Site work for a water / sewer project in Chicago, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Questions Deadline has been extended to Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 4:00PM CT. The Public Building Commission of Chicago ("Commission" or "PBC") has enhanced education, safety, and recreation across the region by building or renovating hundreds of schools, city co leges, libraries, parks, shorelines, fire houses, police stations and other public facilities. PBC User Agencies include the City of Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago Park District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Chicago District, Chicago Public Library, City Co leges of Chicago, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Cook County, Chicago Public Schools, and other municipalities and partners. The Commission, through this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ"), solicits the qualifications of General Contractors (including firms proposing to have a contro ling interest in Joint Ventures) to perform marine coastal protection, park land drainage system, and landscaping construction work. Upon prequalification, the PBC intends to facilitate a competitive bid process whereby only the prequalified firms can competitively bid for work. The term "General Contractor" means any person who, as an investment or for compensation or with the intent to se l or to lease, (i) arranges or submits a bid or offers to undertake or purports to have the capacity to undertake or undertakes, through himself or through others, to erect, construct, alter, repair, move, insta l, replace, convert, remodel, rehabilitate, modernize, improve or make additions to any shoreline, park land, land, structure and/or building or to any appurtenance thereto attached to real estate and located within the area delineated by the Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, pathways, roadways, trails, beaches, revetments, marine shoals, flooding prevention, erosion management, driveways, swimming areas, decks, garages, fences, fa lout shelters and any other accessory objects or uses; and ( i) retains for themselves control over the means, method and manner of accomplishing the desired result; and ( i) whose business operations, in whole or in part, require the hiring or supervision of one or more persons from any building trade or craft, including, but not limited to, plumbing, concrete, electrical, heating, air-conditioning, earthwork, exterior improvements, utilities, thermal and moisture protection, or carpentry, and marine construction. The PBC further defines "General Contractor" as meaning the partnership, firm, corporation, joint venture or entity entering into the Contract with the Commission to perform the Work required by the Contract Documents. The Commission may solicit bids for various construction-related projects undertaken by the Commission on behalf of various User Agencies. Projects may consist of the construction and/or renovation of various facilities to be used by various agencies in the furnishing of governmental, health, safety and welfare services. The range of projects that may be solicited include anywhere from major capital improvements to the remodel of a single existing bathroom, the addition of a fence on a property or general site work. Question Deadline 03/21/2025 at 4:00 PM CT Respondent's communication with the PBC concerning this prequalification must be exclusively with: Patricia Montenegro, Contract Officer Public Building Commission of Chicago 50 West Washington, Room 200 Chicago, Ilinois 60602 patricia.montenegro@cityofchicago.org The estimated construction cost for the Project is $110 - $135 Mi lion. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK General Contractors awarded contracts for PBC projects will be responsible for providing all required labor and materials, equipment, supervision and administration necessary to complete the scope of work (“Work”) described in the bid solicitation, including but not limited marine coastal protection, park land drainage system, and landscaping construction work. The Work will be supervised and administered on behalf of PBC by the PBC’s authorized Commission representative and such staff personnel as shall be determined by PBC in accordance with procedures established by the Commission. Specific work for assigned projects may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: 1. Confirming project scope 2. Procuring all materials, equipment, labor and vendor services 3. Providing and maintaining sufficient staffing 4. Providing any/all general requirements 5. Completing the punch list corrective work and turnover requirements 6. Submitting samples, shop drawings and reports 7. Procuring all permits, licenses and approvals 8. Providing warranties, testing and operations manuals 9. Properly managing, coordinating and performing environmental remediation, and/or related work 10. Providing insurance and performance and payment bond 11. Complying with all directives and policies of the Commission 12. Participating in periodic project coordination meetings 13. Meeting with the representatives of the Commission and the User, as required 14. Preparing and submitting timely reports concerning the progress of work 15. Complying with MBE/WBE/DBE, City Residency, EEO, Community Hiring and other requirements 16. Maximizing hiring opportunities for community members Work will be performed in compliance with all applicable rules, codes and regulations; will consist of the specific obligations described in the bid solicitation for this project; and shall be performed in accordance with commonly known CSI Divisions identified below. DIVISION 01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS DIVISION 02 00 00 EXISTING CONDITIONS DIVISION 03 00 00 CONCRETE DIVISION 05 00 00 METALS DIVISION 07 00 00 THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION DIVISION 08 00 00 OPENINGS DIVISION 09 00 00 FINISHES DIVISION 10 00 00 SPECIALTIES DIVISION 22 00 00 PLUMBING DIVISION 23 00 00 HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) DIVISION 26 00 00 ELECTRICAL DIVISION 31 00 00 EARTHWORK DIVISION 32 00 00 EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS DIVISION 33 00 00 UTILITIES DIVISION 35 00 00 MARINE CONSTRUCTION Care and diligence has been used in the preparation of this information and it is believed to be substantially correct. Respondents must fully examine the scope of services of the bid opportunity. The Commission and its representatives will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in this RFQ, nor for the failure on the part of the Respondent(s) to familiarize themselves with the requirements of the bid solicitation. Respondents should refer to Sample Book 1 Instruction to Bidders and Sample Book 2 Standard Terms and Conditions to familiarize themselves with PBC’s Contract Documents. Click on the following link to view these documents: https://pbcchicago.com/doing-business/contractforms/.