Site work for a water / sewer project in Joliet, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

For social distancing reasons, individuals who drop their bids off cannot stay for the bid opening. There will be at least two individuals from different departments of the City that will be present at the opening and we will videotape the opening. Bid results will be posted as usual on the City's website and emails will be sent out to individuals who have subscribed to the RSS feed. In addition to the posted written results, the video file will be available upon request emailed to purchasing@joliet.gov. It is preferred that you mail your bids/proposals. They should be addressed as follows: CITY OF JOLIET - SEALED BID ENCLOSED CLERK 150 W. JEFFERSON ST. JOLIET, IL 60432 If you do choose to hand deliver your bid/proposal, they are to be hand delivered to the on the West side of City Hall, 150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 and marked clearly on the outside of the package with the SEALED BID NUMBER AND NAME OF THE PROJECT, DATE AND TIME OF THE BID OPENING, NAME AND ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR COMPANY on the outside of the package. All other doors will be locked. Please make sure that you tell the person that you hand the package to that it is a sealed bid/ proposal for them to time stamp delivery. If dropping off a bid in person, bids must be dropped off during business hours only between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. We appreciate your patience during these trying times. All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet. The City of Joliet has a local qualified bidder ordinance that would apply to this contract. To apply to be a local qualified bidder portal prequalification-process . All Bidding Document holders should sign up for RSS feeds portal and provide your first and last name and email address to automatically receive addendums. Addendums will also be posted on the City of Joliet's portal. The potential vendor/contractor all addenda to the original specification so they should check the specific bid page before submitting a bid to make sure they have received all addendums to a specific contract. Prequalification pursuant to Ordinance No. 7345 is necessary. Bidders are required to be prequalified through the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Capital Development Board or the City of Joliet. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their prequalification information is provided to the City of Joliet Purchasing Division prior to the bid opening. If bidders are not prequalified through IDOT or Capital Development Board, then they must be prequalified with the City of Joliet. Financial prequalification forms can be obtained from the City of Joliet portal. This City of Joliet prequalification MUST be renewed yearly. To check on your current prequalification status, you can contact purchasing@joliet.gov. The current price for City of Joliet prequalification is $175, which offsets the costs for independent auditor review of the documents. Those documents are to be submitted to the Purchasing Division, City of Joliet, 150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 at least 6 days prior to the bid opening. The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions. The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids. The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law. ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances)