Site work, paving, new construction and renovation of a mixed-use development in Wheatland Township, Illinois. Completed plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; for site work for a water / sewer project; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The Project includes the following Work: Construction of a new submersible pumping station with an intermediate design average flow (DAF) and peak hourly flow (PHF) of 0.4 million gallons per day (mgd) and 1.4 mgd, respectively, and an ultimate DAF and PHF of 1.2 mgd and 3.9 mgd, respectively. The work also includes a new Control Building to house electrical, controls, mechanical, and odor control equipment; an asphalt-paved access road; a new backup diesel fuel generator; and miscellaneous site improvements. Bidders will be required to comply with all laws, including those relating to the employment of labor and the payment of the general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform such work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work (including, but not necessarily limited to 820 ILCS 130/1-12 the Prevailing Wage Act) as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor for Will County, Illinois shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform such work. If at the time this Contract is executed, or if during the term of this Contract, there is excessive unemployment in Illinois as defined in the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, 30 ILCS 570, as two consecutive months of unemployment exceeding 5%, CONTRACTOR agrees to employ a work force that consists of at least 90% Illinois laborers. An Illinois laborer is defined as any person who has resided in Illinois for at least 30 days and intends to become or remain an Illinois resident. The Bidder shall require all subcontractors (if any) to conform with said laws, and any rules or regulations now and thereafter issued pursuant to said laws by Bidder, his subcontractors, and/or anyone working through or on behalf of Bidder or Bidders subcontractors. Fox Metro Water Reclamation District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 85 days after the time set for receiving Bids. Contract award shall be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. The Strand Associates, Inc. project manager is Michael G. Ott, P.E., who can be contacted at Strand Associates, Inc., 1170 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL 60431, (815) 744 4200 regarding the project. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.