This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Tinley Park, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Scope details have not been released. Bids received after that time will not be considered. All project related questions are to be directed to Chris Damsch at SMC Construction Services at 847-622-1214 Ext 241 or via email at chrisd@buildwithsmc.com. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashier's check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to Tinley Park Public Library, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes or errors on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the bidder to a return of the aforementioned amount. No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Tinley Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded such bidder. Bidders will examine the Bid Documents, the existing conditions and location in which said work is to be done, and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work. All bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity, and judgment. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required within the Bidding Documents before commencing work. The successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the conditions and requirements in the Bidding Documents which will be incorporated into the contract. The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission. The funding for this work requires that the work meet all state laws and requirements for publicly funded work including Prevailing Wage requirements - State of Illinois Prevailing Wage requirements for Cook County, IL, "Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1987 Ch. 48, Sections 398 x-1-12 as amended by Public Act 86-693 and 86-799 effected January 1, 1990). The Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Tinley Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth above. The Bidder acknowledges that the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (the "Act") places an obligation on Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Tinley Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois (the "Owner"), to produce certain records that may be in the possession of Bidder. Bidder shall comply with the record retention and documentation requirements of the Local Records Retention Act 5 ILCS 160/1 et seq. and the Act and shall maintain all records relating to any work being done for the Owner in compliance with the Local Records Retention Act and the Act (complying in all respects as if the Bidder was, in fact, the Owner). Bidder shall review its records promptly and produce to the Owner within two business days of request by the Owner the required documents responsive to a request under the Act. If additional time is necessary to comply with the request, the Bidder may request the Owner to extend the time do so, and the Owner will, if time and a basis for extension under the Act permits, consider such extensions. Bidder further acknowledges that the Act, as amended and effective January 1, 2010, provides for severe criminal and civil penalties for willful failure to comply with its terms. Accordingly, Bidder does hereby agree, as an additional condition of being awarded a bid or the Construction Manager agreeing to contract with Bidder to provide labor, services or materials to the Owner, that it will hold harmless and indemnify, including costs and reasonable attorney's fees, the Construction Manager, the Owner and its Trustees, officers, agents and employees, against all damages incurred or penalties or fees assessed against it or them because of non-compliance with this agreement or the Act or the production requirements imposed under the Act. ---------------------------------------------- The Tinley Park Public Library, Tinley Park, IL, is requesting Statements of Qualification (SOQ) from interested architectural firms to provide professional interior design, architectural, and engineering services on a per project basis for the interior renovation and redesign of the existing Library. The purpose of the project is to create a master space plan that will be used to holistically design, upgrade, rearrange, and refresh the interior space of the building to meet emerging service patterns, and fulfill the current and future needs of the community. Focus areas include improving signage and wayfinding throughout the building, creating clearer zones for quiet/social uses, modernizing restrooms, redesigning spaces to be more flexible and multi-functional, and redesigning the Youth Services area. Inquiries should be directed to Zach Musil, zmusil@tplibrary.org.