Perkins Road Bridge Riprap Material, Section 22-00654-00-BR

The City of Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County, is procuring stone riprap and porous granular backfill material for the Perkins Road Bridge Riprap Material project (Section 22-00654-00-BR), located 350 feet east of Brownfield Road over a tributary to Saline Branch. This material procurement requires the furnishing and delivery of approximately 700 total tons of aggregate materials, including 176 tons of Stone Riprap Class B1 in semi-truck loads, 110 tons of Stone Riprap Class B1 in tandem loads, 22 tons of Stone Riprap Class B3 in tandem loads, 283 tons of Stone Riprap Class B4 in semi-truck loads, 99 tons of Stone Riprap Class B4 in tandem loads, and 10 tons of Porous Granular Backfill CA7 in tandem loads. The materials will be delivered and stockpiled on the work site to support stream bank stabilization work scheduled for March 2024, with deliveries coordinated in accordance with the City's Public Works Department normal operating hours (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday), with 72 hours' advance notice required before material deliveries begin or restart. Stone riprap must meet Article 1005.01 of the Standard Specifications, while porous granular backfill must comply with Article 1004.05 with coarse aggregate consisting of gravel, crushed gravel, or crushed stone. Payment will be rendered by the ton at contract unit prices for each material type. Sealed proposals were due on January 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the City of Urbana Public Works Department, 706 S. Glover Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, with a questions deadline of January 12, 2024, and anticipated contract award by February 14, 2024. Bids remain valid for 45 days from the opening date, and all contractors must comply with prevailing wage requirements for Champaign County as published by the Illinois Department of Labor.

The procurement documents do not indicate specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises, though all bidders must comply with equal employment opportunity certification requirements and state and local employment discrimination prohibitions. Bidders are required to submit a proposal guaranty set at 5 percent of the total bid price or the amount specified in proposal documents, whichever is lesser, and the successful contractor must furnish a performance bond and provide builders' risk-installation floater insurance, commercial general liability coverage, and employers' liability insurance as specified in the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. The contract is funded through Local Capital Replacement & Improvement funds. No specific incumbent vendors, current contractors, or technology integration requirements are identified in the procurement documents. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, waive technicalities, and adjust material quantities as needed to properly complete the stream bank stabilization improvements. Specific bid values and award amounts are not disclosed in the available procurement documents, as pricing is to be determined through the competitive bidding process based on unit price submissions.