ORIGINAL ADVERTISED DATE:  February 16, 2026

DUE DATE: Thursday March 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM

MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: NONE

PROJECT MANAGER:  Robert Benson, P.E.

INVITATION TO BID

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Fox Lake will receive sealed Bids until the 12th day of March 2026 at 11:00 am at the Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL, at which time the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers for the following project:

MENARDS LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS

Work Description

Provide all labor, equipment, appurtenances, and materials necessary for improvements to the Menards Lift Station including removal and replacement of flat top wet well slab with access hatch; replacement of submersible pumps, discharge elbow and guiderails; new pump control panel; new metering manhole; site restoration; and all other work necessary for a complete and functional Menards Lift Station installation as shown, specified, or required.

Contract Documents

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 $150.00 for a hard copy and $50.00 for an electronic copy. Addenda will be issued only to plan holders.

Bid Security

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 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.

The successful Bidder also must comply with all of the provisions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.

Rejection of 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.

Submittals

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

BID: Village of Fox Lake

Menards Lift Station Improvements