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

All proposals or bids offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cash, or check made payable to the Village of Ford Heights in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the proposal as a guarantee that if the proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract is properly secured. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without consent of the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ford Heights for a period of forty-five (45) days after the scheduled time of closing bids. The bidder is specifically advised that the Village of Ford Heights is a Subrecipient of the County of Cook of a grant made pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, pursuant to an agreement entered into and between the County of Cook and the Village of Ford Heights only after it has received the funds to make such payments of the aforesaid agreement. Further, in compliance with the Stevens Amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1989, the (estimated/actual) percentage of the total cost of the project to be funded by federal dollars is (60%) and the exact dollar amount of federal funds which will be set aside for this project will be based on the contract amount awarded under this offering. The Secretary of Labor has, with respect to the labor standards specified in this Section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Number 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. Section 133z-15) and Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. Section 276c). All contracts and Subrecipients for the construction or repair shall include a provision for compliance with the Copeland "Anti-Kickback Act" (18 U.S.C. Section 874) as supplemented in Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR Part 3). Each bidder is required to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity for the Community Development Block Grants, a copy of which is on file with the Village Clerk and is available for inspection. Compliance with "Section 3", which calls for affirmative action by the Contractor to train and/hire lower income residents of the Project area and to subcontract with local, small businesses is required on this Project. An explanation of the applicable federal requirements previously mentioned is provided in the Special Provisions of the Bid Specifications and Davis-Bacon Packet. The successful bidder for the construction of the improvement will be required to file a performance bond equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid, with sureties to be approved by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees, which performance bonds shall be conditioned upon proper and faithful performance by the Contractor of the work specified in accordance with the plans and specifications therefore, according to the time and terms and conditions of the contract; and also that the bidder and contractor shall properly pay all debts incurred by the Contractor in the execution of the work, including those for labor and materials furnished. The Project Area for this scope of work is generally on 13 th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and Woodlawn Avenue. The Scope of Work as part of this Solicitation is to remove two (2) fire hydrants, remove and replace two (2) fire hydrants, located and repair two (2) water main leaks, and resurface approximately 2,480 linear feet of road using four-inch (4-in) mill and resurface. The plans and specifications of this work are in Appendix C.