Site work for a religious / funeral development in Lake Forest, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a religious / funeral development.

The City of Lake Forest is seeking qualified bidders for renovation of the Memorial Gardens at the Lake Forest Cemetery. The project is scheduled to commence in June of 2023 and must be substantially complete by September 1, 2023, and fully complete by September 22, 2023. The City reserves the right to extend the Bid Deadline from this date and time to accept Bids submitted after the Bid Deadline, as the City, in its sole discretion, determines is in the best interest of the City. The City of Lake Forest reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or to accept the proposal, or any item of any proposal, deemed by the City Council to be the most favorable to the interests of the municipality. Each bid shall be sealed and plainly marked with "Cemetery Memorial Garden Project" and addressed to Chuck Myers, Superintendent of Parks and Forestry, 800 North Field Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045. Bid Security in the amount of not less than ten (10) percent of the Bid shall accompany each Bid, payable to The City of Lake Forest. The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded shall be required to furnish either both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond or an Irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the City for 100 percent of the Contract Price, in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or award each schedule individually, to waive any informalities or technicalities in bidding, and to accept the Bid which best serves the interests of the City. The City shall, in its sole discretion, determine what does or does not constitute an informality or technicality, and, in submitting a Bid, the Bidder agrees to be bound by that determination. The CONTRACTOR shall be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rates for Lake County Illinois on the project as established by the Illinois Department of Labor. The City of Lake Forest project manager is Chuck Myers, Superintendent of Parks, Forestry and Special Facilities and can be contacted at (847) 810-3565 or by email at myersc@cityoflakeforest.com regarding the project. The project architect Craig Bergmann Landscape Design and can be contacted at 847-251-8355or by email at eherrera@craigbergmann.com regarding the project. Renovation of existing bluestone walkways and terraces, with new stone and cremation niches added to the existing poured in place concrete retaining walls. The addition of niches supplied and installed by Eickhof Columbaria, will be completed with stonework and limestone coping to the existing concrete retaining walls with additional walls to retaining grade and complete the original design. The entire stone walkway areas will be lifted and removed to allow for the installation of higher quality bluestone and bluestone cobbles. As a new feature to the garden this will include a new fountain feature with benches. The full area will include new soil and turf for specific areas in the garden with added garden plantings. The existing stone walls and piers will remain and be protected. The existing drainage and electrical should be reused and connected for revised garden design.