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

Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Wilmington for Welcome Sign Construction and is further described as follows: construction of 14' x 13' welcome sign including 2-sided LED message board. The proposal shall include the following tasks: 1. The Contractor shall submit as part of their proposal a minimum of three (3) potential design concepts with associated cost of manufacture and installation. 2. The design concepts must contain elements of stone masonry that is 50% minimum of total sign surface area, a minimum of 30 square feet of 2-sided LED message board, and an overall approximate minimum dimension of 14 feet wide by 13 feet tall. 3. All other materials used must be low maintenance materials and descriptions of proposed materials used shall be included in the concept submittal. 4. The LED message board shall be programmable and accessible remotely. All necessary software and/or subscription services shall be provided. Should subscriptions service be required a minimum of 2 years shall be included in the cost and the current cost of subscription services shall be clearly defined. 5. Once selected the Contractor shall be responsible for finalizing the chosen design concept based upon comments and coordination with the City. Changes to the original proposed cost of the chosen design concept will be allowed but shall be based upon demonstrable increases or decreases of chosen material types and impacts on installation. 6. Following final approval of design concept, the Contractor shall manufacture or cause to be manufactured all required prefabricated components of the sign and shall install the sign at the location at South Island Park as designated by the City. The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete site installation, initial start-up, and training of City Staff. Training shall include use of programmable message board and performance of routine maintenance. 7. The Contractor shall be responsible for bringing electric service to the final sign location. This service shall be assumed to be within 200 linear feet of the sign location. 8. All labor for the site installation of the sign shall be subject to prevailing wage rates. 9. All electrical work to be performed by licensed electricians and shall follow all local, state, and federal building codes. 10. Contractor shall provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance which includes a $1,000,000 Umbrella Policy prior to the commencement of work. The City shall be named as additional insured and Certificate Holder. 11. Workers are to be fully covered by the Contractor for workers compensation insurance. 12. Payment shall be made upon completion of the work. 13. All material is guaranteed to be as specified in the approved final concept plan. All work to be completed in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices. The Contractor shall warrant the sign for labor and material defects for a period of 3 years after acceptance. All electronic components shall be warranted for their regularly published warranty period. 14. All agreements contingent upon strikes, accidents, or delays beyond the control of the Contractor. 15. This Proposal may be withdrawn if not accepted within 60 days. 16. Attached to this request for proposal is a a sample concept of a sign that can be used as an initial guidance for concept desired by the City. The City has a target budget of $100,000 for this project. All bids will be evaluated both on total cost and design concept. Bidders are advised that this Contract will be subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.