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

FORM 4B the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hickory Hills, Cook County, Illinois, that the sealed bids will be received for the following improvement(s): Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) #2106-004 The bid documents will be issued until 4:30 PM on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The Engineer has been authorized to refuse to issue plans, specifications and proposals to any person, firm or corporation that he or she considers to be unqualified. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hickory Hills for a period of 45 days after the scheduled time of closing bids. The bidder is specifically advised that the City is a Subrecipient of the County of Cook of a grant pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, pursuant to an agreement entered into between the County of Cook and the City. Payments to the contractor will be made by the City only after it has received the funds to make such payment from the County of Cook in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid agreement. Further, in compliance with the Stevens Amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1989, the estimated percentage of the total cost of this Project to be funded with federal dollars is Seventy-five (75%) and the exact dollar amount of federal funds which will be set aside for this project will be based on the contract amount awarded under this offering. APPLICABLE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS All laborers and mechanics employed by the Contractor or Subcontractor(s) on construction work for this Project shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, (U.S.C. Sections 76-276a-5), and shall receive overtime compensation in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Sections327-333), and the Contractor and Subcontractor(s) shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to these Acts and other applicable Federal laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Secretary of Labor has, with respect to the labor standards specified in this Section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Number 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. Section 133z-15) and Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended, (40 U.S.C. Section 276c). All contracts and Subrecipient for the construction or repair shall include a provision for compliance with the Copeland "Anti-Kickback Act" (18 U.S.C. Section 874) as supplemented in Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR Part 3). Each bidder is required to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity for the Community Development Block Grants, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk and is available for inspection. Compliance with "Section 3", which calls for affirmative action by the Contractor to train and/hire lower income residents of the Project area and to subcontract with local, small businesses is required on this Project. An explanation of the applicable federal requirements previously mentioned is provided in the Special Provisions of the Bid Specifications. The Contractor shall be required to furnish sufficient insurance or guaranty of indemnity to the City of Hickory Hills, Illinois, and the County of Cook, Illinois, against any and all claims which might arise for damages to persons or property due to the negligence of the Contractor or Subcontractor(s), or their officers, agents, employees or servants, during the construction of said improvement and until the said improvement has been finally accepted as complete by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hickory Hills, the right to reject any and all proposals or bids is reserved.