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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS

CONTRACT NO. 2939-0426

PROJECT NAME: ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROGRAM

JOL-08-05–WATER STORAGE TANKS

The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the Alternative Water Source Program, JOL-08-05 Water Storage Tanks. This package can be downloaded from Euna Procurement (Bonfire) on our website at https://joliet.bonfirehub.com. All vendors will need to self-register in the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal for the City of Joliet. Vendors will need to accept all terms and conditions and opt in to notifications. All bids must be submitted in Euna Procurement (Bonfire) by 10:00 AM local time on July 24, 2026, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud in Conference Room #1 City Hall, 150 W Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432.

The Work consists of construction of four welded steel water storage tanks including two 4-million-gallon standpipes, one 3-million-gallon standpipe, and one 4-miilion-gallon ground level reservoir.

Bidding Documents will be available on June 9, 2026. To obtain a copy of the Bidding Documents, a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is required. A copy of the NDA can be obtained upon request via the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal. Only contractors, vendors, or material suppliers verified by the Owner to be able to provide services or supply equipment or materials of the type required for this Work will be considered eligible to receive the Bidding Documents. Each signed NDA submitted by a party requesting Bidding Documents will be reviewed by the Owner and, if determined to be eligible, the fully executed NDA and instruction on how to access the Bidding Documents will be provided. Bidding Documents will not be provided to any party who has not signed the NDA or has been determined not to be an eligible recipient of the Bidding Documents. Bidding Documents shall be treated as Joliet Confidential Information and subject to the requirements of the NDA.

Eligible recipients of the Bidding Documents will be provided instructions on how to access and download the Bidding Documents from a designated bid portal that will have controlled access limited to eligible recipients of the Bidding Documents that have a fully executed NDA. The designated bid portal will be updated periodically when addenda, lists of eligible recipients of the Bidding Documents, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Work. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated bid portal. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated bid portal.

Any contract(s) awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the procedures for issuing loans from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (35 IAC Part 662), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act Apprenticeship Initiative, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise policy per 40 CFR Part 33, as amended, and the “Use of American Iron and Steel” requirements as contained in Section 436 of H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. This procurement is also subject to loan recipient's policy regarding the increased use of disadvantaged business enterprises.

Bidders are also required to comply with the President’ Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this order are explained in 41 CFR 60-4.

Any contract(s) awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The procurement must comply with the requirements of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA).

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