City of North Chicago - 2026 CDBG Sanitary Sewer Lining
ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE: December 22, 2025
DUE DATE: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: NONE
PROJECT MANAGER: Steve Cieslica, P.E.
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the City of North Chicago for the project entitled 2026 CDBG Sanitary Sewer Lining until 2:00 p.m. on January 22, 2026, at the Building Department (1850 Lewis Avenue, North Chicago, IL 60064). The Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately afterwards in the City Council Chambers.
Bids shall be received in a sealed envelope addressed to:
City Engineer
City of North Chicago
1850 Lewis Avenue
North Chicago, IL 60064
The sealed envelope shall be marked in the lower left-hand corner EXACTLY as follows:
BID: City Engineer
City of North Chicago
2026 CDBG Sanitary Sewer Lining
Work description
Provide all labor, services and materials necessary for the televising, cleaning and CIPP lining of approximately two thousand eight hundred ten (2,810) lineal feet of sanitary sewer pipe on Argonne Dive Street from Jackson Street to Broadway Avenue, and Broadway Avenue from Park Ave to Sheridan Road; and all other work necessary for a complete and functional sanitary sewer cleaning and lining project as shown, specified, or required.
Document Inspection and Procurements
The Contract Documents will be available for inspection on Monday, December 22, 2025, at
Trotter and Associates, Inc.
38 W Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Fox Lake, Illinois 60020
(224)225-1300.
Contact Heidi Patla at h.patla@trotter-inc.com to schedule an appointment or purchase the contract documents. Hard or electronic copies of the documents are available for purchase. 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 $30.00 for an electronic copy. Addenda will be issued only to plan holders.
Questions
Questions regarding the project received by close of business on Thursday, January 15, 2026, will be answered by addendum. Questions submitted after this deadline may not be answered prior to the close of the bidding period. All questions shall be submitted in writing to:
Steve Cieslica, PE
Bid Security
Bidders will be required to provide Bid security equal to ten (10) 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.
The successful Bidder also must comply with all of the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act, Contract Work Hours Standards, the Copeland Act (Anti-kickback), the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The contractor shall pay prevailing wages in accordance with Local Ordinance and the Illinois Department of Labor Prevailing Wages for Lake County. Rates can be obtained online at www.state.il.us/Agency/idol/.
This project is being funded utilizing CDBG grants funds from HUD. Section 3 and MBE/WBE participation is strongly encouraged.
The City of North Chicago, in accordance with the Laws of the State of Illinois, hereby notifies all Bidders that the City 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 City 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 ninety (90) days after submission.
