Project Information

Bid Title

Material Testing and Special Inspection Services for the Chesterfield Branch

Issuing Agency

Saint Louis County Library

Location

Missouri

Published Date

Jan 21, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 5, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Request for Qualifications
Material Testing and Special Inspection Services for the Chesterfield Branch Date Issued: January 20, 2026

The Board of Trustees of the St. Louis County Library District (the “Library District”) requests the submission of responses for qualifications from qualified firms to provide Material Testing and Special Inspection Services for the Chesterfield Branch Project (the “Project”).

Response must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. C.T., on February 5, 2026 by:
Kelli Reeves, Manager, Facilities
St. Louis County Library District
1412 South Spoede Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63131

To preserve the integrity of the selection process, questions regarding this Request for Qualifications should only be directed to Kelli Reeves. If you have any questions, please contact Kelli Reeves at kreeves@slcl.org and copy scott.kolath@avisonyoung.com with the following in the subject line - Material Testing and Special Inspection Services RFQ Questions - Chesterfield Branch Project.

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

January 20, 2026

The Board of Trustees of the St. Louis County Library District (the “Library District”) requests

the submission of responses for qualifications from qualified firms to provide Material Testing

and Special Inspection Services for the Chesterfield Branch Project (the “Project”).

Response must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. C.T., on February 5, 2026 by:

Kelli Reeves, Manager, Facilities

St. Louis County Library District

1412 South Spoede Road

St. Louis, Missouri 63131

To preserve the integrity of the selection process, questions regarding this Request for Qualifications

should only be directed to Kelli Reeves. If you have any questions, please contact Kelli Reeves at

kreeves@slcl.org and copy scott.kolath@avisonyoung.com with the following in the subject line -

Material Testing and Special Inspection Services RFQ Questions – Chesterfield Branch Project.

BACKGROUND

The Library District is a political subdivision of the State of Missouri. The Board of Trustees

(“Board of Trustees”) of the Library District is a body corporate with all the powers and rights of

like or similar corporations serving more than 870,000 Library District residents.

All management and control of the Library District is vested in a Board of Trustees consisting of

five Trustees appointed by the County Executive of St. Louis County, Missouri. The Trustees serve

staggered four-year terms.

The Board of Trustees appoints a qualified librarian who holds that office at the Board of Trustees’

pleasure as the chief executive and administrative officer (“Director”) of the Library District.

The Board of Trustees has the power to purchase grounds, erect appropriate buildings and improve

existing buildings for the use of the Library District and its branches out of funds available or

through the issuance of bonds or otherwise.

The Library District was established by a vote of the residents of St. Louis County, Missouri in

1946. In 1947 the first library building opened and was quickly followed by two branch locations

in the heavily populated portion of North County. The 1960s saw an additional four branches,

including a new Headquarters building and the first of many building expansions. This building

boom resulted in the construction of branches throughout the 524 square miles of St. Louis County,

Missouri. A tax levy passed in 1973 allowed the Library District to add 12 branches to the system,

bringing the total number of branch locations to 20. The Library District is supported primarily by

the property taxes of Library District residents.

The Library District is seeking the professional and engineering services for all material testing

and special inspection services required by the current Building Code and those testing and

inspections which are identified in the Contract Documents.

The required material testing and special inspection services will consist of as-requested services

during the earthwork and building construction.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The Project is subject to all applicable laws of the State of Missouri governing the Library District,

including, but not limited to, the following:

● Missouri law prohibits all employers from employing aliens unlawfully present in the United States

to perform work within the State of Missouri, including the Project and Responders must comply

with the provisions relating thereto in Section 285.530, RSMo., as amended.

● All Responders on Library District contracts for services in excess of $5,000 must provide the

Library District with documentation and a sworn affidavit, with respect to employees working in

connection with the contracted services, affirming enrollment in a Federal Work Authorization

Program (“FWAP”). The affidavit shall also provide that the Responder does not knowingly

employ any person in connection with the contracted services who is an unauthorized alien. Such

affidavits must be provided with the Response to this Request for Qualifications.

● Every transient employer must comply with Sections 285.230 through 285.234, RSMo., as

amended, when applicable.

● Pursuant to Section 34.600 RSMo, in the event that the contract for the services described in this

Request for Qualifications is for $100,000 or more, and the successful Responder employs ten (10)

or more employees, the contract shall include a written certification that the Responder is not

currently engaged in and shall not, for the duration of the contract, engage in a boycott of goods or

services from the State of Israel; companies doing business in or with Israel or authorized by,

licensed by, or organized under the laws of the State of Israel; or persons or entities doing business

in the State of Israel.

● In addition to the general requirements listed above, the successful Responder shall comply with

all laws, ordinances, regulations, and orders of federal, state, county, and local governing authorities

pertaining and applicable to the successful Responder and/or the Library District.

Applicable insurance coverage must be provided by the successful Responder before any work can be

started on the Project.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Library District intends to engage a firm to provide material testing and special inspection services as

described herein for:

Chesterfield Branch – CB – (16431Main Circle Drive) The Library District plans to demolish the existing

building and build a new 20,700 square foot single story public library branch on the existing site. The

construction of this project is currently scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2026.

Material Testing and Special Inspection Services

The scope of services includes providing material testing and special inspection services on behalf

of the Library District. The type of testing and inspection services will be defined for each project

in the Contract Documents. The following is a list of typical services anticipated:

(a) Special Inspections

1. Wind Resistant Components

2. Designated Seismic System Verifications

3. Exterior Insulation & Finish Systems

4. Sprayed Fire-Resistant Materials

5. Mastic & Intumescent Fire-Resistant Coatings

6. Fire-Resistant Penetrations & Joints

7. Additional Structural and Mechanical Special Inspections Requirements

8. Other Special Inspections indicated in the Contract Documents

(b) Testing and Inspecting

1. Concrete

i.

Inspections

1. Steel reinforcement placement

2. Steel reinforcement welding

3. Headed bolts and studs

4. Verification of use of required design mixture

5. Concrete placement, including conveying and depositing

6. Curing procedures and maintenance of curing temperature

7. Verification of concrete strength before removal of shores and

forms from beams and slabs

ii. Testing

iii. Measure floor and slab flatness and levelness

2. Masonry testing and inspection

3. Structural Steel

i. Testing and inspection of bolted and welded connections

ii. Testing and inspection of shear connectors

4. Steel Deck testing and inspections

5. Cold Formed Metal Framing testing and inspection

6. Earthmoving testing and inspection

7. Asphalt testing and inspection

8. Concrete Paving testing and inspection

9. Segmental Retaining Walls testing and inspection

10. Other testing and inspections indicated in the Contract Documents

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 541350Building Inspection Services
• NAICS 541380Testing Laboratories

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