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

Renovation and modification to (1) large and (4) small existing wooden fishing piers as defined by the Contract Documents. Bid shall be held good and not withdrawn for THIRTY (30) calendar days from the date of bid opening. Representatives of all bidding firms are strongly encouraged to attend, to present any questions they may have. Neither the Landscape Architect nor Owner will respond to questions verbally regarding the Project outside the Pre-Bid Conference. All requests for clarifications or interpretations outside the Pre-Bid Conference shall be made to the Landscape Architect in writing and will be answered by Addendum when appropriate. All questions are due to the Landscape Architect by Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. local time, after this time no additional questions will be reviewed prior to the bid opening. This project is being financed, in part, with funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, "Open Space Lands Acquisition & Development" (OSLAD) grant program. Minority business firms are encouraged to submit bids. Successful contract bidding firms are encouraged to utilize minority businesses as subcontractors for supplies, equipment, services, and construction. Contracts for work under this bid will obligate the contractor and sub-contractors not to discriminate in employment practices and shall be in compliance with applicable State of Illinois Statutes pertaining to the selection of labor and the prevailing rate of wages. The contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages as found by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois or the Pekin Park District to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, as required by an act of the Illinois General Assembly entitled "An Act Regulating Wages of Laborers, Mechanics, and Other Workmen Employed in any Public Works by the State, County, City of any Public Body, or any Political Subdivision of By Anyone Under Contract for Public Works", approved June 16, 1941, as amended. The Pekin Park District shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid properly addresses and complies with the invitation to bid and is most advantageous to Pekin Park District; price and other factors considered. The Pekin Park District reserves the right to waive any irregularities and to accept any or reject all bids when in the opinion of the Owner, such action will serve the best interest of the Owner. Justification for awarding the contract to a bidding firm other than the lowest bidder is subject to Illinois IDNR approval. Correspondence and questions shall be directed to the office of the Landscape Architect, Farnsworth Group Inc., 412 Court Street, Pekin, IL 61554; T: (309)689-9888; Attention: Amy Wilson (awilson@f-w.com).