Oneida Heights East Water Main Improvements

The City of Joliet, Illinois is soliciting sealed bids for Contract No. 3028-0127, Oneida Heights East Water Main Improvements, with a mandatory pre-bid conference on November 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and bids due December 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Bidders must attend the pre-bid conference, held at the City of Joliet East Side WWTP, 815 Adler Street. The Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act requires a minimum 90 percent Illinois resident workforce, and the City requires ten percent minority participation in contracts exceeding $100,000.

The scope is installation of approximately 7,700 linear feet of water main, 6 to 16 inches in diameter, with miscellaneous associated work, along Oneida Street, Reed Street, John Street, Richmond Street, William Street, and Prairie Avenue in Joliet, Will County. Iron and steel products must be produced in the United States under the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, and American Iron and Steel provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 apply. Bidders must make specified affirmative efforts to promote disadvantaged business enterprises at least sixteen days before bid opening. Required submissions include DBE program forms, apprenticeship participation evidence for projects over $25,000, drug-free workplace and Illinois contractor certifications, proof of Illinois Secretary of State registration, current workers' compensation insurance, and professional trade licenses. Davis-Bacon, Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, Illinois Works Jobs Program Act, the City's Ethics Ordinance, and its Responsible Bidder Ordinance also govern the work.

The project is funded in part by a loan from the Illinois EPA and the U.S. EPA under the Public Water Supply Loan Program, and it is subject to WIFIA requirements. The State of Illinois and its agencies will not be party to the resulting contract. Bidders must self-register on the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal at joliet.bonfirehub.com, where bids are submitted and acknowledgments of addenda are required. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at City Hall Conference Room #1, 150 W Jefferson Street. Bid prices remain open for 120 days after opening. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is April 1, 2027, and bidders must conduct site visits before submitting.