ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE: September 16, 2024

BID DUE DATE: 10:00 AM, October 11, 2024
 

PROJECT MANAGERS: Dustin Priebe

INVITATION TO BID

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Fox Lake will receive sealed proposals for the Hillside Court Roadway Improvements project until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 11^th, 2024, at the Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL. The Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers immediately afterward. 

Submission of Bids:

Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Village and shall be submitted no later than the specified closing time in a sealed envelope addressed to: Village of Fox Lake, 66 Thillen Avenue, Fox Lake, IL 60020, which is marked in the lower left-hand corner EXACTLY as follows:

     BID:   Village of Fox Lake

               Hillside Court Roadway Improvements

Work Description:

This work shall include furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and other incidentals necessary for installation of soldier pile wall within Hillside Court including excavation, furnishing and drilling of soldier piles, installation of treated timber lagging, and granular backfill; full pavement rehabilitation of Hillside Court and Pavement extension of Waltonian terrace including hot-mix asphalt removal; pulverization of existing pavement; base course grading, placement of hot-mix asphalt binder and surface course; driveway removal and replacement; driveway addition on Waltonian Terrace; and parkway restoration in accordance with the design plans, project specifications and contract documents. Scope of work also includes removal of existing stairs, which will be redesigned and built by Contractor.

Document Inspection and Procurement:

Electronic (PDF) copies and hard copies of the Contract Documents are available for purchase at Trotter and Associates, Inc., 38 W. Grand Ave., Ste 300, Fox Lake, IL 60020. Contact Dustin Priebe at d.priebe@trotter-inc.com to purchase the contract documents. 

Payment for Contract Documents is non–refundable and shall be payable to Trotter and Associates, Inc. in the form of cash, certified check or money order. No partial sets of specifications or drawings will be issued. The non–refundable cost for plans and specifications is $50.00. The addenda will be issued only to plan holders.

Questions should be directed to:

      Dustin Priebe – d.priebe@trotter-inc.com

Bid and Performance & Payment Bond:

Bidders will be required to provide Bid security equal to five (5) percent of the Bid in the form of a Bid Bond written by a company properly licensed in Illinois, a certified check or a cashier’s check. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond on forms provided in the Specifications and Contract Documents, equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract price.

Wage Rates:

The successful Bidder also must comply with all of the provisions of (a) the Davis-Bacon Act, (b) Contract Work Hours Standards, (c) the Copeland Act (Anti-kickback), (d) the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, and (e) Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Village of Fox Lake is an equal-opportunity employer. Small, minority, and women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids.

Rejection of Bids:

The Village of Fox Lake, in accordance with the Laws of the State of Illinois, hereby notifies all Bidders that the Village reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive minor informalities or technicalities, to advertise for new bids, or to request confirmation or clarification from any bidder regarding information contained in a bid. 

The Village will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to a responsible and responsive Bidder without discrimination on the ground of race, color or national origin, but the Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids received and to waive formalities. Your Bid will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for a period of sixty (60) days after submission.