Northeast Prairie Reserve Bike Path Improvements

The Village of Wheeling, Illinois is requesting bids for construction of the Northeast Prairie Reserve Bike Path Improvements, a new 8-foot-wide bike path approximately 4,200 feet long along the north side of the William Rogers Memorial Division Channel, with bids due August 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. CDT.

The scope includes the bike path running from Northgate Parkway north of the Shri Swaminarayan Temple parking lot to Wolf Court near the Wheeling water tower, installation of a steel truss pedestrian bridge over the channel, sections of timber boardwalk, and all associated equipment, materials, labor, training, warranties, and construction services. The successful bidder must comply with Illinois and federal prevailing wage requirements for public works projects.

Bid security of 10 percent of the bid amount is required. Performance and payment bonds covering the full contract price are mandatory. Electronic submission is required through QuestCDN only (Quest project number 10297913); bidding documents are available for $42.00 and total 49 MB. The Village will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder and reserves the right to waive irregularities, reject all bids, and hold any received bid proposal for ninety days from the opening date. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled, though bid opening can be attended via Microsoft Teams. Kevin Pelli, Village of Wheeling project manager, is the primary contact at 847-269-6912 or kpelli@wheelingil.gov.