Renovation of a water / sewer project in Cicero, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

As of March 18, 2024, a general contractor has been awarded and construction is underway. Interested parties should send email to jwillard@pathcc.com to dertermine if there are any trades they are seeking bids on. Tenders are invited for the work consisting of furnishing all materials, labor, and equipment required for: 1. Replacement of three (3) existing steam Boilers 3, 4 and 5 at the Central Boiler Facility (CBF). New boilers will have the capacity of 75,000 lbs/hr at 100 psi steam. New boilers will have the capability to co-fire digester gas and natural gas simultaneously. Digester gas will be the primary fuel. This arrangement will allow the maximum utilization of available digester gas. 2. Removal of existing "summer" deaerator. 3. Installation of new deaerator (200,000 lbs/hr capacity) with 4 feedwater pumps. 4. Installation of steam flow meters (orifice plate type) for new boilers. 5. Installation of one (1) new air compressor system. 6. Replacement of two (2) water softener systems. 7. Installation of new motor control centers (MCCs) for new Boilers 3, 4 and 5. 8. Modification of existing Emerson Boiler Management System (BMS) and DCS controls for new Boilers 3, 4 and 5. 9. Increase the height and replace existing overhead door and bird screen grille. 10. Provide and install resinous flooring system as shown on Contract Documents. 11. Provide and install exterior second exit from Electrical Room 201 and exterior stair tower to grade level. 12. Inspection and rehabilitation of Waste-Heat Boiler 6. The purpose of the Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid meeting is to review the scope of work, to provide for identification and discussion of potential problems that might arise during the administration of this Contract and seek clarification of technical or procedural aspects of this Contract. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the meeting. Also, suppliers must give their contact information to register prior to entering the Zoom Pre-Bid meeting. Form SV-1 (Site Visit Release and Indemnity Agreement), which is included in the contract documents, will be required to be completed for each individual choosing to participate in an optional work-site visit. The completed SV-1 form will need to be provided via e-mail to Brian Hines prior to the scheduled site visit. Bidders are reminded that no questions will be taken during any site inspections. The District's website will be used for addressing any questions, as indicated in the Invitation to Bid documents for this Contract. The path is as follows: Doing Business- Procurement & Materials Management- Contract Announcement- (Find correct project)- Ask a Question. Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond in the amount of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000.00). Each bid bond must be underwritten by a surety licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, listed in the latest copy of the Federal Register and approved by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management. The bid bond must contain signatures from the Bidder and Surety Company. Failure to provide signatures on the bid bond will result in the rejection of the bid. Photographic and/or stamped signatures are acceptable. Any proposal submitted without being accompanied by the required bid deposit, in the aforesaid form, will not be considered and will not be read after it is publicly opened. Prior to award of the contract, the lowest responsible bidder must demonstrate compliance with the MWRDGC 2017 Multi-Project Labor Agreement by submitting to the Director of Procurement and Materials Management a signed Certification of Compliance with Multi-Project Labor Agreement. The Agreement and Certificate of Compliance are contained in the Contract Documents. The bid money value of all materials purchased directly by the Contractor, together with the bid money value of all work performed by personnel and facilities provided directly by the Contractor, shall not be less than 25% of the money value of all work performed under this Contract. Any bid money value of work performed by the Subcontractors for work on the job site utilizing Subcontractors' materials, labor and facilities cannot be included in the percent of work to be completed by the Contractor. Bidders on contracts in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended to date, regarding NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in Appendix C of the Contract Documents. The provisions of Appendix C also apply to each Subcontractor on contracts in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The Bidder agrees to fulfill the Special Training Provisions for Apprentices as specified in the Appendix K and to provide training opportunities throughout the life of the contract. The requirements of the Special Training Provisions for Apprentices are 700 minority hours and 250 female hours for the purposes of this contract. The bidder shall submit with the Proposal a signed and completed MBE, WBE, SBE Utilization Plan, which lists the firms intended to be used as MBE, WBE, SBE, the type of work or service each will perform, and the dollar amount to be allocated to each MBE, WBE, SBE. 1.) Each Bidder must submit with the proposals a signed and completed MBE, WBE, SBE Utilization Plan which lists each business intended to be used as a MBE, WBE, SBE on pages UP-2, UP-3 and UP-4 and supplemental pages as necessary. The Bidder must sign the Signature Section page UP-5. Failure to submit a signed MBE, WBE, SBE Utilization Plan will result in a bid being deemed non-responsive and the bid will be rejected. Also, if a Waiver is sought, the Bidder is required to sign pages UP-5 and UP-6, the Waiver Request Form; failure to do so will be viewed as non-responsive and the bid will be rejected. 2.) Each Bidder must submit with their bid package an original or facsimile copy of MBE, WBE, SBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent, Page UP-7 for each subcontractor listed on their MBE, WBE, SBE Utilization Plan. The submitted MBE, WBE, SBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent must be completed and signed by the subcontractor and accompanied with a copy of the subcontractor's current Letter of Certification from a state, local government or agency or documentation demonstrating that the subcontractor is a MBE, WBE, or SBE within the meaning of the Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D. Failure to submit the MBE, WBE, SBE Utilization Plan signed by the Bidder at the time of the bid opening and the MBE, WBE, SBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent signed by each MBE, WBE, SBE will be viewed as non-responsive and the bid will be rejected. Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643. 3.) If the Bidder exceeds the allowable Supplier Utilization amount which is stated in the bid documents, the bid will be viewed as non-responsive. Therefore, the Bidder may not exceed the use of a MBE, WBE, SBE supplier for more than 25% of each of the respective MBE, WBE, SBE goal, unless the Administrator has authorized a Supplier's Exception notated on page AU-1. 4.) Each Bidder must submit with their proposals a completed VBE Commitment Form which lists each business to be used as a VBE. The Bidder must make a "Good Faith Effort" to identify eligible Veteran Owned Business by completing the VBE Commitment Form. If the Bidder is unable to identify qualified VBE subcontractors capable of providing goods or services required by the contract, the Bidder must write "no participation" on the VBE Commitment Form. Where a Bidder has failed to meet the VBE participation goal, the Administrator shall require the Contractor to submit a Veteran's Business Enterprise Good Faith Efforts Documentation Form and provide additional documentation of its good faith efforts in attempting to fulfill the VBE goal. 5) The Contractor agrees to use the District's online compliance monitoring system administered by the Diversity Section for payment and reporting purposes, in order to fulfill the Affirmative Action Program requirements. The Utilization Plan MUST be signed by the bidder, even if the bidder requests a waiver and/or offers itself to meet any of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D goals. If the bidder offers itself to satisfy any of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D goals, then its name shall be shown in the appropriate space(s) on the Utilization Plan. The work under this Contract is classified as "Mechanical" for the MBE, WBE, SBE Utilization Goals contained in the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D. The associated goals are 20% Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE), 9% Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE), 10% Small Business Enterprises (SBE), and 3% Veteran Business Enterprises (VBE). Should you have any questions, please contact the Diversity Office at 312-751-4035. The MBE, WBE, SBE utilization goals do not apply to the portion of the work assigned to the DCS manufacturer Emerson (COST PROPOSAL B). WBE 6.9% The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder, unless all bids are rejected. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. The estimated cost of the work under Contract 19-155-3M is between $14,725,000.00 and $17,825,000.00. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.