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

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ("District") requests proposals from any prospective Proposer for the above-captioned subject, which is described in document 22-RFP-20. Any questions regarding the downloading of the RFP documents should be directed to contractdesk@mwrd.org or call (312) 751-6643. The objective of this RFP is to retain a vendor to develop and conduct a full-scale trial of a product(s) for reducing odors and solids at the Thornton Composite Reservoir and verify the performance of the product(s). A deposit is not required to submit a Proposal. The anticipated service period will begin May 2023 and last through December 31, 2024. Funding of all RFP items is subject to the Board of Commissioners' approval of the budget for those years. The District assumes no liability or responsibility for the failure or inability of any Proposer to successfully download any and all RFP documents, including but not limited to specifications, proposal forms and/or plans, as a result of any type of technological computer and/or software system failure or breakdown that restricts, prohibits or prevents successful downloading of any and all District RFP documents by the Proposer, whether caused by the District or other parties, directly or indirectly. It is the policy of the District that Minority, Women, Small, and Veteran-owned Business Enterprises shall have maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of an agreement. The affirmative Action Goals for this Request for Proposal are 10 percent Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and/or Women Business Enterprises (WBE), and 10 percent Small Business Enterprises (SBE). 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 requirements. The Proposer shall refer to Appendix A for the provisions of the District's Minority, Women's, and Small Business Requirements. All Proposers shall conform to all the terms and conditions of the RFP as stated in this document. Failure to conform to the terms and conditions of the RFP will render the proposal nonresponsive and ineligible for further consideration. A successful Proposer will be required to comply with all applicable Federal and State of Illinois Regulations. The District will only respond to questions received online up to ONE WEEK prior to the date set to receive proposals. The District will not respond to questions received after this date. The District does not guarantee the timeliness of responses provided online, nor does the District guarantee that such responses will be provided in adequate time to affect the submission of proposals. The District shall provide responses online ONLY if the responses do not interpret or otherwise change the RFP documents. The District's responses online are NOT official responses and, therefore, are not binding to the RFP documents. Any official interpretation or change to the RFP documents will be made only by addenda duly issued to all plan holders on record by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management. The contact person for the RFP is Dominic Brose, Senior Environmental Research Scientist. This contact person will provide online responses to online inquiries through the District's website. The District reserves the right to accept any RFP or any part thereof or to reject any and all RFPs