Road District of Plato Township Roadwork

The Road District of Plato Township in Kane County, Illinois is soliciting bids for hot-mix asphalt mill and overlay, hot-mix asphalt base course patching, aggregate base and subgrade repairs, and traffic control across nine roadways, with bids due September 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Prequalification is required of all bidders, with prequalification letters accepted up to 24 hours after bid opening.

The scope covers 12,144 feet of roadway across Crawford Road, Bowes Bend Drive, Tributary Lane, Bending Lane, Channel Court, Highbank Court, Current Court, Creekwood Drive, and Creekwood Court. Work includes HMA surface removal at various depths, base course patching, unsuitable material removal and replacement, bituminous tack and prime coats, geotechnical fabric installation, driveway pavement removal and replacement, pavement markings, longitudinal joint sealant, and traffic control. Mainline HMA surface removal must be followed by paving operations within three working days, with no more than two miles of milled surface exposed in either direction. Contractor working hours are restricted to 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday unless approved otherwise by the Engineer. Material testing is coordinated through S.T.A.T.E. Testing with 24-hour placement notice required. Final completion, including all punch list items, is due November 6, 2026.

Contractors must comply with Illinois prevailing wage requirements and demonstrate participation in approved apprenticeship or training programs. A proposal guaranty of 5 percent of the total bid price is required, and a contract bond in the full amount of the award is required from the successful bidder. Commercial general liability insurance must name Plato Township, its officers and employees, the Township Highway Commissioner, the Road District, WBK Engineering LLC, and Kane County as additional named insureds. Contractors must submit prevailing wage rate documentation within 48 hours of bid and disclose cumulative campaign contributions to Kane County officials when contract value exceeds $15,000.

Failure to maintain continuous operations incurs daily deficiency deductions of $1,025 per calendar day. Failure to complete paving within three working days of milling incurs $2,000 per day deductions. Electronic bids must be submitted through BidNet at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/illinois/kanecounty. The project is funded by local non-MFT funds.