Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Wheaton, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

This project is being financed, in part, with funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, "Open Space Lands Acquisition & Development" (OSLAD) grant program. Each bid must be placed in a sealed, opaque envelope clearly marked "Sealed Bid: 2023 BRIAR PATCH PARK BACKSTOP REPLACEMENT PROJECT" and addressed to the Wheaton Park District, 1000 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, Attention: Secretary of the Board. The Wheaton Park District Board of Park Commissioners reserves the right to waive all technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, to accept only portions of a proposal and reject the remainder without disclosure for any reason. Failure to make such a disclosure will not result in accrual of any right, claim or cause of action by any Bidder against the Wheaton Park District. Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials and equipment to be incorporated in, or fully consumed in the performance of, the Work. An Exemption Certificate will be furnished by the Wheaton Park District on request of the Bidder, for use in connection with this Project only. The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. A prevailing wage determination has been made by the Illinois Department of Labor for public works projects in DuPage County. The Contract entered into for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workmen, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (or the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic. All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond or bank cashier's check payable to the Wheaton Park District for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid as provided in the Instructions to Bidders. No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond or check. The Contractor selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity. Time is of the essence of the Contract. Owner does not intend to issue a Notice to Proceed before August 1, 2023 and site work will not begin before October 10, 2023. Substantial completion of all sites shall be not later than November 15, 2023. Final completion shall be not later than November 17, 2023. Should the Contractor fail to complete the Work by November 30, 2023 or within such extended time as may be have been allowed, the Contractor shall be liable and shall pay to the Owner the sum of $100.00 per calendar day, not as a penalty but as a liquidated damages for each day of overrun in the Contract Time or such extended time as may have been allowed.