City of Des Plaines – City Hall Electrical Rehabilitation

ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE: February 16, 2026

OPTIONAL PRE-BID: 10:00 AM Tuesday, February 24, 2026

DUE DATE: 10:00 AM, Thursday March 5, 2026

Project Contact: Jose Chavez, P.E.

INVITATION TO BID

All bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, Room 602, 1420 Miner Street, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 until: 10 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in Room 101.

Work Description

Provide all labor, equipment, appurtenances, and materials necessary for the replacement of all switchgear at City Hall for three of the five existing electric services. New equipment shall include a new sequence-service switchboard, new 480V power panels, 208Y/120V lighting panels, transformers, distribution disconnects, and a supply/exhaust fan starter riser. New work shall also include an additional door in the main electrical room.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Des Plaines City hall Room 101, 1420 Miner Street, Des Plains, IL.

Document Inspection and Procurement

The Contract Documents may be downloaded directly from the City's Bids and Proposals website at https://www.desplainesil.gov/access-your-government/city-departments/finance-department/bids-and-proposals at no charge.

Security Deposit and Bond

Each Bidder’s Proposal shall be accompanied by a security deposit of at least five percent (5%) of the Bidder’s Price Proposal in the form of (1) a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and payable without condition to Owner; or (2) a Bid Bond in a form satisfactory to Owner from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Illinois with a general rating of A– and a financial size category of Class X or better in Best’s Insurance Guide.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond upon award of the Contract, each in the penal sum of the full amount of the Contract Price, on forms provided by, or otherwise acceptable to, Owner, from a surety company meeting the requirements set forth. Each Bidder’s Proposal must be accompanied by a letter from such a surety company stating that it will execute Bonds on forms provided by, or otherwise acceptable to, Owner, upon award of the Contract to the Bidder.

Wage Rates

The successful Bidder must also comply with all provisions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.

Rejection of Bids

Owner reserves the right to accept the Bidder’s Proposal that is, in its judgment, best and most favorable to the interests of Owner and the public; to reject the low Price Proposal; to accept any item of any Bidder’s Proposal; to reject any and all Bidder’s Proposals; to accept and incorporate corrections, clarifications, or modifications following the opening of the Bidder’s Proposals when, in Owner’s opinion, doing so would not prejudice the bidding process or create any improper advantage to any Bidder; and to waive irregularities and informalities in the bidding process or in any Bidder’s Proposal submitted; provided, however, that the waiver of any prior defect or informality shall not be considered a waiver of any future or similar defects or informalities, and Bidders should not rely on or anticipate such waivers in submitting their Bidder’s Proposals.