Creek Crossing Protection - Spring Creek

Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA) in Rockford, Illinois is requesting bids for encasement of an exposed sanitary sewer crossing Spring Creek, with bids due August 17, 2026. Illinois prevailing wage and bonding requirements apply — contractors must comply with certified payroll reporting and submit performance and labor/material payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract price.

The scope includes concrete encasement of the sanitary sewer, armoring with grouted riprap, erosion control (blanket and filter fabric), tree removal, restoration of an existing access drive, stabilized construction entrance, clearing, and site seeding. Work is detailed across 13 line items: aggregate ditch checks (41 tons), aggregate surface course (251 square yards), concrete encasement (83 feet), erosion control blanket (2,114 square yards), filter fabric (915 square yards), perimeter erosion barrier (459 feet), riprap slurry (786 square yards), seeding and fertilizing (2,114 square yards), stabilized construction entrance (88 square yards), stone riprap for stream crossing (862 square yards), clearing, construction layout, and tree removal contingency (36 units).

Project completion is required by October 31, 2026, with liquidated damages at $300 per calendar day for delays. Bidders must maintain a permanent business office within 40 miles of FRSA and document at least three prior sanitary sewer system contracts of equal or greater value within the past five years. Required insurance includes $1,000,000 general liability, $1,000,000 automobile liability, workers' compensation as required by statute, builder's risk at 100 percent of completed work value, and $2,000,000 umbrella coverage for contracts valued at $500,000 or more. A bid bond equal to 10 percent of total bid price is required. A three-year maintenance guarantee applies to trench settlement and two years for all other work. An optional pre-bid meeting was held August 6, 2026 at FRSA's offices in Rockford. Bids are submitted to FRSA, 3501 Kishwaukee Street, Rockford, Illinois 61109. Awards are made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.