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

The City of Aurora invites you to bid on the installation of a driveway entrance for the Aurora Water Treatment Plant. This project includes installation of 700 SY of driveway from existing easement to building address 1110 Aurora Ave with modification of fence and installation of gate opener in accordance with the Plans and specifications. Question Submission Deadline: August 6, 2025, 8:00am. Bidders shall submit all inquiries via the City's E Procurement System The attached Special Provisions supplement the Instruction to Bidders, the City of Aurora General Specifications, the Illinois Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications For Road and Bridge Construction (herein after called the Standard Specifications), the City of Aurora's Standard Specifications for Improvements, the Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions, the Standard Specifications for Water And Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, Seventh Edition, the Standard Specifications for Traffic Control Items, Part 890 of the Illinois Plumbing Code (77 IL Admin Code 890.1150) and the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and the Illinois Supplement to the National Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices in effect on the date of invitation for proposals. These special provisions apply to and govern the proposed improvement designated as the Driveway Entrance Aurora Water Treatment Plant, and in case of conflict with any part or parts of said specifications; these Special Provisions shall take precedence and shall govern. Proposed Improvement: Installation of 700 SY of driveway from existing easement to building address 1110 Aurora Ave with modification of fence and installation of gate opener in accordance with the Plans and specifications. This step is necessary to establish a communication link with the City. The Bidder, not the City, is responsible for obtaining any addenda to the original specification. Addenda and other relevant information will be posted on the City's E Procurement System. Addenda notifications will be emailed to all persons on record as following this Bid. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under their bid proposal as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the contract documents. Although price is a consideration, qualifications and experience, capacity to handle the work, and response to the bid, will also be considered. No Bid Proposal will be considered unless the Bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the City that they have the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, and financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Bid and execute the Work should the Bid be awarded to them. Bid Proposal documents which are not responsive to the requirements herein may not be considered by the City for an award of the Bid. The Bid will be awarded to the lowest responsive responsible Bidder. In determining the responsibility of any Bidder, the City may take into account other factors such as past records of its or other entities transactions with the Bidder, experience, ability to work cooperatively with the City and its staff, adequacy of equipment, ability to complete performance within necessary time limits, and other pertinent considerations such as, but not limited to, reliability, reputation, competency, skill, efficiency, facilities and resources. The Bidder will be awarded in the City's best interests based on these and other legally-allowable considerations. The City and its representatives and agents may make any investigations deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the Work. The Bidder shall furnish any information and data requested by the City for this purpose. Each Bidder shall deposit with Bid a Bid guarantee consisting of a bank draft, Bid bond, cashier's check, or certified check drawn on a good and solvent National or State Bank and payable to the order of the City, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid submitted, as a guaranty that in case the Bidder's Bid is accepted, the Bidder shall within one day after the date of such acceptance and notification thereof, deliver to the City a contract signed and executed by the Bidder, proper insurance certificates and a Performance and Payment Bond in one hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum furnished by a responsible bonding company acceptable to and written upon forms prepared or approved by the City as security for payment of labor and materials and for the faithful performance of the contract and compliance with the provisions of law relating to the payment of prevailing rate of wages. Bid Deposit MUST be uploaded electronically with submission through the City's E Procurement System, online . Upon notification from the City, Bidder's must deliver ORIGINAL Bid Deposit within three (3) business days. All Bid deposits will be retained by the City until a Bid award is made, at which time the Bid deposit will be promptly returned to the unsuccessful Bidders. The Bid deposit of the successful Bidder will be retained until the equipment, goods or services have been received or completed and found to be in compliance with the specifications. Performance by the Bidder shall not be considered complete, until final inspection and acceptance by the City of the Bidder's Work. Final inspection shall occur within 30 days after the actual completion of the Work. Execution of the contract is contingent upon receipt of an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond and any required certificates of insurance. Upon failure to meet the requirements of this paragraph, the Bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes or errors on the part of the Bidder shall excuse the Bidder or entitle him to a return of the aforementioned amount. It is the intent of the City to award the bid to the lowest responsive responsible bidder meeting specifications. Award will be based on the following factors, but not limited to (where applicable): (a) adherence to all conditions and requirements of the bid specifications; (b) price; (c) qualifications of the bidder, including past performance, financial responsibility, general reputation, experience, service capabilities, and facilities; (d) delivery or completion date; (e) product appearance, workmanship, finish, taste, feel, overall quality, and results of product testing; (f) maintenance costs and warranty provisions; and (g) repurchase or residual value. If the Bidder modifies limits, restricts or subjects his bid proposal to conditions that would change the requirements of the bid, this would be considered a conditional or qualified Bid Proposal and will not be accepted. The City reserves the right to delete any item listed in the bid. The price quoted for each item is the full purchase price, including delivery to destination and includes all transportation and handling charges, premiums on bonds, material or service costs and all other overhead charges of every kind and nature. Unless otherwise specified, prices shall remain firm for the duration of the purchase. Unit prices shall not include any local, state or federal taxes. In case of mistake in extension of price, unit price shall govern. The City of Aurora reserves the right at any time and for any reason to accept or reject any or all Bids or portion thereof, or accept an alternate bid. The City reserves the right to waive any immaterial defect in any bid, or technicality, informality or irregularity in the bids received, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional bids or counter-proposals. Unless otherwise specified by the bidder or the City, the City reserves the right to hold the best bids for ninety (90) days from the opening date. Bidder agrees to accept a notice of award, if selected, based on the terms of this Bid Proposal in the event that a notification of award is received on or before expiration of the 90-day time period. The City reserves the right to cancel the Bid Proposal at any time, without liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred or suffered by any Bidder as a result of that cancellation. Each Bidder is solely responsible for the risk and cost of preparing and submitting a Bid Proposal.