Site work for a civil project in Effingham, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The proposed work is officially known as "Jefferson Avenue Drainage'' for the City of Effingham, Effingham, Illinois. The project shall consist of directional boring 8" storm sewer along E Jefferson Avenue along with other miscellaneous reconstruction related work. The Contract Documents, consisting of the Notice to Contractors, Special Provisions, Contract, Proposal, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Change Order, Specifications, Addenda may be reviewed at the following locations: Plans, specifications and documents are on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Effingham, 201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Effingham, IL 62401. Each proposal shall contain the name of every person or firm interested in the same and shall be accompanied by a bid bond, bank cashier's check, bank draft or certified check for not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid. A surety bond for the full amount of the award is required. Failure on the part of the contractor to deliver the materials within the time specified or to do the work as specified herein will be considered just cause to forfeit the surety as provided in Article 108.10 of the State of Illinois Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, adopted January 1, 2022. The City of Effingham reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive or not waive any informality in the bids, and to accept any bid which it deems most favorable to the City. Proposals must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office, City of Effingham on a form furnished by the Municipality, which is included in the contract documents and shall be enclosed in a separate and sealed envelope endorsed "Jefferson Avenue Drainage". It is agreed that this bid may not be withdrawn for a period of 45 days from opening thereof or it will be subject to forfeit the 5% Bid Bond provided with the bid. It is anticipated that a Notice of Award of a contract will be issued within 30-to-45 days of the date bids are received and that a Notice to Proceed will be issued within 10 days of the date of the Notice of Award if contractor provides proper insurance and bonding in a timely manner. Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing wage to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820ILCS 130/1-12). Work on this project is subject to the Illinois Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Project Act as enacted by P.A. 95-0635. The work included in this section consists of directional boring 8" storm sewer along E Jefferson Avenue, removing and replacing gutter at the east end of Jefferson Avenue, installing an underdrain at the east end of Jefferson Avenue under new gutter, and other miscellaneous work.