Remodeling of a municipal facility in Rockford, Illinois. Completed plans call for the remodel of a 51,000-square-foot municipal facility.

Public Safety Building Remodel Notice of Intent to Advertise: Winnebago County intends to issue (on or after April 29, 2024) a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following Design-Build project: Public Safety Building Remodel Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois Overall Project Budget - $32,000,000.00 The County of Winnebago, Illinois, hereby invites qualified and interested firms to submit Qualifications and Proposalsforthe PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING REMODEL - DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT. The project involves designing a 51,000 sq ft Family Courts Center in the existing Public Safety building, upgrade existing MEPF Infrastructure, demolition of 3rd and 4th floors at 420 West State Street, Winnebago County Rockford, IL. The County of Winnebago is a unit of local government in the State of Illinois with a current population of almost 300,000 as estimated by the US Census Bureau, within its 519 square miles. It is the 7th most populous County in Illinois. The governing body is the County Board, which is comprised of twenty members. The County has eighteen (18) constructed facilities in various locations totaling approximately 1,684,230 SF Proposer is solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness of its proposal. Proposals considered incomplete may be rejected without notification. Emphasis should be on completeness and clarity of content. Proposals should provide a straightforward, concise description of Proposer's ability to satisfy the requirements in this RFP. Proposer is responsible for all errors or omissions contained in its proposal. The County of Winnebago reserves the right to cancel any Contract in whole or in part without penalty due to failure of the Proposer to comply with terms, conditions, and specifications of their awarded Contract. In the event Federal or State funds are being used to fund this Contract, additional certifications, attached as addenda, will be required. Lack of knowledge on the part of the Proposer will in no way be cause for release of this obligation. If the County becomes aware of violation of any laws on the part of the Proposer, it reserves the right to reject any Proposal, cancel any Contract and pursue any other legal remedies deemed necessary. The County of Winnebago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals failing to meet the County specifications or requirements and to waive technicalities. If, in the County's opinion, the lowest Proposal is not the most responsible Proposal, considering value received for monies expended, the right is reserved to make awards as determined solely by the judgment of the County. Intangible factors, such as the Proposer's reputation and past performance, will also be weighed. Prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor (Published Rates For Winnebago County (illinois.gov) does apply to some or all work performed on this contract and paid to all laborers, workers and mechanics performing work under this contract. State statutes regarding Prevailing Wage and the current wage rates are available online. Proposer must retain payroll records for five (5) years and make those records available for inspection by the County or the Illinois Department of Labor. It is the Contractor's responsibility to comply with these requirements and to assure compliance by their subcontractors. The Proposer is required to be familiar with and shall be responsible for complying with all Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations that in any manner affect the work. Knowledge of occupational license requirements and obtaining such licenses for the County and municipalities within the County are the responsibility of the Proposer. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIRED: Within fourteen (14) calendar days of notification of Contract award, a Performance Bond for the amount of the Contract will be required from the successful Proposer and shall be valid throughout the life of the Contract. The Performance Bond will be returned at the successful completion of the Contract. 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 County as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. BID BOND REQUIRED: A Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the Bid amount must accompany all bids as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the Proposer will execute and file the proper contract. This requirement only applies to Phase II. A bank cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, made payable to the County of Winnebago, equal to the amount specified is acceptable in lieu of a Bid Bond. Money Orders or Company checks will not be accepted. Proposals received without a Bid Bond, as outlined herein, will be rejected. The unsuccessful Proposer's checks will be returned after the County Board has awarded the Bid. The Bid Bond or cashier's check of the successful Proposer will be returned after being replaced with their Performance Bond. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENT: County reserves the right to request a Performance Bond for the full amount of the Contract to be valid throughout the life of the Contract. Proposal shall include the Proposer's cost to secure a Performance Bond for the full amount of the contract, the potential bond provider and the Proposer's bonding capacity. Final determination of requirement will be made during the selection process and the cost of the Performance Bond to the Proposer will be considered at that time. Disclosure of this decision will be made prior to contract execution. 7/24/2024 by 2:00 PM Phase II Questions Due 7/31/2024 by 2:00 PM Phase II Response to Questions Due All communication regarding this invitation, between the date of issue and date of award, is required to go through online. Subject line of communications regarding this project should read: "PROJECT #: Project Name". Clarification and/or Questions shall be submitted by email. Please refer to Schedule of Events regarding questions and responses timeline. No oral interpretations will be made to any Proposer as to the meaning of the documents. Any inquiries or requests for interpretation must be submitted to online or in writing by the Question Due Date specified in the Schedule of Events. Document Notes: COPIES OF RFP DOCUMENTS: A. Only complete sets of RFP solicitation documents should be used for preparing Proposals. The County does not assume any responsibility for errors or misinterpretationsresulting from the use of incompletesets. B. CompletesetsofRFP solicitation documentswill be provided via an online link.