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THE ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY

ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED BIDS

Bid Schedule and information for

CONTRACT NO: RR-18-4442

SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

Sealed Proposals for the above numbered Contract as described below will be received by the Illinois Tollway at its offices, at 2700 Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, until 10:30:00 a.m., local time, February 19, 2019, at which time the Bids will be opened and the bids read aloud.

An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 1, 2019 at the Central Administration Building in Downers Grove, at 2700 Ogden Avenue. The meeting will be held in the Engineering Conference Room #175 at 1:00 PM.

The work to be done under this Contract shall be started on or about May 10, 2019. All work under this Contract shall be completed by June 1, 2023.

The work under this Contract shall consist of: installation of trees and shrubs, perennial plants, and mulch; maintenance and monitoring of installed trees and shrubs during the planting and extended establishment period; seeding; maintenance mowing; erosion and sediment control; perennial planting; and maintenance of traffic operations.

The work under this Contract is to be performed on: Reagan Memorial Tollway I-88, between Mile Post 76.50 and Mile Post 91.62 in Ogle and DeKalb Counties, Illinois.

Bidders are also required to be registered, or submit evidence of application, with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR).

Please note that written or oral communications received by the Illinois Tollway in connection with this solicitation may be required to be reported to the Procurement Policy Board as required by law. This provision is not intended to prohibit communications with State employees regarding a procurement matter, but rather only requires reporting of those communications when they occur.

All bids must be on forms prescribed by the Illinois Tollway and must comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the Contract Documents. Copies of the plans, special provisions, proposal forms and other Contract Documents for this Contract are available from BHFX Digital Imaging. and can be viewed and/or ordered for purchase by visiting the On-line Plan Room via www.illinoistollwaybidding.com. Copies of the current Illinois Tollway Supplemental Specifications to the Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction can be purchased directly from BHFX Digital Imaging. The current Illinois Tollway Supplemental Specifications may also be viewed in the ‘Doing Business’ section on the Tollway website. Current Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions can be viewed and purchased from the Illinois Department of Transportation website.

Electronic copies of the contract documents are also available on compact disk (CD) from BHFX Digital Imaging. Copies are in a portable document format (PDF). Bidders with questions or in need of assistance in purchasing Contract Documents are to contact a BHFX Digital Imaging, Customer Service Representative at 630-393-0777, ask for the Plan Room.

Questions pertaining to the intent of the Contract Documents may be sent to the Illinois Tollway, attention Rick Hanba @ RHanba@getipass.com, to be received no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 7, 2019.

A completed Questionnaire and a statement of Current Contractual Obligations on forms supplied by the Illinois Tollway will be required from all bidders. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty in the amount of five (5) per cent of the total amount shown in the Bid for the Contract. The Bid Guaranty shall be in the form of an acceptable bid bond or a bank draft, certified check or cashier's check drawn on a solvent bank made payable to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

Award of the above Contract, if any award be made, will be to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or bidders. The Illinois Tollway reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive technicalities, or cancel the solicitation.

COPIES OF PLANS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, BID FORMS, CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TOLLWAY CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

DATE: January 24, 2019 http://www.illinoistollwaybidding.com/ mailto:RHanba@getipass.com