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

The District will only accept bids electronically uploaded to the Bonfire Portal Please see specific instructions on how to upload your bid to the Bonfire Portal in the bid document entitled "Submission via the Bonfire Portal. All bids were rejected . The work for which tenders are invited consists of but is not necessarily limited to: 1. Rehabilitation of 2,902 feet of 48-inch diameter sewer, and 11,902 feet of 69-inch diameter sewer, by cured-in-place pipe lining and/or slip-lining process and/or fiber reinforced polymer lining process 2. Rehabilitation of 28 manholes/structures by the spray-on lining system process and/or fiber reinforced polymer lining process, 3. Abandonment of 1 offset manhole, 4. Abandonment of part of a control structure, 5. Abandonment of 85 feet of 3'-6" x 4'-6" pipe, 6. All other work collateral thereto as specified, and as shown on the plans. The estimated cost of the work under Contract 06-360-3S is between $13,410,200 and $16,233,400. The Bid Deposit for the Proposal Is Five Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($565,000.00). Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond in the amount of five hundred sixty five thousand dollars $565,000.00. Each bid bond must be underwritten by a surety licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, listed in the latest copy of the Federal Register and approved by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management. The bid bond must contain signatures from the Bidder and Surety Company. Failure to provide signatures on the bid bond will result in the rejection of the bid. Photographic and/or stamped signatures are acceptable. Any proposal submitted without being accompanied by the required bid deposit, in the aforesaid form, will not be considered and will not be read after it is publicly opened. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible, responsive Bidder, unless all bids are rejected. Prior to award of the contract, the lowest responsible bidder must demonstrate compliance with the District's Multi-Project Labor Agreement (Cook County) by submitting to the Director of Procurement and Materials Management a signed Certification of Compliance with the Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA). The Agreement and Certificate of Compliance are contained in the Contract Documents. The work under this contract is classified "General Construction" for the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals utilization goals contained in the Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D. The associated goals are 5% Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and/or Women-owned Business Enterprises(WBE), 5% Small Business Enterprises(SBE) and 3% Veteran-owned Businesses(VBE). Should you have any questions, please contact the Diversity Office at 312-751-4035. The Project Manager for this contract is Anthony Zogas. This Project Manager will provide online responses to online inquiries. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The estimated cost of the work under Contract 06-360-3S is between $13,410,200 and $16,233,400 The construction is located in the Villages of Wheeling and Prospect Heights, Wheeling Township, County of Cook, State of Illinois. 3% Veteran owned Businesses (VBE) As a courtesy, Contractors wishing to attend should contact Anthony Zogas via email at Zogasa@mwrd.org by Friday, September 23, 2022 to be added to an approved entry list as the subject location is on private property. Pre bid meeting details - will be held online via a Zoom meeting The link to the Zoom meeting is attached in a separate Word document under the "Additional Documents" column on the District's website at mwrd.org (Doing Business -> Procurement & Materials Management -> Contract Announcements -> (Find correct project) -> Bidding Documents). The purpose of the Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid Conference is to review the scope of work, to provide for identification and discussion of potential problems that might arise during the administration of this Contract and seek clarification of technical or procedural aspects of this Contract. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the meeting