Renovation of a water / sewer project in Chicago, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS REBID Tenders are invited to furnish all necessary labor, supervision, tools, equipment, materials and appurtenances, including transportation, to perform roof replacement and rehabilitation at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), 6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804; the Calumet WRP, 400 East 130th Street, Chicago IL, 60628; the O'Brien WRP, 3500 W. Howard Street, Skokie, Illinois; the Wellington Pump Station, 3006 N. Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; the Kirie WRP, 701 W. Oakton Street, Des Plaines, Illinois; the Hanover Park WRP, 1200 Sycamore Avenue, Hanover Park, Illinois, and at the Harlem Avenue Solids Management Area (HASMA), 7430 West Portage Trail, Forest View, IL 60402, over an approximate thirteen (13) month period, commencing upon approval of the Contractor’s Bond. The Contract is divided, for purposes of bidding, into four (4) Groups. Bidders may submit a bid for any Group or combination of Groups as set forth in the Proposal. When submitting a proposal for any group or combination of groups, the Bidder must bid on every Item in that Group or the bid for that group will be considered non-responsive. For any Group not bid, the Bidder shall insert "NO BID" in the appropriate place. The District reserves the right to award a Contract or Contracts to any Bidder or Bidders for any Group or combination of Groups as it may deem to be in the best interest of the District to do so. The estimated cost of the work under this Contract is as follows: Group A - Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (SWRP): $ 450,000.00 Group B - Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP): $1,177,000.00 Group C - North Service Area (NSA): $ 433,000.00 Group D - Harlem Avenue Solids Management Area (HASMA): $ 300,000.00 TOTAL FOR ALL GROUPS: $2,360,000.00 The District will only respond to questions received online up to ONE (1) WEEK prior to the bid opening date of the bidding documents. The District will not respond to questions received after this date. The District does not guarantee the timeliness of responses provided online, nor does the District guarantee that such responses will be provided in adequate time to affect the submission of bids. The District shall provide responses online ONLY if the responses do not interpret or otherwise change the bidding documents. Funding of all Contract items is subject to the Board of Commissioners' approval of the District's budget for all years under this Contract. Further, the District assumes no liability or responsibility for the failure or inability of any Bidder to successfully download any and all contract documents, including but not limited to specifications, proposal forms and/or plans, as a result of any type of technological computer and/or software system failure or breakdown that restricts, prohibits or prevents successful downloading of any and all District contract documents by the Bidder, whether caused by the District or other parties, directly or indirectly. 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 proposal. The contact person for this Contract is Mr. Raphael Frost. Mr. Frost will provide online responses to online inquiries. Prior to award of the Contract, the lowest responsible Bidder must demonstrate compliance with the District's Multi-Project Labor Agreement by submitting to the Director of Procurement and Materials Management a signed Certificate of Compliance with the Multi-Project Labor Agreement. The Agreement and Certificate of Compliance are contained in the Contract Documents. Bidders on Contracts in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246 as amended to date, regarding NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this order are explained in Appendix C of the Contract Documents. The provisions of Appendix C also apply to each Subcontractor on the Contract in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Each Bidder must submit with their proposals a signed and completed MBE/WBE Utilization Plan which lists each business intended to be used as an MBE and/or WBE on pages UP-2 and UP-3 and supplemental pages as necessary. The Bidder must sign the Signature Section page on UP-4. Failure to submit a signed MBE/WBE Utilization Plan will result in a bid being deemed non-responsive and the bid will be rejected. Also, if a Waiver is sought, the Bidder is required to sign pages UP-4 and UP-5, which are the Signature Section and the Waiver Request Form; failure to do so will be viewed as nonresponsive and the bid will be rejected. Each Bidder must submit with their bid package an original or facsimile copy of the MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent, page UP-6 for each subcontractor listed on their MBE/WBE Utilization Plan. If the Bidder lists itself on the MBE/WBE Utilization Plan, an MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent from the Bidder to itself must be included. The submitted MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent must be completed and signed by the subcontractor and accompanied with a copy of the subcontractor's current Letter of Certification from a state, local government or agency or documentation demonstrating that the subcontractor is a MBE or WBE within the meaning of the Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D. Failure to submit the MBE/WBE Utilization Plan signed by the Bidder at the time of the bid opening and the MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent signed by each MBE and WBE will be viewed as nonresponsive and the bid will be rejected. Each Bidder must submit with their proposals a completed VBE Commitment Form which lists each business intended to be used as a VBE. The Bidder must make a "Good Faith Effort" to identify eligible Veteran Owned-Businesses by completing the VBE Commitment Form. If the Bidder is unable to identify qualified VBE subcontractors capable of providing goods or services required by the contract, the Bidder must write "no participation" on the VBE Commitment Form. Where a Bidder has failed to-meet the VBE participation goal, the Administrator shall require the Contractor to submit a Veteran's Business Enterprise Good Faith Efforts Documentation Request Form and provide additional documentation of its good faith efforts in attempting to fulfill the VBE goal. The MBE/WBE Utilization Plan MUST be signed by the Bidder, even if the Bidder requests a waiver and/or offers itself to meet any of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D goals. If the Bidder offers itself to satisfy any of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D goals, then its name shall be shown in the appropriate space(s) on the MBE/WBE Utilization Plan. The work under this Contract is classified as "Construction Services - GC" for the Minorityowned Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE) Utilization goals contained in the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D. The associated utilization goals for each Group under this Contract are 20% MBE, 10% WBE and 3%VBE. Should you have any questions, please contact the Diversity Office at 312-751-4035. Bidders are required to review and comply with Illinois Public Act 103-0327 regarding the removal, hauling, and transportation of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime residue from a water treatment plant or facility and the disposal of biosolids, lime sludge, and lime residue removed from a water treatment plant or facility at a landfill. Event Pre-bid notes: The purpose of the Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid Conference is to review the scope of work, to provide for identification and discussion of potential problems that might arise during the administration of this Contract, and to seek clarification of technical or procedural aspects of this Contract. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the meeting. Also, Bidders must give their contact information in order to register for the conference, prior to entering the Zoom Pre-Bid meeting. Question Deadline 07/02/2024 Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643. The estimated cost of the work under this Contract is as follows: Group A – Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (SWRP): $ 450,000.00 Group B – Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP): $1,177,000.00 Group C – North Service Area (NSA): $ 433,000.00 Group D – Harlem Avenue Solids Management Area (HASMA): $ 300,000.00 TOTAL FOR ALL GROUPS: $2,360,000.00 The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.