Site work and paving for a road / highway in Schiller Park, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No proposals will be issued after 4:00 P.M. on April 19, 2022. Only Contractors that have been issued bidding documents by Hancock Engineering Co., the Village Engineer, will be allowed to submit proposals. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Schiller Park for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of closing bids. The bidder is specifically advised that the Village is a Subgrantee of the County of Cook of a grant made pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, pursuant to an agreement entered into and between the County of Cook and the Village. Payments to the Contractor will be made by the Village only after it has received the funds to make such payments 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 approximately eighty-one percent (81%) 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 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 (40 U.S.C. 276-276a-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. Sections 327-333), 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 (14 U.S.C. 276c). All contracts and Subgrantees for 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). Contracts shall include a provision for compliance with Sections 103 and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Sections 327-330) as supplemented by Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Each bidder is required to comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity for Community Development Block Grants, a copy of which is on file with the Village Clerk and is available for inspection. Compliance with "Section 3", which calls for affirmative action by the Contractor to train and/or 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. Bidders shall adhere to certain Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) bid submittal requirements and observe the stated DBE goals as described within the contract documents. All bidders must provide proof that they are prequalified with the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform at least 50% of the value of the work before being issued bidding documents. The Contractor shall be required to furnish sufficient insurance or guaranty of indemnity to the Village of Schiller Park, Illinois, the County of Cook, Illinois, and the Engineer against any and all claims which might arise for damages to persons or property due to the negligence of the Contractor or Subcontractors, 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 President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Schiller Park, Illinois. The right to reject any and all proposals or bids reserved.