Site work and paving for a road / highway in Decatur, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The proposed project herein specified and described includes the following work: The placement of approximately 2,000 tons of Hot-Mix Asphalt and 4,000 square yards of soil-cement base course on various streets in the City of Decatur. There will also be about 2,000 feet of curb and gutter, 9,000 square feet of sidewalk, 1,000 square yards of Class B patches. Approximately 74 water services will need to be replaced or disconnected prior to pavement restoration. If chosen, there will be an alternate bid location with additional streets totaling an additional 150 ton of Hot-mix Asphalt with 800 square yards of Class D Patches and Crack Sealing. The work also includes utility adjustments, thermoplastic pavement marking, traffic control, landscaping, and other related work items. All proposals must be accompanied by a BANK DRAFT, CASHIER'S CHECK, OR CERTIFIED CHECK made payable to Treasurer, Decatur, Illinois, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid or BID BOND in the same amount. The contractor shall at all times during the term of this Contract pay the applicable prevailing wage for Macon County for the month during which the work is performed, as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor. Before the Contractor and any Subcontractor commences work, the Contractor and any Subcontractor shall have in place a written Substance Abuse Prevention Program for the prevention of substance abuse among its employees which meets or exceeds the requirements in P. A. 95-0635 or shall have a collective bargaining agreement in effect dealing with the subject matter of P. A. 95-0635. The following Minority Participation Goals for Public Works Contracts are in effect for this contract: (1) Ten percent (10%) of the total dollar amount of the contract should be performed by minority business enterprises; and, (2) Eighteen percent (18%) of the total hours worked should be performed by minority workers. All Contractors shall provide evidence of meeting the City's minority participation goals prior to the award of this project and prior to all payments made for work completed or provide the City of Decatur documentation on their good faith efforts to comply with the participation goals. Required information and documentation is included in the Project Manual and to be submitted with the bid proposal. The Council of the City of Decatur, Illinois, reserves the right to accept, renegotiate or reject any or all proposals and to waive any variance from the requirements of the instructions for bidders. At the discretion of the Council, required items may be submitted after the bid opening if there is sufficient compliance with instructions at the time of the bid opening to permit the City to determine the price bid.