No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the Mayor and City Council for a period of ninety days after the scheduled time of closing bids. All proposals shall be sealed in an envelope, addressed to the City of Hickory Hills, attention Clerk's office. The name and address of the bidder and the name of the project shall also appear on the outside of the envelope. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided by the Engineer. The bid documents will be issued until 4:00 PM on March 14, 2022. All bids or proposals shall contain an offer to furnish bond upon acceptance of such bid or proposal. The Contractor will be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rates on this project as established by the State of Illinois Department of Labor. He shall also comply with all applicable Federal and local regulations. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities, to postpone the bid opening, or to advertise for new proposals, if in the judgment of the Mayor and City Council their best interests will be promoted thereby. The Contractor shall have completed at least five (5) municipal water main projects in an Illinois or Indiana municipality in the last five (5) years, of which the water main replacement portion of each project was at least $250,000 of the contract value. The Contractor shall also be able to demonstrate previous experience in auguring of casing pipe. Prequalifications will be required to be submitted to the Engineer by all potential bidders. If in the opinion of the Engineer and the Mayor and City Council, an applicant would not be able to serve the best interest of the City, a proposal will not be issued to the applicant.
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