This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Chicago, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Tenders are invited to provide all transportation, material, equipment, labor, and technical supervision to inspect, repair, calibrate, perform testing and commissioning of power distribution equipment including but not limited to transformers, protective relays, cables and switchgears at the District's various facilities and Water Reclamation Plants for a thirty-six (36) month period, commencing approximately October 16, 2025, or upon approval of the Contractor's Bond, whichever occurs later. A more detailed description of the work is provided in the Detail Specifications. The Contract is divided, for purposes of bidding, into three (3) Groups. Bidders must submit bids for all items and all Groups or the bid will be rejected as non-responsive. The District intends to issue one Contract to one bidder for all the services to be furnished under this Contract. The District intends to obtain as much work as possible without exceeding the above-stated values. However, Bidders are cautioned that, due to unforeseen operating conditions, the full amount may not be expended. There is no bid deposit required for this Contract. The successful Contractor agrees to furnish a Contractor's bond, as a Contractor's bond will be required. Please refer to the CONTRACTOR'S BOND section in the Agreement of this Contract document, for additional information about this requirement. 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. Any Proposal which indicates multiple or alternate bids will be deemed non-responsive and will be rejected by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management. Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of each addendum issued in the space provided on the proposal signature page or submit a signed copy of each addendum with the Bidder's proposal at the time and date set to receive bids. Oral explanations will not be binding. Proposals shall conform to all the terms and conditions of the Bidding Requirements attached hereto. Failure to submit the required documents as specified may render the bid nonresponsive and the bid may be rejected. The District will provide an online response to such inquiries, as the District deems appropriate. Strings of appropriate questions and answers regarding the bidding documents will be available online on the District's website until the bid opening date of the bidding documents. No questions will be accepted by telephone, fax, email, mail, or any other such form of delivery. Question Deadline 09/25/2025 The District will only respond to questions received online up to ONE 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. Attendees are advised to bring a hard hat and appropriate footwear for an industrial type of facility and a current business card. Bidders are encouraged to give themselves enough time to clear security. Bidders are hereby cautioned that no questions will be taken during any of the site inspections. As noted above: Bidders are reminded they may instead raise questions to the District's Question and Answer Board, online at the District's website, at online The path is as follows: Doing Business -> Procurement and Materials Management -> Contract Announcements -> (Find correct project) -> Ask a Question. Bidders should read the bidding requirements set forth on pages R-1 through R-6, and in particular page R-2, Paragraph 6, in regards to questions on this Contract. The Resident Engineer for this Contract is Mr. Sam Pappu. Mr. Pappu 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. All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.)(the "Act"). Note that submission of certified payroll records when requested by the District's Affirmative Action Administrator in accordance with Section 14(b) of the District's Affirmative Action Ordinance does not relieve a contractor of its obligation to submit certified payroll records to the Illinois Department of Labor pursuant to the Act. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.