Cracks and Joints Routing and filling, Pavement Marking and Collateral or Incident work

The Illinois Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for cracks and joints routing and filling, pavement marking, and collateral work on FAP Route 326 (Illinois 47) Main Street in the Villages of Elburn, Kane County, with electronic bids due November 6, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. via the iCX-Integrated Contractors Exchange system. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation goal is 0.00%, though contractors must make good faith efforts to identify DBE participation opportunities and submit DBE utilization plans with their bids.

The project spans approximately 8.2 miles from Seavey Road proceeding northerly to north of Welter Road. Work includes crack and joint routing and filling and pavement marking. The contractor must complete all work within 25 working days and maintain traffic control throughout, with mandatory lane-closure restrictions during peak traffic hours (weekdays 6:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.). All work is federally funded through Federal-Aid Highway Program Construction Funds.

The contract is awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Key compliance requirements include prevailing wage per the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act with weekly payroll reporting to the Illinois Department of Labor; diesel retrofit emission control devices for off-road equipment; and the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative if the awarded contract value exceeds $500,000, requiring apprentices to perform 10 percent of total labor hours in each prevailing wage classification. The contractor must comply with federal provisions outlined in 49 CFR Part 26. Standard specifications include engineer's field office Type A, traffic control planning, temporary information signing, and utility coordination.