Improvement includes Replacement of the Existing Concrete Box Culvert -City of Chicago Heights

The City of Chicago Heights is requesting bids on replacement of an existing concrete box culvert along FAU 2843 (Dixie Highway) over Thron Creek Tributary, with bids due July 31, 2026 via the iCX electronic system. The project is federal-aid funded and subject to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation requirements.

The scope includes removal of an existing sidewalk foot bridge east of the culvert and replacement with a triple cell concrete box culvert (SN 016-8321) comprising a 12-foot wide by 7-foot high main cell and two 8-foot wide by 7-foot high flanking cells, all embedded 1 foot in the ground with weir walls at the upstream face of the flanking cells. Work includes installation of a new sidewalk extending to 10th Street on the west side of the school, regrading of the west ditch north of Hawthorne Lane, and widening of the sidewalk on the west side over the proposed culvert to 10 feet for future bicycle accommodations. The project location is 0.4 miles north of IL 1 in Cook County.

Utility adjustments are required: ComEd electrical infrastructure relocation (2-week duration), AT&T aerial cable relocation (2-week duration), and Nicor gas main relocation (2-week duration), with a 14-day pre-stage period for utility conflict resolution. Construction is directed to occur during the summer break of 2027 for Bloom High School District 206.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with IDOT standards. The contractor assumes responsibility for normal maintenance of existing roadways within the improvement limits beginning on the project start date, with costs for unspecified maintenance items paid according to contract unit pricing.