Site work and paving for a road / highway in Springfield, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

As of April 3, 2024 this project was awarded to P.H. Broughton & Sons, Inc. with the awarded amount of $$5,866,482.04 Bituminous Overlays. Typical work shall consist of curb and gutter removal and replacement, bituminous surface removal, cleaning and priming the existing pavement and placing leveling binder and surface course, bituminous full-depth patching, curb ramp and sidewalk removal and replacement together with the necessary adjustments and incidental construction. Bituminous material cost adjustments will be made to provide additional compensation to the Contractor, or credit to the project owner, for fluctuations in the cost of bituminous materials when optioned by the Contractor. The bidder shall indicate on the attached form whether or not this special provision will be part of the contract and submit the completed form with his/her bid. Failure to submit the form, or failure to fill out the form completely, shall make this contract exempt of bituminous materials cost adjustments. The adjustments shall apply to permanent and temporary hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures, bituminous surface treatments (cover and seal coats), and preventative maintenance type surface treatments that are part of the original proposed construction, or added as extra work and paid for by agreed unit prices. The adjustments shall not apply to bituminous prime coats, tack coats, crack filling/sealing, joint filling/sealing, or extra work paid for at a lump sum price or by force account. The contractor shall perform the work in accordance with the specifications; however, the Engineer shall approve grade and thickness requirements, as well as paving widths. Trucks used for work on streets designated with "C" Mix N50 shall be limited to 3 Axles, as defined by Section 15-111, Illinois Vehicle Code, unless approved by the Engineer. Bond Notes: Bids will not be considered unless they are accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, bank draft, bank money order or a satisfactory bid bond in the sum of five percent (5%) of the base bid amount. The City Purchasing Agent may require Contractors to furnish a satisfactory performance bond and a bond for the payment of all materials used and for all labor performed in such work with good and sufficient sureties in amounts up to one hundred percent of the contract sum. In such case the Contractor shall also include in the bond a provision guaranteeing the faithful performance of any prevailing wage requirement. If, in the opinion of the City Purchasing Agent, such bonding is in the public interest the requirement shall be set forth in the Specifications contained in Section II of this booklet. When required by the Specifications, the Contractor shall furnish said bond within fourteen (14) calendar days after notification of the bid award. Failure to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond within the period specified shall be cause for rejection of the bid and any bid security may be retained by the City as payment for damages Proposals will be opened at the above specified time and date in the City Council Chambers, Municipal Center West. No proposals will be accepted subsequent to the preceding date and time. Owner Rights: The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any non-conformity in bids received whenever such rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the City. The City also reserves the right to reject the bid of a bidder who has previously failed to satisfactorily perform a contract, has not completed contracts on time, or whom investigation shows is not in a position to perform the contract. The City of Springfield reserves the right to award individual bids to more than one vendor if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to increase or decrease the contract quantity without penalty from the contractor to the City. All Contracts for the construction of public works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. This contract calls for the construction of a "public work" within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12 et seq.). Contractors and subcontractors shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act including, but not limited to, all wage requirements and notice and recordkeeping duties including paying laborers, workers and mechanics performing work under this contract no less than the currently prevailing rate of wages in the county where the work is performed and filing a certified payroll with the public body in charge of the project. Female and Minority Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit bids for this Contract. An Equal Opportunity Contractor. Liquidity Damages: For each street included in this contract, the maximum allowable length of time between the completion of concrete work (excluding backfill, seeding, and mulching) and the commencement of paving activities (milling) shall be 21 calendar days. Liquidated damages will be assessed at the sole discretion of the City Engineer for failure to meet these schedules in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for every day beyond the specified completion date. The calculation of the number of days from the end of concrete work and paving work will be based on the field records of the Engineer. Utility adjustments for each street included in this contract shall be completed within 21 calendar days of the completion of asphalt paving work on a street. Liquidated damages will be assessed at the sole discretion of the City Engineer for failure to meet these schedules in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for every day beyond the specified completion date. The calculation of the number of days from the end of paving work and utility adjustment work will be based on the field records of the Engineer. The Contractor shall submit a schedule of the order of progression of work at the preconstruction conference, and it shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer. The completion date for this contract is November 1, 2024. All work for streets in this contract shall be completed by this date. Question Deadline: 02/21/2024 at 12:00 PM CT. All questions concerning this bid shall be submitted directly in the City of Springfield Vendor Bids Portal. Responses to questions proposed will be answered within seven days, not including weekends or holidays. If required, a written response in the form of an addendum will be issued, bidders must review, sign and acknowledge the addendum and provide it with their proposal(s). No contact with the DEPARTMENT(S) shall be made during the bid/proposal process.