ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE:  May 15, 2023

PROJECT MANAGERS:  Dustin D. Priebe, P.E.

INVITATION TO BID

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Fox Lake will receive sealed Bids until June 1st, 2023 at 10:00 AM Fox Lake Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL 60020 at which time the Bids will be opened for the following:

Work description:

The Village of Fox Lake requests bids from qualified companies to provide all labor, services, equipment, materials, and all work and materials and miscellaneous items to complete Work necessary for the installation of new signs and monuments, sign lighting, electrical work, removal of existing signs, monuments and landscaping, and work-area restoration in accordance with the Plans, Standard Specifications, and these Special Provisions.

Bids shall be received in a sealed envelope addressed to the Village of Fox Lake, 66 Thillen Avenue, Fox Lake, IL 60020, which is marked in the lower left-hand corner EXACTLY as follows:

     BID:   Village of Fox Lake

              2023 Sign Program

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 $50.00. Addenda will be issued only to plan holders.

Bidders will be required to provide Bid security equal to five (5) 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 (a) the Davis-Bacon Act, (b) Contract Work Hours Standards, (c) the Copeland Act (Anti-kickback), (d) the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, and (e) Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Village of Fox Lake is an equal opportunity employer. Small, minority and women owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids.

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 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 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 sixty (60) days after submission.