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

This advertisement is for the award of a job order contract (afterward called 'joc'). A joc is a competitively bid, fixed priced indefinite quantity contract. It includes a collection of detailed new construction, renovation and repair tasks and specifications that have established unit prices. This contract is primarily intended for the new construction, renovation and repair of facilities under the district's jurisdiction. Ordering is accomplished by means of issuance of a job order against the contract. Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per group. Each bid bond must be underwritten by a surety licensed to do business in the state of illinois, listed in the latest federal register copy and approved by the director of procurement and materials management. The bid bond must contain signatures from the bidder and surety company. Not providing signatures on the bid bond will result in rejecting the bid. Photographic or stamped signatures are acceptable. Any proposal submitted without being accompanied by the required bid deposit, in the stated form, will not be considered and will not be read after it is publicly opened Any questions regarding the downloading of the contract documents should be directed to the district's contract desk at contractdesk@mwrd.Org or (312) 751-6643. The work under this contract is classified as general construction services for the minority business enterprises (mbe), women-owned business enterprises (wbe), and veteran-owned business enterprises (vbe) employment goals in the affirmative action ordinance, revised appendix d and appendix v. The associated goals for each individual group are 20% mbe, 10% wbe, and 3% vbe. It is required that the prospective bidder indicates participation by submitting with the proposal a signed, notarized and completed mbe, wbe, and vbe commitment form in which bidders acknowledge the mbe, wbe, and vbe goals stated in the contract documents and agree to meet or exceed those goals during the contract. The bid deposit for this contract is $25,000.00 per group. The contact person for this contract is ms. Lisa kursell. This contact person will provide online responses to online inquiries. Any questions regarding the affirmative action requirements should be directed to the diversity department at (312) 751-4035. The district reserves the right to make additional awards under this solicitation for a period of 240 days after the opening of bids. The metropolitan water reclamation district of greater chicago reserves the right to reject any or all proposals