***@***. *. *, in writing at least fifteen days prior to the issuance of bids. Acceptable equivalent if or acceptable equivalent follows the approved manufacturer and catalog number on the quotation form, you may request approval provided the manufacturers specifications are submitted to the engineering manager, lyndon cook at ***@***. *. *, in writing at least fifteen days prior to the issuance of bids.

The bid notice states that the question deadline is April 9, 2026, at 02:00 PM CT. Question deadline: 4/9/2026 02:00 PM CT