NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bid 23-038

Festival Park Splash Pad Renovation, Elgin IL

The City of Elgin, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the Renovation of Festival Park Splash Pad in Elgin IL 60120. Those desiring to bid may obtain a complete set of bid documents, including specifications, drawings and bid forms from https://cityofelgin.ionwave.net/VendorRegistration/PreliminaryInfo.aspx starting Friday, June 02, 2023.

Sealed Bid submissions must be entered into the City of Elgin’s web portal at https://cityofelgin.ionwave.net/VendorRegistration/PreliminaryInfo.aspx, no later than June 23, 2023 at 3:00 pm. for the Revitalization of DuPage Court in Elgin, IL.

A mandatory pre bid meeting will be held on June 12, 2023 at the site at Festival Park 132 South Grove, Elgin, Illinois. Substantial completion November 1 Final Completion is May 15

All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or a Bank Draft in an amount not less than 10 percent of the bid, payable without condition to the City of Elgin, Illinois, which sum shall be forfeited in case the successful bidder fails to enter into a binding contract and provide a properly executed contract surety bond within 20 days after the date the contract is awarded by the city council. Bid Bond, Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bank Draft shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department in City Hall located at 150 Dexter Court, Elgin IL.., in a sealed envelope which is plainly marked on the outside with the name and address of the Bidder, the title of the Project, and the date and time of the Bid opening no later than June 23, 2023 at noon.

The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a satisfactory contract bond to the City of Elgin by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Illinois covering the full amount of the contract. The bidder shall submit, upon request by the City of Elgin, a list of qualified references for projects of similar size and scope of this project. Proposals withdrawn may not be resubmitted at the same letting. Substantial completion for the project will be November 1, 2023 and Final Completion will be May 15. 2023.

Each bidder shall satisfy the City of Elgin as to their ability, financially, to carry out the work. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids or to waive technicalities and any informality in any bid.

All work under this contract shall comply with the Prevailing Wage Rate Act of the State of Illinois, Illinois Revised Statutes, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et. Seq and Elgin’s Responsible Bidder’s Ordinance and the Elgin Residency Ordinance.

Questions concerning the bid package should be directed to Daina DeNye at denye_d@cityofelgin.org.

Daina DeNye

Purchasing Director

City of Elgin