Renovation of a fire / police facility in Lisle, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a fire / police facility.

The Village of Lisle seeks to enter into a contract with a qualified contractor to provide labor, equipment, supplies, and incidentals in order to replace four (4) roof top air handler units in the manner specified and described within the Drawings and Specifications, at the Village of Lisle Police Department Building located at 5040 Lincoln Ave, Lisle, IL 60532. Inspection and Examination: Each bidder shall, before submitting its bid proposal and contract, carefully examine the Contract form attached to this Invitation to Bid (known as "ITB"). Each bidder also shall inspect in detail the Work Site described in the Contract form and the surrounding area and shall familiarize itself with all conditions under which the Work is to be performed; with the obstacles, unusual conditions, or difficulties that may be encountered, whether or not referred to in the Contract; and with all other relevant matters concerning the Work Site and the surrounding area, including subsurface, underground, and other concealed conditions. The bidder whose contract proposal is accepted will be responsible for all errors in its contract proposal, including those resulting from its failure or neglect to make a thorough examination and investigation of the Contract form or the conditions of the Work Site and the surrounding areas. In NO CASE will the Village be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated margins of profit resulting from the willing or neglectful failure of the bidder to make these examinations. Preparation of Contract Proposals: All contract proposals for the Work shall be made only on the Contract form attached to this Invitation to Bid and shall be complete with a base bid lump sum price within the Bid Proposal Form section of the Contract form. The base bid lump sum price, subject to additions and deductions as provided in the Contract form, shall be the only price under any contract proposal. All contract proposals must be dated on Page 6 of the Contract form and must be signed by an authorized official. All contract proposals shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check, or bid bond in form and from a surety satisfactory to Owner, in amount equal to at least 5 percent (5%) of the Total Contract Price named in the Bid Proposal Form section of the Contract form. Proposals that contain omissions, erasures, alterations, or additions not called for, conditional or alternate bids unless called for, or that contain irregularities of any kind may be rejected. Clarifications: Owner reserves the right to make clarifications, corrections, or changes in this ITB at any time prior to the time bids are opened. If any prospective bidder has questions about this ITB, bidder may submit inquiries via email to procurement@villageoflisle.org. All inquiries must be in writing and received no later than five (5) business days before the Submission Deadline. Inquiries will be addressed in a published addendum. All bidders are responsible for monitoring the Village's website, obtaining and acknowledging any and all addenda issued by the Village in connection with this ITB, and attaching all such addenda to their contract proposal, which addenda will be incorporated into every bidder's contract proposal. References Each bidder shall provide a list containing the contact person, telephone number, and email address of no fewer than three client references for whom the bidder has completed similar projects over the past two years. Delivery of Proposals: Three (3) copies of each proposal, including one (1) original, shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked with the title of the proposal and bidder's full legal name and shall be addressed and delivered to the place and before the time set forth above. Proposals may be delivered by mail or in person. Proposals received after the time specified above will be returned unopened. Opening of Contract Proposals: Contract proposals will be publicly opened and read at the time and place specified above. Bidders, their authorized agents, and interested parties are invited to be present. Withdrawal of Contract Proposals: No bid package shall be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after the opening of any bid. Rejection of Contract Proposals: Bids that are not submitted on the Contract form or that are not prepared in accordance with these Instructions to Bidders may be rejected. If not rejected, Owner may demand correction of any deficiency and accept the deficiently prepared proposal upon compliance with these Instructions to Bidders. Acceptance of Contract Proposals: Bids submitted are offers only and the decision to accept or reject is a function of quality, reliability, capability, reputation, and expertise of the bidders. Owner may accept the bid that is, in its judgment, the best and most favorable to the interests of Owner and to the public; reject the low price bid; accept any item of any bid; reject any and all bids; or waive irregularities and informalities in any bid package submitted or in the invitation to bid process. The waiver of any prior defect or informality shall not be considered a waiver of any future or similar defect or informality. Bidders should not rely on, or anticipate, any waivers in submitting their contract proposals. If a contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the responsive and responsible Bidder with either the lowest computed total base bid, or the lowest computed base bid plus any alternative(s) selected by Owner in accordance with 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/8-9-1 of the Illinois municipal code and Title 1, Chapter 9-2 of the Village Code of the Village of Lisle. On acceptance of the successful Bidder's bid package by Owner, the successful Bidder's bid, together with Owner's notification of acceptance, shall become the Contract for the Work