2-SB-FP-03-2526 2025 Bid Packet.pdf

FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF KANE COUNTY SB-FP-03-2526

DONAHUE AND JOHNSON’S MOUND SEED BID

1996 South Kirk Road, Suite 320, Geneva, Illinois 60134

Bill Lenert, President Benjamin Haberthur, Executive Director

(630) 232-5980 Fax: (630) 232-5924 www.kaneforest.com

INVITATION TO BID

DONAHUE AND JOHNSON’S MOUND SEED

SB-FP-03-2526 July 15, 2025

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County Commission is seeking bids for seed to be delivered individually bagged by species.

HOW TO BID: www.kaneforest.bonfirehub.com QUESTIONS DUE: Via Euna (formerly Bonfire) by July 22, 2025 2:00 p.m. CST SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 5, 2025 at 2:00p.m. CST (must submit online) SUBMISSION LOCATION: 1996 S. Kirk Road, Suite 320, Geneva, IL 60134 BID OPENING: August 5, 2025 at 2:30p.m. CST- District Boardroom PROJECT AWARD DATE: September 4, 2025 DELIVERY DATE: On Or Before 12/3/2025 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Submit One (1) completed Sealed Bid Package including:

AT TIME OF SUBMITTAL: Bid Form: Contact, Affidavit, Certification & Proposal Completed Bid Table

PROJECT MANAGER: Pat Chess, Director of Natural Resources http://www.kaneforest.com/

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS - TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. BID OPENING. Sealed Bids must be received as indicated on cover sheet. Bids received after this time will not be accepted or opened. Bids will be opened publicly and available for inspection immediately after the specified closing time. All interested parties are welcome to attend the bid opening. The bid opening will be held at the Forest Preserve District of Kane County Office, 1996 South Kirk Road, Suite 320, Geneva, IL 60134.

2. BID SUBMISSIONS. All bids must be submitted via www.vendor.bonfire.com, an online public bidding portal. Bids submitted in an otherwise manner will not be considered. Bids received after the close date and time specified per project details in Bonfire will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to make sure their bid is submitted via Bonfire on time.

3. BID FORM PREPARATION. All blanks on the Bid Form must be completed in their entirety, typed or printed legibly in ink (black or blue ink only). In signing this bid, Bidder certifies this bid is genuine and not made in the interest or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm or corporation and is not submitted in conformity with any agreement or rules of any group, association, organization, or corporation; Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a fraudulent or dishonest bid; Bidder has not solicited or induced any person, firm, or corporation to refrain from bidding; and Bidder has not sought by collusion to obtain for itself any other advantage over any other Bidder or over the District. All names must be typed or printed in ink below each signature. Bids by corporations must be executed in the corporate name by the president or vice-president (or by an authorized representative accompanied by evidence of authority to sign) and the corporate seal must be affixed and attested by the secretary or assistant secretary. The corporate address and state of incorporation must be shown below the signature.

Bids by partnerships must be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner, whose title must appear under the signature and the official address of the partnership must be shown below the signature.

Bids shall be submitted before the close date and time via Bonfire as indicated in the project details and Advertisement for Bids.

4. MODIFICATION/WITHDRAWAL OF BID. Bids may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document, duly executed (in the manner that a bid must be executed), and delivered to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County Office, 1996 South Kirk Road, Suite 320, Geneva, IL 60134, at any time prior to the opening of Bids. If, after the Bids are opened, any Bidder that files a duly signed, written notice with the District and promptly thereafter demonstrates, to the reasonable satisfaction of the District, that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its bid, that Bidder may, with consent of District, withdraw its bid and the bid security will be returned.

Thereafter, that Bidder will be disqualified from further bidding on the Work to be provided under the Contract Documents.

The Contractor certifies that, to the best of their knowledge, no officer or employee has been convicted of bribery or attempting to bribe an officer or employee of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, nor has any officer or employee made an admission of guilt of such conduct which is a matter of record.

http://www.vendor.bonfire.com/

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5. RESERVED RIGHTS. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF KANE COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS or to waive any informality or technicality in any bid in the interest of the District. If the District finds reason to disqualify or reject the apparent low Bidder, the District reserves the right to award the Contract to the next lowest responsible Bidder, or to rebid the entire Project, or to cancel the Project. All bids will remain subject to acceptance for 60 calendar days after the day of the bid opening; but the District may, in its sole discretion, release any bid and return the bid security prior to that date. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will not be liable in any way for any costs incurred by respondents in replying to this bid.

6. DISCRETIONARY TERMINATION. The District, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to terminate this Contract or any part hereof at any time the District determines it necessary. Upon notification by the District of such termination, the Vendor shall immediately stop all Work hereunder, and shall immediately cause any of its suppliers or subcontractors to cease such Work. The Vendor shall be paid a percentage of the order price reflecting the percentage of the Work performed prior to the notice of termination. The Vendor shall not be paid for any Work done after receipt of the notice of termination, nor for any costs incurred by the Vendor's suppliers or subcontractors which Vendor could reasonably have avoided. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County shall be the sole judge as to the acceptability or quality of material bid.

7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The District may terminate this Contract or any part hereof for cause in the event of any default by the Vendor, or if the Vendor fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Contract. Late deliveries, deliveries of products which are defective or which do not conform to this Contract, and failure to provide the District, upon request, reasonable assurances of future performance, shall be reasons allowing the District to terminate this Contract for cause. In the event of termination for cause, the District shall not be liable to Vendor, for any amount, and Vendor shall be liable to the District for any and all damages, sustained by reason of the default which gave rise to the termination, including, but not limited to, all remedies available under the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code.

8. MODIFICATION OF AWARDED BID.

The Vendor and the District agree that no change order or other directive may be issued by the District which requires additional compensable Work to be performed, which Work causes the aggregate amount payable to exceed the amount appropriated for this Contract, unless the Vendor has been given a written assurance by the District that lawful appropriations to cover the costs of the additional Work have been made or unless such Work is covered under a remedy-granting provision in this Contract.

The Vendor and the District further agree that, regardless of any other provision of this Contract, the Vendor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation, whether by law or equity, unless prior to commencing the additional Work, the Vendor was given a written change order describing the additional compensable Work to be performed, and setting forth the amount of compensation to be paid, which change order was signed by the District's Director of Finance and Executive Director.

The District shall have the right at any time to make changes in drawings, designs, specifications, materials, packaging, time, and place of delivery and method of transportation. If any such changes cause an increase or decrease in the cost, or the time required for the performance, an equitable

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adjustment may be made and this Contract shall be modified in writing accordingly. Vendor agrees to accept any such changes subject to this paragraph.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is exempt from paying Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax and Federal Excise Tax.

9. PAYMENT.

As part of the award of this contract, the District shall reserve the right to set the payment terms, prior to the signing of the Contract. Retention of 5% will be held by the District until examination of the site is conducted by authorized representatives of the District. Payment shall be made to the Contractor by the District only after the Contractor has fully performed the Contract Work.

10. WARRANTY.

Contractor and/or Seller (as case may be) expressly warrants that all goods and services (real property and all structures thereon) will conform to the drawings, materials, performance, and any other specifications, samples, or other descriptions furnished by the District, and will be fit and sufficient for the purpose intended, merchantable, of good material and workmanship. Contractor and/or Seller (as case may be) agrees that these warranties shall run to Forest Preserve District of Kane County, its successor, assigns, customers, and users of the products or services, and that these warranties shall survive acceptance of the goods or performance of the services.

Contractor and/or Servicer and/or Seller shall provide to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County proof of adequate insurance coverage to satisfy the indemnification provisions herein.

11. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.

WHEREAS, the Act, upon which Article VI, Section 2-211 of the County Code is based, has been repealed and superseded by the Illinois Human Rights Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 68, Sec. 1-101, et seq.

1987); and

WHEREAS, Forest Preserve District of Kane County is required to comply with the Illinois Human Rights Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Illinois Human Rights Commission, and

WHEREAS, the rules and regulations promulgated by the Human Rights Commission require that the Equal Employment Opportunity Clause shall be deemed to be a part of every public contract.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County that Article VI, Section 2-211 of the Kane County Code, be amended to read as follows;

The equal employment opportunity clause required by the Illinois Human Rights Commission is hereby incorporated by reference in all contracts made by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County and in all bid specifications therefore furnished by the District to all bidders, contractors, and sub-contractors.

12. "APPROVED EQUAL".

If and wherever in the specifications reference is made to a brand name, catalog number, etc., it is only for the purpose of establishing a grade or quality required. Since the Forest Preserve District of

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Kane County does not wish to rule out other competition, the phrase "or approved equal" is added.

An "approved equal" is identical or superior in grade or quality. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will be the sole judge as to acceptability of an "approved equal."

By signing this bid document, the Bidder hereby acknowledges and certifies that, should the bid submitted by the Bidder be the same (identical) to the bid of another Bidder, the District shall be the sole judge as to the successful qualified low Bidder. The District shall be the sole judge as to "same or identical" in any bids received.

13. PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS.Vendor agrees upon receipt of notification to promptly assume full responsibility for defense of any suit or proceeding which may be brought against the District or its agents, customers, or other vendors, for alleged patent or copyright infringement, as well as for any alleged unfair competition resulting from similarity in design, trademark or appearance of goods, furnished hereunder, and Vendor further agrees to indemnify the District, its agents and customers, against any and all expenses, losses, royalties, profits, and damages, including court costs and attorney's fees, resulting from any such suit or proceeding, including any settlement. The District may be represented by and actively participate through its own counsel in any such suit or proceeding, if it so desires, and the costs of such representation shall be paid by Vendor.

14. DEFAULT.

In case of default of the Contractor, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County may procure the items and services from other sources and hold the Contractor responsible for any excess cost occasioned thereby.

By signing the bid document, the Bidder hereby certifies that they are not barred from bidding on this contract as a result of a violation of Article 33E, Public Contracts of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961, as amended (IL Revised Statutes Ch.38, Par.33E-1,et seq.).

15. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

Failure to complete this project by the required completion dates will result in $500.00 a day in liquidation damages until the project is completed to the satisfaction of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. Contractor shall not damage trees which shall remain in place. Damage to trees such as mature oaks, hickory, walnut etc. shall be assessed at $400.00 per caliper inch, measured 4 1/2 feet above the ground. Damage charges will be assessed directly to the Contractor.

16. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS.

To demonstrate qualifications to perform the Work, each Bidder must be prepared to submit, within three working days after bid opening, upon Owner's request, detailed written evidence; such as financial data, previous experience, present comments, and other such data that may be called for in the Bidder's Qualifications Statement. Each bid must contain evidence of Bidder's qualification to do business in the State of Illinois and a certification that the Bidder is not barred from bidding on the Work as a result of previously violating either Section 33E-3 or 33E-4 of Article 33E of the Criminal Code of 1961. Bidders must be experienced in work referenced in this bid. Bidders must provide a list of similar type projects.

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Project Specifications

Delivery Location: Mill Creek Greenway Forest Preserve, 02N253 Brundige Road, Elburn, IL 60119 Delivery Deadline: As time is of the essence, all seed must be delivered prior to December 3, 2025

Project 1: Donahue Seed Specifications

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is seeking bids for seed to be delivered individually bagged by species.

Species Common Name Ounces Agalinis purpurea Purple False Foxglove 1 Agalinus tenuifolia Slender False Foxglove 4 Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 323 Amorpha canescens Lead Plant 160 Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem 656 Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone 76 Anemone cylindrica Thimbleweed 64 Antennaria neglecta Prairie Pussytoes 8 Antennaria plantaginifolia Pussytoes 8 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale Indian Plantain 320 Asclepias incarnata Rose Milkweed 80 Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed 16 Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed 64 Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed 320 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed 192 Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed 96 Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch 112 Baptisia bracteata Cream Wild Indigo 96 Baptisia lactea White Wild Indigo 400 Blephilia ciliata Ohio Horse Mint 2 Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood Mint 1 Bouteloua curtipendula Side Oats 4800 Brickellia eupatorioides False Boneset 64 Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome 8 Bromus kalmii Prairie Brome 400 Calamagrostis canadensis Blue Joint Grass 4 Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold 1 Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth 70 Carex annectens Small Yellow Fox Sedge 16 Carex bebbii Bebb's Oval Sedge 6

Carex bicknellii Copper-shouldered Oval Sedge 352

Carex blanda Common Wood Sedge 8

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Carex brevior Plains Oval Sedge 336 Carex cephalophora Short-headed Bracted Sedge 32 Carex cristatella Crested Sedge 16 Carex diandra Bog Panicled Sedge 16 Carex granularis Pale Sedge 16 Carex gravida Long-awned Bracted Sedge 32 Carex lacustris Lake Sedge 16 Carex lasiocarpa Narrow Woolly Sedge 16 Carex meadii Mead's Stiff Sedge 2 Carex molesta Field Oval Sedge 32 Carex molesta Field Oval Sedge 6 Carex normalis Spreading Oval Sedge 6 Carex pellita Prairie Woolly Sedge 32 Carex sartwellii Running Prairie Sedge 16 Carex scoparia Lance-fruited Oval Sedge 8 Carex stricta Tussock Sedge 16 Carex tribuloides Blunt Broom Sedge 6 Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea 32 Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea 1200 Chelone glabra Turtlehead 4 Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock 2 Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle 16 Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle 2 Comandra umbellata False Toadflax 4 Coreopsis lanceolata Lance-Leaf Coreopsis 4 Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis 160 Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis 48 Cyperus schweinitzii Rough Sand Sedge 32 Dalea candida White Prairie Clover 160 Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover 320 Danthonia spicata Poverty Oat Grass 8 Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil 64 Desmodium illinoensis Illinois Tick Trefoil 160 Dodecatheon meadia Midland Shooting Star 32 Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top Aster 6 Drymocallis arguta Prairie Cinquefoil 48 Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower 1120 Eleocharis acicularis Needle Spike Rush 6 Eleocharis compressa Flatstem Spike Rush 16 Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye 1600 Epilobium coloratum Cinnamon Willow Herb 1 Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love Grass 32 Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 400 Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 2 Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge 64

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Euthamia graminifolia Grass-leaved Goldenrod 16 Euthamia gymnospermoides Plains Grass-leaved Goldenrod 4 Eutrochium maculatum Joe Pye Weed 4 Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw 4 Gaura biennis Biennial Gaura 128 Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentain 3 Gentianella quinquefolia Stiff Gentian 4 Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke 4 Glyceria striata Fowl Manna Grass 8 Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed 4 Helianthus grosseserratus Saw-tooth Sunflower 16 Helianthus mollis Downy Sunflower 80 Helianthus occidentalis Western Sunflower 32 Helianthus pauciflorus Prairie Sunflower 64 Heliopsis helianthoides Early Sunflower 272 Hesperostipa spartea Porcupine Grass 96 Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumroot 7 Hypericum punctatum Dotted St. John's Wort 2 Hypericum sphaerocarpum Round-fruited St. John’s Wort 4 Iris virginica shrevei Blue Flag Iris 16 Juncus dudleyi Dudley's Rush 1 Juncus effusus Common Rush 1 Juncus nodosus Knotted Rush 1 Juncus torreyi Torrey's Rush 1 Koeleria macrantha June Grass 80 Lespedeza capitata Round-headed Bush Clover 272 Liatris aspera Button Blazing Star 160 Liatris cylindracea Dwarf Blazing Star 64 Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star 80 Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily 4 Lilium philadelphicum Prairie Lily 3 Lithospermum canescens Hoary Puccoon 1 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 1 Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 4 Lobelia spicata Pale Spiked Lobelia 4.5 Lolium multiflorum Annual Rye Grass 28800 Lycopus americanus American Bugleweed 1 Lycopus uniflorus Bugleweed 1 Lysimachia quadriflora Fen Loosestrife 1 Lythrum alatum Winged Loosestrife 0.25 Maianthemum stellatum Starry False Solomon's Seal 4 Mentha canadensis Wild Mint 1 Mimulus ringens Monkey Flower 0.25 Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 86 Oenothera pilosella Prairie Sundrops 2

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Oligoneuron albidum Upland White Goldenrod 48 Oligoneuron ohioense Ohio Goldenrod 4 Oligoneuron riddellii Riddell’s Goldenrod 4 Oligoneuron rigidum Stiff Goldenrod 4 Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel 2 Oxypolis rigidior Cowbane 1 Packera plattensis Prairie Ragwort 2 Panicum oligosanthes Scribner's Panic Grass 16 Panicum virgatum Switch Grass 304 Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine 192 Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony 64 Pedicularis lanceolata Marsh Betony 6 Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue 32 Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtounge 3 Phlox glaberrima var. interior Marsh Phlox 3 Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox 8 Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant 8 Poa palustris Fowl Bluegrass 8 Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot 4 Polytaenia nuttallii Prairie Parsley 4 Prenanthes racemosa Smooth Prairie Lettuce 2 Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Sweet Everlasting 4 Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain Mint 18 Ranunculus scleratus Annual Buttercup 1 Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower 176 Rosa blanda Early Wild Rose 8 Rosa carolina Pasture Rose 16 Rosa palustris Swamp Rose 1 Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan 160 Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet Black-eyed Susan 32 Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed Susan 80 Ruellia humilis Wild Petunia 16 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem 2400 Schoenoplectus acutus Hard-Stemmed Bulrush 16 Scirpus atrovirens Dark-green Bulrush 1 Scirpus cyperinus Wool Grass 0.5 Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap 4 Silene regia Royal Catchfly 4 Silphium integrifolium Rosin Weed 320 Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant 480 Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock 400 Sisyrinchium albidum Common Blue-Eyed Grass 8 Sium suave Tall Water Parsnip 4 Solidago gigantea Late Goldenrod 2

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Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod 8 Solidago nemoralis Old Field Goldenrod 16 Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod 16 Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass 480 Spartina pectinata Cord Grass 64 Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed 80 Sporobolus heterolepsis Prairie Dropseed 800 Symphyotrichum ericoides Heath Aster 8 Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster 48 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Panicled Aster 2 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster 44 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic Aster 32 Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky Blue Aster 32 Symphyotrichum puniceum Bristly Aster 4 Symphyotrichum sericeum Silky Aster 32 Symphyptrichium lateriflorum Calico Aster 11 Taenidia integerrima Yellow Pimpernel 30 Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow Rue 32 Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort 352 Verbena hastata Blue Vervain 6 Verbena simplex Narrow-leaved Vervain 8 Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain 16 Vernonia fasciculata Common Ironweed 1 Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed 48 Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root 4 Viola pedatifida Prairie Violet 4 Viola sororia Common Blue Violet 4

Zizia aptera Heart-leaved Golden Alexanders 80

Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders 192

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Stipulations of bid acceptance:

1. No substitutions will be accepted.

2. Vendors submitting a bid must ensure that they reserve sufficient seed to meet the bid requirements until bid award has been announced.

3. The District will purchase the lowest-priced seed of each individual species that meets qualifications. Items purchased from a vendor must be delivered as one order.

4. Seed ecotypes must originate no more than 200 miles from Kane County, Illinois. Vendor MUST prove to the District that all seed is of local origin though authentic harvest inventory sheets, company inventory logs, seed harvest logs, seed test lot certification sheets, etc. Vendor must provide a guarantee statement with all seed mixes and individual seed that they conform to this bid.

5. Seed ecotypes originating from Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and all Canadian provinces are unacceptable.

6. Seed not grown by vendor must be clearly indicated on the bid sheet and accompanied by a guarantee stating the name and address of the firm which grew the seed.

7. Vendor shall attach a complete species list to the outside of each bag.

8. Asters and goldenrods in the seed mix must be provided as defluffed/debearded.

9. All seed listed must be delivered on or before December 3, 2025.

10. Grass and forb seed shall be as PLS quantities.

11. All seed must be delivered free of plant residues, soils, mold and chaff. This must be guaranteed.

12. All seed in the above-mentioned recipe must be individually bagged by species. Legumes should be inoculated with appropriate rhizobium bacterium prior to being added to the mix. The final product must be provided in bags weighing no more than 50 lbs each.

13. All delivery charges must be included in bid pricing. Charges outside of the bid will NOT be paid by the District.

14. Vendor must guarantee the individual seed conform to the District’s request.

Project 2: Johnson’s Mound Seed Specifications

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is seeking bids for seed to be delivered individually bagged by

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species.

Species Common Name Ounces Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 192 Amorpha canescens Lead Plant 128 Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem 320 Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone 48 Anemone virginiana Tall Thimbleweed 32 Antennaria plantaginifolia Pussytoes 5 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale Indian Plantain 96 Arnoglossum plantagineum Prairie Indian Plantain 16 Asclepias incarnata Rose Milkweed 96 Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed 16 Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed 192 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed 48 Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed 48 Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch 64 Baptisia bracteata Cream Wild Indigo 16 Baptisia lactea White Wild Indigo 384 Blephilia ciliata Ohio Horse Mint 2 Bouteloua curtipendula Side Oats 1920 Brickellia eupatorioides False Boneset 32 Bromus kalmii Prairie Brome 800 Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth 32 Carex bebbii Bebb's Oval Sedge 32

Carex bicknellii Copper-shouldered Oval Sedge 96

Carex blanda Common Wood Sedge 96 Carex brevior Plains Oval Sedge 96 Carex cristatella Crested Sedge 16 Carex molesta Field Oval Sedge 96 Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea 640 Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle 32 Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis 48 Dalea candida White Prairie Clover 96 Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover 144 Desmodium illinoensis Illinois Tick Trefoil 48 Dodecatheon meadia Midland Shooting Star 16 Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower 480 Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye 1120 Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 2 Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge 48 Euthamia graminifolia Grass-leaved Goldenrod 6 Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw 4 Gentianella quinquefolia Stiff Gentian 4

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Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed 4 Helianthus grosseserratus Saw-tooth Sunflower 32 Helianthus mollis Downy Sunflower 64 Helianthus pauciflorus Prairie Sunflower 32 Heliopsis helianthoides Early Sunflower 384 Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumroot 2 Juncus dudleyi Dudley's Rush 1 Koeleria macrantha June Grass 48 Liatris aspera Button Blazing Star 144 Lobelia spicata Pale Spiked Lobelia 2 Lolium multiflorum Annual Rye Grass 12800 Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 48 Oenothera pilosella Prairie Sundrops 3 Panicum virgatum Switch Grass 240 Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine 192 Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony 64 Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue 24 Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox 3 Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender Mountain Mint 4 Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain Mint 5 Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower 96 Rosa carolina Pasture Rose 8 Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan 160 Rudbeckia subtomentosa Sweet Black-eyed Susan 32 Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed Susan 32 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem 1600 Silene regia Royal Catchfly 1 Silphium integrifolium Rosin Weed 384 Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant 96 Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock 192 Sisyrinchium albidum Common Blue-Eyed Grass 16 Solidago gigantea Late Goldenrod 8 Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod 4 Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod 16 Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass 240 Spartina pectinata Cord Grass 48 Sporobolus heterolepsis Prairie Dropseed 800 Symphyotrichum ericoides Heath Aster 4 Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster 32 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Panicled Aster 4 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster 48 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic Aster 16 Symphyotrichum Sky Blue Aster 8

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oolentangiense Symphyotrichum puniceum Bristly Aster 8 Taenidia integerrima Yellow Pimpernel 48 Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort 192 Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain 16 Vernonia fasciculata Common Ironweed 4 Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root 5

Zizia aptera Heart-leaved Golden Alexanders 16

Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders 96

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Stipulations of bid acceptance:

1. No substitutions will be accepted.

2. Vendors submitting a bid must ensure that they reserve sufficient seed to meet the bid requirements until bid award has been announced.

3. The District will purchase the lowest priced seed of each individual species that meets qualifications. Items purchased from a vendor must be delivered as one order.

4. Seed ecotypes must originate no more than 200 miles from Kane County, Illinois. Vendor MUST prove to the District that all seed is of local origin though authentic harvest inventory sheets, company inventory logs, seed harvest logs, seed test lot certification sheets, etc. Vendor must provide a guarantee statement with all seed mixes and individual seed that they conform to this bid.

5. Seed ecotypes originating from Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and all Canadian provinces are unacceptable.

6. Seed not grown by vendor must be clearly indicated on the bid sheet and accompanied by a guarantee stating the name and address of the firm which grew the seed.

7. Vendor shall attach a complete species list to the outside of each bag.

8. Asters and goldenrods in the seed mix must be provided as defluffed/debearded.

9. All seed listed must be delivered on or before December 3, 2025.

10. Grass and forb seed shall be as PLS quantities.

11. All seed must be delivered free of plant residues, soils, mold and chaff. This must be guaranteed.

12. All seed in the above-mentioned recipe must be individually bagged by species. Legumes should be inoculated with appropriate rhizobium bacterium prior to being added to the mix. The final product must be provided in bags weighing no more than 50 lbs each.

13. All delivery charges must be included in bid pricing. Charges outside of the bid will NOT be paid by the District.

14. Vendor must guarantee the individual seed conform to the District’s request.