Village of Huntley IL Rte. 47 Dry Utility Relocation Project (CBBEL Project No. 07-0103.000144)

VILLAGE OF HUNTLEY

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

FOR

IL RTE. 47 DRY UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT

The Village of Huntley is now accepting sealed bid proposals for the IL RTE. 47 DRY UTILITY

RELOCATION PROJECT.

TIME AND PLACE OF OPENING BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Huntley, Illinois, will receive sealed bids at the Village of Huntley Village Clerk’s Office, 10987 Main Street, Huntley, IL 60142 until July 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. local time for IL RTE. 47 DRY UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. Bid proposals for this project will be considered not only on the basis of cost, but also on past performance, experience and ability to perform the work.

The Village of Huntley reserves the right to accept the proposal deemed to be in its own best interest based on all the above considerations. Bids will be acted upon by the President and Board of Trustees.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The proposed work is officially known as "IL RTE. 47 DRY UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT " which includes the installation of proposed conduits, splice boxes, transformer pads, switch gear pads and handholds, and restoration in Huntley, Illinois, as further described in the contract documents for the said work prepared by Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL).

AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Prospective BIDDERS and suppliers may obtain contract documents from QuestCDN via the Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. (CBBEL) website http://cbbel.com/bidding-info/ or at www.questcdn.com under Login using Quest CDN #10238144 for a non-refundable charge of $40.00. Contractors must purchase bid documents and be shown on the bidder’s Planholder List in order to bid. Bids received from contractors who are not on the Bidder’s Planholder List will be rejected.

BID SECURITY

All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, or bank cashier's check payable to the Village of Huntley for five (5) percent of the amount of the bid as provided in the General Provisions. No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond, or check.

SUBMISSION FORMAT

Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Village and shall be submitted no later than the specified closing time in an opaque sealed envelope addressed to: Village of Huntley, attention: Village Clerk, 10987 Main Street, Huntley IL 60142. Envelopes should be clearly marked, “Sealed Bid – IL RTE. 47 DRY UTILITY RELOCATION PROJECT.” The bids will be opened at this location and read aloud. The Village of Huntley reserves the right to reject any or all parts thereof, or waive any formality or technical errors, and to make the award in the best interest of the Village.

PUBLIC WORKS

This contract calls for the construction of a “public works,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 821 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than current “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus amount for fringe benefits) in the county where the work is performed. The Illinois Department of Labor publishes the prevailing wage rates on its website https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Laws- Rules/CONMED/Pages/Rates.aspx . The Illinois Department of Labor revises the prevailing wage rates and the contractor/subcontractor has an obligation to check the Illinois Department of Labor website for revisions to prevailing wage rates. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website. All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including by not limited to, all wage requirements and notice and record keeping duties.”

Each bidder shall adopt a written sexual harassment policy in compliance with ILCS 5/2-105 (1992).

Bidder agrees to comply with Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Projects Act, 820 ILCS265/1 et seq. (2008). As required by the Act, the Bidder agrees to file with the Village, prior to commencing work, its written substance abuse prevention program.

It is the responsibility of the vendor/contractor/subcontractor to comply with all applicable provisions of FOIA. The regulations of the State of Illinois Freedom of 2020 pertaining to this authorization or contract. When requested by the Village of Huntley, the vendor/contractor is required to provide all records requested within no more than three (3) business days, at no cost to the Village of Huntley.

NPDES TRAINING

Contractor shall certify that all required training related to applicable National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits has been completed by all employees, subcontractors, or other vendors working on behalf of the Contractor on Village projects or within the Village’s municipal limits.

PERFORMANCE BOND

The successful BIDDER for the construction of the improvements will be required to enter into Performance and Labor and Material Payment bonds equal to 100% of the amount of the bid with sureties to be approved by the Village President and Board of Trustees, when entering into the contract for the work, which shall be conditioned upon the proper and faithful performance by the CONTRACTOR of the work specified in accordance with the contract documents therefore, and the ordinances providing for the work.

REJECTION OF BIDS

The VILLAGE reserves the right to defer the award of the contract for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty days (120) calendar days after the date bids are received, and to accept or reject any or all proposals and to waive technicalities.

QUESTIONS

All questions regarding this project should be directed to Gerry Hennelly, Christopher Burke Engineering, Ltd. at 847-823-0500.