Bloomfield R-XIV School District hereby solicits written, sealed bids to be received (and subsequently publicly opened) for Bloomfield R-XIV Gymnasium Expansion no later than exactly 2:00 PM on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the Administration Office, 505 Court Street, Bloomfield, MO 63825.
Bidding documents will be available on February 18, 2019 at Cape Blueprint, 760 S. Kingshighway, St., Suite A, Cape Girardeau 65703, 573.335.1253 and McKinstry file sharing site.
Call Mckinstry office at 314.586.5796 for access to the bidding documents.
A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Thursday February 21, 2019 at the Administration Office.
The District reserves the right to reject all bids for any reason; to accept any bid which it deems to be in its best interest; and to reject all bids and solicit new bids.
The District also reserves the right to waive any technicalities and negotiate any particulars within any bid. Bidders must provide, with the bid, a Bid Bond or cashier's check in the amount of 5% of the proposed contract sum.
The successful bidder will be required to provide 100% Performance and Payment Bonds and to comply with the Missouri Prevailing Wage Law.
Bloomfield, Missouri - A pre-bid meeting for the demolition of the old Methodist Church located at 201 E. Court Street in Bloomfield will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24th.
Anyone interested in bidding the job should be in attendance at the commission chambers.
Proposals for the job will be due February 4, 2019.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield Prop A is on the ballot for the April 3rd election. This is NOT A TAX INCREASE! It is a vote to continue the existing 26-cent tax already in place.
The tax rate for Bloomfield is lower than many other school districts in the area. Dexter is at 62 cents, Advance is at 55 cents, Bernie is at 30 cents and Puxico is at 79 cents.
How does this bond work? A bond is similar to a home mortgage. Investors buy bonds in order to finance construction and the principal amount is paid back with interest.
Bloomfield hopes to 1. Expand the agriculture shop on campus; 2. Update the School gym and make handicap accessibility a reality; 3. A new bus garage will provide space for maintenance and keep transportation running smoothly.
How much money is needed to make these improvements? The bond is for $1.35 million. The current 26 cent debt service levy tax will continue if passes meaning this will not be a new tax increase. Let's stress that point, this is not a NEW tax.
Once passed, the District will immediately begin the formal planning process, which includes selecting a construction company. The goal is to begin construction during summer 2019.
"Bloomfield residents always step up when it is needed," commented Brasley Conner, PTO President. "This is one of those times. We need you to VOTE YES on this no-tax increase ballot measure."
You are already paying this tax so let's continue the measure and update the schools.
Let's vote to continue the existing 26 cent tax already in place!
The bond issue is called Proposition A on the April 3rd Ballot. It reads: "Shall the Board of Education of the Bloomfield R-XIV School District, Missouri, without an estimated increase in the current debt service property tax levy, borrow money in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000) for the purpose of providing funds to construct a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible entrance/lobby area to the high school gymnasium; to the extent funds are available, build a bus garage, construct additional agriculture classrooms and agriculture shop space, and complete other repairs and improvements to the existing facilities of the District: and issue bonds for the payment thereof? If this proposition is approved, the adjusted debt service levy of the School District Is estimated to remain unchanged at $0.26 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and personal property.
