This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Skokie, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Provision of construction materials testing and inspection services. Pre-bid Meeting: None 1. Submission of Proposal: All bids must be delivered to the office of the Purchasing Agent at the Village by the specified opening time of the bid. Bids arriving after the specified time will not be accepted. Mailed bids which are delivered after the specified hour will not be accepted regardless of post marked time on the envelope. All bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes carrying the following information: bidder's name, address, subject matter of proposal and designated date and time of bid opening. Bids transmitted by facsimile shall not be accepted unless such transmission is specifically provided within the bid document. Sealed bids will be opened in public at the time and place shown herein. After the public bid opening, however, bid results will not be available until after award of the contract. 2. Bid Deposit: When required on the cover sheet, a bid deposit in the amount specified shall accompany all bids. Bid deposits shall be in the form of cash, a certified check or cashier's check drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to the Village of Skokie. All bids not accompanied by a bid deposit, when required, will be rejected. No bid bonds will be accepted unless otherwise indicated in the specification. Bid deposits of the two lowest bidders will be returned after the contract is awarded. Bid deposits of all others will be returned immediately. The bid deposit of the accepted bidder will be returned upon receipt by the Village of satisfactory performance bond, where such bond is required, or completion of contract. 3. Performance Bond: When required by the specifications herein, the successful bidder shall furnish a Performance bond, acceptable to the Village, within fourteen (14) calendar days after notification of contract award. Failure to furnish the required bond within the time specified may be cause for rejection of the bid and any bid deposit may be retained by the Village as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. IT BEING NOW AGREED that said sum is a fair estimate of the amount of damages the Village will sustain due to the bidder's failure to furnish said bond. 4. Withdrawal of Proposal: Bidders may withdraw or cancel their proposals at any time prior to the advertised bid opening time. After the bid opening time, no bid shall be withdrawn or cancelled for a period of sixty (60) calendar days. When this contract must be approved by another agency, no bid shall be withdrawn or cancelled for a period of ninety (90) days after the bid opening time. 5. Preparation of Proposal: The bidder shall prepare a proposal on the attached proposal forms. Unless otherwise stated, all blank spaces on the proposal page or pages, applicable to the subject specification, must be comedy filled in. Either a unit price or a lump sum price, as the case may be, must be stated for each and every item, either typed in or written in ink. Pricing shall be in U.S. Dollars (USD). If bidder is a corporation, the President and Secretary shall execute the bid and the corporate seal shall be affixed. In the event that this bid is executed by other than the President, attach hereto a certified copy of that section of corporate by-laws or other authorization by the Corporation, which permits the person to execute the offer for the Corporation. If bidder is a partnership, all partners shall execute the bid, unless one partner has been authorized to sign for the partnership, in which case, evidence of such authority satisfactory to the Purchasing Agent shall be submitted. All responses shall be prepared in the English language. 6. Compliance with Laws: The bidder shall at all times observe and comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations of the federal, state, local and Village governments, which may in any manner affect the contract. Any contract resultant from this solicitation shall be governed under the laws of the State of Illinois. 7. Interpretation of Contract Documents: Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the specifications or other contract documents may submit to the Purchasing Agent a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Such interpretation will be made only by an addendum duly issued by the Purchasing Agent. A copy of such addendum will be mailed to all prospective bidders. Failure on the part of the prospective bidder to receive a written interpretation prior to the time of the opening of bids will not be grounds for withdrawal of the proposal. Bidder will acknowledge receipt of each addendum issued. Oral explanations will not be binding. Any reference in these specifications to manufacturer's name, trade name or catalog number (unless otherwise specified) is intended only to indicate articles that will be satisfactory, and is not intended to restrict competition. Bids on other makes and catalog numbers will be considered, provided each bidder clearly states exactly what is proposed to be furnished. Unless so stated on proposal, it shall be understood that bidder intends to furnish item identified and does not propose to furnish an "equal". The Purchasing Agent hereby reserves the right to approve as an "equal", or to reject as not being an "equal", any article the bidder proposes to furnish which contains major or minor variations from specification requirements by which may comply substantially therewith. 8. Conditions: Bidders are advised to become familiar with all terms, conditions, instructions and specifications governing this bid. Once the award has been made, failure to have read all the conditions, instructions and specifications of this contract shall not be cause to alter the original contract or to request additional compensation. 9. Catalogs: Each bidder shall submit, where necessary or when requested by the Purchasing Agent, catalogs, descriptive literature and detailed drawings fully detailing features, designs, construction, appointments, finishes and the like, not covered in the specifications, necessary to fully describe the material or work proposed to be furnished. Failure to provide such information as required may result in bid disqualification. 10. Consideration of Proposals: The Purchasing Agent shall represent and act for the Village in all matters pertaining to this proposal and contract in conjunction therewith. The Village reserves the right to reject any, or all, proposals and to disregard any informality on the bids and bidding when, in its opinion, the best interest of the Village will be served by such action. No proposal will be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person, firm or corporation that is in arrears, or is in default, to the Village of Skokie upon any debt or contract, or that is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to said Village or had failed to perform faithfully any previous contract with the Village.