Bid Opportunities
Current Opportunities
Tarlton Corporation, Construction Manager as Agent, for the Saint Louis Zoo, invites you to submit a bid proposal on the Destination Discovery project for the Saint Louis Zoo located at 1 Government Drive, St. Louis MO 63110. Please note the packages referenced below.
The Saint Louis Zoo intends to renovate and renew a 2.8-acre site. The project includes a 10,255 SF “Discovery Center” and a 3,391 SF “Ambassador Animal” building to house Exhibit, Activity, Education, and Animal event space. The project also includes an addition on the Animals and Us building, several animal care buildings, outdoor living exhibit spaces, an elevated boardwalk, café, Splashpad, and climbing structure.
Tarlton is bidding out the following Early Works Packages:
02A Sitework and Site Utilities
02B Select Demolition
24 Life Support Systems (Mechanical)
26A Underground Electrical Raceways
32A Construction Fencing
Prebid meeting and site inspection will be held on July 8, 2024, at 3 p.m. in the Living World building on Government Drive in Forest Park, lower level in the Bayer Lecture Theatre. (Attendance is not mandatory for subcontractors/suppliers.) Subbids are due at 3 p.m. on July 19, 2024. These may be emailed to bids@tarltoncorp.com. Any questions, please feel free to contact Cameron Grubb at 314.762.7250 or cjgrubb@tarltoncorp.com.
Saint Louis Zoo has established a goal of at least 25% MBE participation and at least 5% WBE participation for this project.
Bid documents explaining the requirements for bidding and performing the work will be made available at the following locations: BuildingConnected website: https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/55b2997ad17b3807006f2618
Tarlton is an equal opportunity employer.
Invitation to Bidders
When feasible and appropriate, the Saint Louis Zoo will post listings of bid opportunities on this Vendor Opportunities page. Procurement has two areas of bid opportunities:
General — includes goods and services for the day-to-day operation
Facilities — includes improvements to the Zoo's physical grounds
Bid Policies
The Saint Louis Zoo enjoys the support of the community through the Metropolitan Zoological Park & Museum District. For this reason, the Zoo makes every effort to return that support by contracting with qualified businesses within the District (comprised of St. Louis and St. Louis County) whenever possible.
Request for Qualifications
In accordance with Missouri Law (RSMo Section 8.285 to 8.291), regarding procurement of professional design services within the realm of architecture, engineering, and land surveying, the Zoo will encourage firms to engage in the lawful practice of their professions to annually submit a statement of qualifications and performance data to the Zoo following a formal Request for Qualifications (RFQ) by the Director of Procurement.
Contact
Candace Bingham
Director of Procurement
Saint Louis Zoo
One Government Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110
cbingham@stlzoo.org