Site work for a road / highway in Oquawka, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

**As of April 12, 2022, this project has been awarded to Gunther Construction Co., in the amount of $39,780.95. For Sealing Coating of Water Treatment Plant Roads The bidder shall insert the cost, and supply all the information, as indicated on the Bid Form. The cost inserted shall be net and shall be the full cost for the work specified, including all factors whatsoever. No permits shall be waived or paid for by the City of Galesburg. No charge will be allowed for taxes from which the City of Galesburg is exempt: the Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax, the Service Occupation Tax, the Service Use Tax, the Use Tax, Federal Excise and Transportation Tax. Each bidder shall affirm that no official or employee of the City of Galesburg is directly or indirectly interested in this bid for any reason of personal gain. Contractors and any sub-contractors will be required to comply with all applicable provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended to date, including those affecting labor standards and prevailing wage rates and those prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin and sex. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Bank Cashiers Check, Certified Check or Bank Draft, payable to the City Treasurer of Galesburg for not less than five (5%) percent of the amount of each bid. The successful bidder at the time of execution of the contract SHALL NOT be required to deposit a contractor bond for the full amount of the award. When a contract bond is not required, the proposal guarantee check will be held in lieu thereof. If this proposal is accepted and the undersigned fails to execute a contract (required) and contract bond (if required), it is hereby agreed that the Bid Bond or check shall be forfeited to the Awarding Authority. The successful bidder shall be required to enter into a Performance Bond in a sum equal to the amount of his bid, and a Labor and Material Payment Bond. Should the successful bidder fail to submit the required bonds, or enter into a contract with the City within fifteen (15) days after notification of award, said bidder will forfeit his check or bond to the City, not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages. Insurance coverage shall be carried by the successful bidder per the attached Special Provisions sheet for Contractor's Insurance. TERMINATION FOR BREACH: In the event that any of the provisions of the contract are violated by the Contractor or by any of his Subcontractors, the Owner may serve written notice upon the Contractor and the Surety of the intention to terminate such contract, such notice to contain the reasons for such termination intention, and unless within ten (10) days after serving of such notice upon the Contractor such violations shall cease and satisfactory arrangements for correction be made, the contract shall, upon expiration of said ten (10) days, cease and terminate. In the event of any such termination the Owner shall immediately serve notice thereof upon the Surety and the Contractor, and the Surety shall have the right to take over and perform the Contract, provided however, that if the Surety does not commence performance thereof within thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing to such Surety notice of termination, the Owner may take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by Contract for the amount and at the expense of the Contractor, and the Contractor and his Surety shall be liable to the Owner for any excess cost occasioned by the Owner thereby No bid may be changed or withdrawn after the time of the bid opening. Any modifications or withdrawals requested before this time shall be acceptable only when such request is made in writing and agreed to by the Purchasing Agent. The City of Galesburg reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or technicalities in the bidding. Any bid submitted will be binding for (60) sixty days after the date of the bid opening. Successful bidder to whom an award shall be made pursuant to this procurement shall be subject to all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Illinois acts commonly knows as the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130) The submission of the proposal or bid by the Offeror in response to this Advertisement for Bid/Proposal constitutes an acknowledgement of and an agreement by the Offeror/Bidder that it understands and will comply with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act and the Illinois Preference Act (30 ILCS 570). Certified payroll reports will be required for this work. The City has adopted an "Equal Employment Opportunity Clause", which is incorporated into all specifications, purchase orders, and contracts, whereby a vendor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry. A copy of this clause may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Galesburg, Illinois. .These instructions are to be considered an integral part of any bid.