ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE:  December 21, 2022
* See addendum for deadline changes

PROJECT MANAGERS:  Steve Cieslica, P.E.

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of North Chicago for the project entitled FY2023 Storm Sewer Cleaning and Televising until 3 p.m. on January 6, 2023 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.

Work description: This project is an annual storm sewer cleaning and televising program for the City of North Chicago. The City has budgeted approximately $150,000 for the annual cleaning and televising program. It is the intent of the program to clean and televise the entire City storm sewer system over the next couple of years. If the project is successfully completed the City may choose to extend the contract for additional years.

A Pre-Bid Conference will not be held for this project. All questions must be submitted by close of business on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

The Contract Documents will be available for inspection on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Trotter and Associates, Inc. 38 W Grand Avenue, Fox Lake, Illinois 60020, 630/587-0470. Contact Amy Whitis at a.whitis@trotter-inc.com to schedule an appointment or purchase the contract documents.

Addenda will be issued only to plan holders.

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/.

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.

Bids shall be received in a sealed envelope addressed to City Engineer, City of North Chicago, 1850 Lewis Avenue, North Chicago, Illinois 60020, which is marked in the lower left-hand corner EXACTLY as follows:

BID:   City Engineer

           City of North Chicago

           FY2023 Storm Sewer Cleaning and Televising