Renovation of an educational facility in Elgin, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Board of Education of School District U-46, Kane County, Illinois, hereby gives notice that sealed lump sum bids will be received for the Boiler Replacement project This project includes replacement of the boiler at Hillcrest Elementary School, 80 N. Airlite Street, Elgin, Illinois 60123. Refer to Drawings and Project Manual for full extent of the work required. CONSTRUCTION BONDS REQUIRED: Upon award of Contract, a Performance Bond and Material & Labor Payment Bond will be required from the General Contractor for 100% of the contract sum, payable to the Owner. PREVAILING WAGE LAW: This project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130). PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURE: All interested bidders are required to complete an AIA Document A305 Contractor's Qualification Statement and submit them with all bidding documents at the time of bid. Deadline to submit questions in Bonfire will be Wednesday, January 27, 2021 by 12:00 p.m. (noon). All questions will be answered after that date and responded to by Friday, January 29, 2021, 12:00 p.m. (noon) and posted in the form of a Public Notice. BID GUARANTEE: Contractors shall guarantee their submitted Bid Proposal for a ninety (90) day period from the date of Bid Opening. Receipt of a Bid Bond of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid(s), (including all alternates and allowances) or a Cashier's Check, made payable to School District U-46, is required prior to the time of the virtual bid opening. Contractor shall send the original Bid Bond or Cashier's Check to the Business Services Office (School District U-46 Business Services Office, 1474 Sheldon Drive in Elgin, Illinois 60120) via Certified mail, UPS, or FedEx to ensure confirmed delivery prior to the Bid Opening. If Contractor has an electronic certification process, then they will be able to upload the Bid Bond into the bidding portal. Bids will not be accepted without a Bid Bond / Cashier's Check at Bid Opening. All vendors who attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will receive an invite to the public bid opening conducted by the Business Services Department. Upon completion of the pre-bid meeting, the person that was in attendance will receive the invite via email to a zoom meeting on the project's established bid opening date and time. At that time, the bid will ne unseald and all bid totals will be read aloud and will be able to be visually viewed on the screen. We will send out a public notice to all bidders with the copy of the tall sheet shortly thereafter. For more information please contact Jeffrey Leverenz at Mechanical Services Associates Corp., 815 788 8901.