Site work and paving for a road / highway in Alsip, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Where directed by the Village of Alsip Building Commissioner, the contractor shall clean and prepare the designated area for crack sealing and seal coating. CRACK SEALING The contractor is to clean all pavement cracks of dirt, vegetation and debris to a minimum uniform depth of .500 inches utilizing a powered crack cleaner or router. Where vegetation is heave the cleaned crack will be treated with a water base herbicide and allowed to thoroughly dry prior to the cracks being sealed. All cracks are to be blown clean and dried with filtered air prior to the blown application of a hot applied polymer modified horizontal joint and crack sealant. Where there exists cracks in excess of .375 inches wide and 1.00 inches deep, these cracks are to be filled with a heat resistant backer rod of an appropriate with and installed to a depth that would allow for a maximum of .625 inches of material to be applied. All hot applied crack sealant is to be squeegeed flat (1/16" maximum) with the surrounding surface so as to provide a minimum of one inch overlap on each side of the crack. Not all sites will need crack sealing. SEALCOATING Once the designated area has had all cracks sealed and allowed to cure per the manufacturer's specifications, the area is to be swept of large debris and blown clean with a powered air blower. All oils and grease spots shall be cleaned and removed by scraping or scrubbing the area with a detergent solution. The cleaned area will then be rinsed with clean water and allowed to thoroughly dry. An oil spot primer may then be applied to promote adhesion and prevent bleed through. The oil spot primer must be compatible with the coal tar emulsion used. The contractor will apply two coats of a 100% coal tar emulsion containing a minimum of 51% solids. The coal tar emulsion must comply to ASTM D490 and ASTM D5727. A certification sheet must be submitted with each bulk load confirming compliance with the above requirement. The contractor must identify in the bid proposal the type of material to be used and the manufacturer. The application equipment shall be of the tank type with a full sweep agitation system capable of mixing the entire contents of the tank. The application equipment must be contents of the tank. The application equipment must be capable of applying the recommended coating rates evenly and uniformly over the entire width of the application mechanism. All spray equipment must be equipped with a positive displacement pump to ensure a uniform rate of application. All squeegee/brush application equipment must be equipped with two or more squeegee/brush assemblies that are properly adjusted to ensure uniform applications of the sealer. Each coat of coal tar emulsion is to be allowed sufficient time to thoroughly dry before another coat can be applied (overlapping is not considered to be double coating). The method of application is to be that specified and approved by the product manufacturer. No seal coat material shall be applied when there exist a threat of rain within 48-hours of application. The contractor is to provide all necessary barricading to prevent vehicular and pedestrian traffic for a minimum of 24 hours after application. All stripping in the designated area is to be performed after the sealcoating has cured per the manufacturer's specifications. The contractor is to follow the existing parking layout unless changes are specified by the Building Commissioner. All parking spaces lines are to be 6" wide and are to be painted in yellow with the exception of the handicap parking spaces which will be stripped in blue. The handicap parking spaces are to include a 21.5" tall handicap symbol painted in yellow on the blue background centered between the lines and at the entry point of the space. The layout at the Alsip Village Hall/Police Department will need to be changed to 10ft wide stalls in the north parking lot of the Police Department. All yellow marking paint is to be of the State of Illinois specification chlorinated rubber type. The blue handicap spaces are to be of a latex base paint. All paint it to be compatible with the coal tar emulsion. All painting is to be performed with a high-performance powered sprayer at a rate specified by the manufacturer. The contractor must identify in the bid proposal the type of material being used and the manufacturer. The contractor is to provide all necessary barricading to prevent vehicular and pedestrian traffic for a minimum of 6 hours after application. All materials specified in the bid proposal are subject to approval by the Building Commissioner. The Alsip Village Hall will require work to be completed on Saturday only. The Building Commissioner will need to be consulted to draft a schedule that will provide for the safe and timely completion of the project. All questions are to be submitted to Building Commissioner. Rodger Early can be reached at 708-768- 3681 or rearly@villageofalsip.org. A bid bond or certified check/bank draft drawn on a solvent bank, payable without condition to the Village of Alsip in an amount not less than ten (10%) of the bid shall be submitted with each proposal, as a guarantee that, if the proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract is properly secured. A performance bond in a sum equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid, with sureties to be approved by the Mayor and Board of Trustees for the faithful performance of the contract must be furnished by the successful bidder. The Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Alsip reserve the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any technicalities and to make any necessary decisions that are in the best interest of the Village of Alsip.