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

Control of the Work. With respect to Vendor's own work, the City shall not have contractual, operational, and/or supervisory control over and/or charge of the work and shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences, procedures, and programs in connection with the awarded vendor's work, since these are solely the vendor's responsibility under the agreement. The City shall not be responsible for the awarded vendor's failure to carry out the work in accordance with the agreement's terms and conditions. The City shall not have control over and/or charge of acts or omissions of the awarded vendor, its subcontractors, and/or their agents or employees, or any other person performing portions of the work not directly employed by the awarded vendor. The awarded vendor shall be considered to be an "independent contractor" pursuant to Illinois law. Questions regarding this Bid/RFP shall be addressed to: Dajana Glisic - dajana.glisic@rockfordil.gov BID RESULTS: Bid results may be obtained by telephone at 779-348-7164 or at www.rockfordil.gov Bid Bond. When required on the cover sheet, a bid bond for not less than five (5) percent of the bid amount must accompany all bids as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract. A bank cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check equal to the amount specified is acceptable in lieu of a bid bond. Bid bonds of the two lowest firms will be retained until the contract is awarded. Performance and Payment Bond. When required by the specifications herein, the awarded vendor shall furnish a performance and payment bond equal to the amount of the contract, acceptable to the City, within fourteen (14) calendar days after notification of contract award. Failure to furnish the required bond within the time specified may be cause for rejection of the bid and any bid deposit may be retained by the City as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. The City of Rockford reserves the right to terminate the contract in its entirety or in portions, upon written notice to Vendor for convenience, if the Rockford City Council does not appropriate sufficient funds to complete the contract, or in the event of default by Vendor. Default is defined as failure of the awarded vendor to perform any of the provisions of this contract or failure to make sufficient progress so as to endanger performance of this contract in accordance with its terms. The City's written notice of termination shall specify the effective date of termination. Vendor shall discontinue providing goods or services after such effective date, and the City shall not be liable for goods or services provided by Vendor thereafter. In the event of default, the City may purchase the product(s) and/or service(s) from other sources and hold the defaulting company responsible for any excess costs occasioned thereby. The City may require payment of liquidated damages for non-performance. Should default be due to failure to perform or because of a request for a price increase, the City reserves the right to remove the firm from the City's bidder list and place the firm on the City's debarred list for a period of up to three (3) years. The City of Rockford requests bids from qualified vendors to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supplies necessary for the removal, disposal, and replacement of filter media and gravel bedding in each cell of the filter vessels located at Water Treatment Plant (WTP) 42, and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) 36. In addition to the filter media and bedding removal and replacement, the vendor will be required to inspect and repair any damaged underdrain nozzles and air scour assemblies found within the filter vessels at either location. Any other repairs that are discovered upon removal of the old media and gravel including but not limited to painting the interior of the vessel and repair/replacement of the air scour system will be done with approval, once The City is able to determine the scope of the repairs needed. The interior of the entire filter vessel body at WTP 42 and WTP 36 are also to be visually inspected while media and bedding are removed in an effort to assess the overall condition of the filter system. The awarded vendor will disinfect new filter media and be on site for initial backwash and startup prior to the City of Rockford Water Division accepting the return of responsibility for the filter vessels. Water Treatment Plant 42 WTP 42 contains one (1) LayneOx Horizontal pressure filter, vessel isinternally divided into four(4) individual cells, each cell containing the following: - 177.5 ft 3 per cell of 20x40 mesh LayneOx (Oxiplus 75) Pyrolucite filter media - 26.5 ft 3 per cell of .80 - 1.20mm Northern Filter Media Torpedo sand - 26.5 ft 3 per cell of 1/4 x 1/8 Red Flint filter gravel - 26.5 ft 3 per cell of 1/2 x 1/4 Red Flint filter gravel - 60 ft 3 per cell of 3/4 x 1/2 Red Flint filter gravel - 4" SCH 80 PVC air scour header with 3/4 " SCH 80 PVC drilled orifice hole type laterals - Apprx. 210 per cell (840 total) Orthos Model K1 with .35mm slots, 1 1/4 " WW thread, 50mm thread length polypropelene diffuser nozzles with locking nut and 70mm X 32mm EPDM washer - 3 per cell (12 total) Orthos Type C1 3/4 " NPT Polypropelene diffuser nozzles - Internally coated with approximately 11 Mils of Tnemec Pota-Pox Series 20 beige primer and white finish Water Treatment Plant 36 WTP 36 contains one (1) Horizontal pressure filter, vessel is internally divided into four (4) individual cells, each cell containing the following: - 108.5 ft 3 per cell of 20x40 mesh Oxiplus 75 Pyrolucite filter media - 16.5 ft 3 per cell of .80 - 1.20mm Northern Filter Media Torpedo sand - 16.75 ft 3 per cell of 1/4 x 1/8 Northern Filter Media filter support gravel - 16.25 ft 3 per cell of 1/2 x 1/4 Northern Filter Media filter support gravel - 40.5 ft 3 per cell of 3/4 x 1/2 Northern Filter Media filter support gravel - 4" SCH 80 PVC air scour header with 3/4 " SCH 80 PVC drilled orifice hole type laterals - Apprx. 135 per cell (540 total) Orthos Model K1 with .35mm slots, 1 1/4 " WW thread, 50mm thread length polypropelene diffuser nozzles with locking nut and 70mm X 32mm EPDM washer - 3 per cell Orthos Type D 3/4 " NPT Polypropelene diffuser nozzles - Internally coated with approximately 11 Mils of Tnemec Pota-Pox Series 20 beige primer and white finish