Work
includes concrete repairs at floors, curbs, columns, walls, and tee stems, isolated expansion joint
removal and replacement, application of a concrete sealer and parking stall restriping, removal and
replacement of sealant materials, isolated drain pipe replacement, installation of supplemental precast
connections, and other miscellaneous repairs. All proposals must be submitted on the forms
provided and in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive
assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local
conditions affecting the contract and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work.
The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct
an in-depth examination. The City of Elmhurst will in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses,
losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The bidder
shall not take advantage of any errors or omission in the plans or proposal. BID SECURITY Each bid
shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate
surety company, a bank cashier's check or a certified check payable to the City of Elmhurst for not
less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two
lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the proposals have been checked and tabulated. The
proposal guaranty checks of the two lowest responsible bidders will be returned after the contract and
the contract bond of the successful bidder have been properly executed and approved. Bid bonds will
not be returned. RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS The City of Elmhurst reserves the right to waive
technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason deemed in the best interest of the City
of Elmhurst. AWARD OF CONTRACT Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to
the lowest responsive responsible bidder. In determining who the lowest responsive responsible
bidder is, the City of Elmhurst will consider all factors which it, in its discretion, deems relevant in
determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is. Bidders who are awarded a contract
shall be required to provide a Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Performance Bond, each in the
total amount of the contract sum upon execution of the contract.
The general prevailing rate of wages in DuPage County for each craft or type of worker or mechanic
needed to execute the contract or perform the work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday
and overtime work, as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, shall be paid for each craft or
type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform the work.
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