Site work for a municipal facility in Lindenhurst, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a municipal facility.

The work to be performed consists of mowing grassed areas and trimming around trees, shrubs, buildings, fences, pavements, and miscellaneous structures at the sites listed in the Schedule of Prices attached hereto. Mowing and trimming shall also include the picking up of any debris at the site prior to mowing. The contractor agrees to mow and trim each site on a regular basis (generally once per week unless otherwise noted in the mowing schedule) using his or her own equipment. The work shall include mowing and trimming of parkway and road right-ofway adjacent to all sites. Work shall be performed only after authorization by the Village designee. The contractor agrees to mow all grass in accordance with instructions provided by the Supervisors or owner designee. After each mowing, all grass clippings lying on adjacent pavements, curbs, and sidewalks shall be removed. The contractor shall not mow within thirty (30) feet of the water's edge of any lake or pond. The contractor is expected to perform his or her work in safe, courteous, and responsible manner. The Contractor shall take the necessary measures to adequately cover and protect all public and private property, in and around the area of the work to be done. All debris resulting from lawn maintenance activities and other similarly related operations shall be cleaned up at the end of each shift or assignment each evening before the crew leaves the Village. No vehicles of any kind shall be placed, parked or operated upon or over any unpaved area or private property at any time except as authorized by the Supervisor of Public Works. The Work described in these specifications consists of providing Lawn Maintenance services as listed herein for the Village of Lindenhurst. If this Bidder's Proposal is accepted, Bidder proposes, and agrees, that Bidder will contract with Owner, in the form of the Contract included in the Bid Package: (1) to provide, perform and complete at the site or sites described in the Bid Package ("Work Site") and in the manner described and specified in the Bid Package all necessary work, labor, services, transportation, equipment, materials, apparatus, machinery, tools, fuels, gas, electric, water, waste disposal, information, data and other means and items necessary for the Work described in Attachment C; (2) to procure and furnish all permits, licenses and other governmental approvals and authorizations necessary in connection therewith except as otherwise expressly provided in Attachment A to the Contract included in the Bid Package; (3) to procure and furnish all Bonds and all certificates and policies of insurance specified in the Bid Package; (4) to pay all applicable federal, state and local taxes; (5) to do all other things required of Contractor by the Contract; and (6) to provide, perform and complete all of the foregoing in a proper and workmanlike manner and in full compliance with, and as required by or pursuant to, the Contract; all of which is herein referred to as the "Work." The proposed WORK is officially. The WORK consists of mowing, and trimming municipal locations in the Village of Lindenhurst. All proposals for the Work shall be made only on the Proposal forms found within the Bid Documents. Each and every price item found in the Schedule of Prices section of the Bid Documents must be completed. All proposals must be signed by an authorized official. Bidder's Proposals that contain omissions, erasures, alterations, or additions not called for, conditional or alternate bids unless called for, or that contain irregularities of any kind may be rejected. Each Owner reserves the right to accept the bid from the lowest responsible bidder most favorable to each Owner, as determined by each Owner. Each Owner also reserves the right to reject any bid or part of a bid that does not conform to the bidding requirements or to modify or waive all formalities and technicalities in a bid, or to reject all bids. Each owner will execute the contract with the successful bidder using their own contract documents. To the extent that the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.) (Act) applies to this Contract, it is the Contractor's obligation to pay (and require every Subcontractor to pay) prevailing wages as established by the Illinois Department of Labor for each craft or type of work needed to execute the Contract in accordance with the Act. The established prevailing wage rates are available at website. If the contractor determines the Prevailing Wage Act is applicable to a project, they shall post or provide notice of the prevailing wage rates in accordance with the Act. Any increases in costs to the Contractor due to changes in the prevailing rate of wages during the terms of this Contract shall be at the expense of the Contractor and not at the expense of the Owner. Any change order shall be computed using the prevailing wage rates applicable at the time the change order work is scheduled to be performed. The Contractor shall be solely responsible to maintain and file accurate records in the manner set forth in, and as required by the Act. The Contractor shall be solely liable for any violation of the Act and shall be required to (i) pay the difference between prevailing wages and any wages actually received by laborers, workmen and/or mechanics engaged in the Work and (ii) defend and indemnify the Owner against any and all claims arising under or related to the Act, including any damages, attorneys' fees, and penalties or fines. One copy of each Bidder's Proposal, properly signed, together with all other required documents, shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope or package and shall be addressed and delivered to the place, before the time, and in the manner designated. All Bidder's Proposals received after the time for the opening of bids specified will be returned unopened. Each sealed envelope or package containing a Bidder's Proposal shall be identified as such and shall be marked with the title of the Contract and Bidder's full legal name. All Addenda will be considered part of each Bidder's Proposal whether attached or not. It is expected that the award of the Contract, if it is awarded, will be made within sixty (60) days following the opening of the Bidder's Proposals. Should administrative difficulties be encountered after the opening of the Bidder's Proposals, including the annulment of any award, that may delay an award or subsequent award beyond such sixty (60) day period, Owner may accept any Bidder's Proposal for which the date for acceptance has been extended as provided in Section 10 of these General Instructions to Bidders in order to avoid the need for readvertisement. No Bidder shall be under any obligation to extend the date for acceptance of its Bidder's Proposal. Failure of one or more of the Bidders or their sureties to extend the date for acceptance of its Bidder's Proposal shall not prejudice the right of Owner to accept any Bidder's Proposal for which the date for acceptance has been extended. The proposed WORK is officially known as MOWING SERVICES. The WORK consists of mowing, and trimming municipal locations in the Village of Lindenhurst.