Site work, paving and new construction of a bridge / tunnel in Chicago, Illinois. Completed plans call for the construction of a bridge / tunnel; for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for paving for a bridge / tunnel.

Project No.: EW2-METRA-TXB-002-A-BD, 93944 (Metra MP 8.71,Norfolk Southern MP B-516.1, Belt Railway Corporation MP 15.8).Generally, the project consists of modifying and raising selected spans of the Rock Island District Bridge 87 at MP RID 8.71 to provide additional clearance for Norfolk Southern and Belt Railway Company tracks under the bridge 87. Questions regarding this IFB shall be submitted to Steve Bauman, Sr. Contracting Agent via email at sbauman@metrarr.com by 4:00 p.m. on January 4, 2022. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal for this project is 30%. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond of 5% of the total bid price.This contract is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. All Bids must be only in the form prescribed by METRA and must be made in accordance with this Invitation for Bid, and other Contract documents, are made part of this notice as though fully set forth herein. Metra reserves the right to accept any Bid or any part thereof or reject any and all Bids. Any contract awarded resulting from this bid is subject to funding in part by the Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT") and the Regional Transportation Authority ("RTA"); and subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement between IDOT/RTA and RTA/Service Board. This project is subject to Metra's Third Party Contracts Quality Management Plan (TPCQMP). The current version of this plan is available at https://metra.com/engineering under "Quality". METRA in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 43 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A, Part 21 (Non-discrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation) issued pursuant to said Act, hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this Invitation, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this Invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age or disability, in consideration for an award. The IFB contains specific requirements concerning Office of Diversity and Civil Rights documents which must be submitted, if applicable. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller General's list of ineligible contractors.