City of North Chicago - FY27 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising
ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE: June 25, 2026
DUE DATE: Friday July 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: NONE
PROJECT MANAGER: Steve Cieslica, P.E.
INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given sealed proposals will be received by the City of North Chicago for the Project entitled FY2027 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising until 2:00 p.m. on Friday July 10th, 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
FY2027 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising
Work Description
This project is an annual cleaning and televising of sanitary sewer program for the City of North Chicago. The City has budgeted approximately $170,000 for the annual cleaning and televising program. It is the intent of the program to clean and televise the entire City sanitary sewer system over a multi-year period. If the project is successfully completed, the City may choose to extend the contract for up to two (2) additional one (1) year periods.
Document Inspection and Procurements
The Contract Documents may be inspected and purchased at:
Trotter and Associates, Inc.
38 W Grand Ave, Suite 300
Fox Lake, IL 60020
Contact Heidi Patla at h.patla@trotter-inc.com to schedule an appointment or to 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 $150.00 for a hard copy and $50.00 for an electronic copy. Addenda will be issued only to plan holders.
Performance Bond
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond on forms provided in the Specifications and Contract Documents, equal to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
Wage Rates
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/.
Questions
Questions regarding the project received by 5:00 pm on Wednesday July 8, 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, P.E.
Project Manager
Rejection of Bids
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.
