ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE:  March 30, 2023
* See addendum for deadline changes

PROJECT MANAGERS:  Stephen Cieslica P.E.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Woodstock for the project entitled “Lake Avenue Water Main Replacement” until 3:00 PM on April 20, 2023, at the City Hall, 121 W. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098. The Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately afterwards in the Council Chambers. 

Bids shall be received in a sealed envelope addressed to:

City of Woodstock

121 W. Calhoun Street

Woodstock, IL 60098

The sealed envelope shall be marked in the lower left-hand corner EXACTLY as follows:

BID:    City Clerk

City of Woodstock

Lake Avenue Water Main Replacement

Work Description: Provide all labor, services and materials necessary for the construction of 3,154 lineal feet of 16″ water main, 121 lineal feet of 10″ water main, 35 lineal feet of 8″ water main, and 332 lineal feet of 6″ water main installed by open cut construction methods, including: pavement removal; trench excavation; water main pipe and fitting materials and installation; connection to existing water mains; water service connections; abandonment of existing water mains; pipe bedding; trench backfill; valves and valve vaults; fire hydrant assemblies including fire hydrant and auxiliary gate valve; pavement replacement; site restoration; traffic control; water main pressure testing and disinfection; and all other work necessary for a complete and functional water main replacement installation as shown, specified, or required.

The Contract Documents may be inspected and purchased 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 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 $200.00 for a hard copy and $50.00 for an electronic copy. Addenda will be issued only to plan holders.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, bank draft, cashier's check or certified check payable to the order of the City of Woodstock in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, as a guaranty that the bidder will execute the contract, if it is awarded, in conformity with the bid form.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Completion and Payment Bonds on forms provided in the Specifications and Contract Documents, each in an amount equal to 100 percent of the contract sum.

There will be no Pre-Bid Conference for this project.

The Successful Contractor shall pay prevailing wages in accordance with Local Ordinance and the Illinois Department of Labor Prevailing Wages for McHenry County. Rates can be obtained at www.state.il.us/Agency/idol.

Questions regarding the project received by 12:00 pm on April 14, 2023, 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

s.cieslica@trotter-inc.com.

The City of Woodstock reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids or to accept the one, which appears to be in the best interest of the City. The City expressly reserves the right to waive any informalities or technical irregularities in a bid if to do so is in the best interest of the City. 



Unless all bids are rejected, award shall be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder.