ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE:  December 23, 2022
* See addendum for deadline changes

PROJECT MANAGERS:  Aaron Berry, P.E.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Village of Fox Lake for the project entitled NWRWRF – 2023 Screw Pump Rehabilitation Project until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 12^th, 2023 at the Village Hall located at 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL 60020 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers.

A copy of the bid advertisement can be viewed online at Trotter and Associates, Inc. website, www.trotter-inc.com. A Non-Mandatory Pre–Bid Conference will be held on January 5^th, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility located at 200 Industrial Avenue, Fox Lake, IL 60020.

The Contract Documents may be inspected and purchased at: Trotter and Associates, Inc. 40W201 Wasco Road, Suite D, St. Charles, Illinois 60175, (630) 587–0470. 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 $50.00 for hard copy, and $25.00 for electronic.

Contact Jake Robinson at j.robinson@trotter-inc.com or Aaron Berry @ a.berry@trotter-inc.com to purchase the contract documents.

The proposed improvements consist primarily of the following:

1.      Full-time superintendence.

2.      Installation and maintenance of erosion control measures, site clearing and grading.

3.      Site restoration and maintenance through acceptance and re-establishment of vegetation.

4.      Replacement of the existing Second Stage Screw Pump No. 1 and No. 2, as well as regrouting of the screw                   pumps.

5.      Replacement of the existing Third Stage Screw Pump No. 3 and No. 5, as well as regrouting of the screw pumps.

6.      Rehabilitation and replacement of the existing Third Stage Screw Pump No. 3 and No. 5 gearboxes.

7.      Testing of systems and training of operations personnel.

8.      Preparation and submission of operations and maintenance manuals.

9.      Warranties as specified in the Contract Documents.

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 contractor shall pay prevailing wages in accordance with the 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 Village of Fox Lake, in accordance with the Laws of the State of Illinois, hereby notifies all Bidders that the Village 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 the information contained in a bid. The Village 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 Village 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.