Salt Creek Improvements

The Village of Schaumburg, Illinois is requesting sealed bids for Salt Creek Improvements (2026-IFB-064) via its e-Procurement Portal, with bids due October 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The project encompasses floodplain and stream restoration work along Salt Creek Tributary No. 3 and Tributary No. 5 at 101 Schaumburg Court, including selective vegetation removal, earth excavation and grading, native seeding and planting, erosion and sediment control, two box culvert pedestrian trail bridges, wood chip and asphalt trail construction, guardrail installation, and three years of post-construction ecological monitoring and management through September 15, 2029.

The scope requires compliance with multiple federal, state, and local permits, including USACE Nationwide Permit authorization and IEPA NPDES ILR10 Permit. The contractor is solely responsible for quality control, materials sourcing, in-stream work planning, temporary erosion and sediment control, traffic control, and ecological monitoring, with performance criteria for native seeding, perennial plants, trees, and stone installations due on defined dates through the monitoring period. Most work items (clearing, demolition, earthwork, seeding, planting, erosion control) are not separately measured but are included in the base bid price. Final payment is contingent upon meeting all performance criteria.

The contractor must post a Monitoring and Management Bond, Letter of Credit, or other acceptable financial guaranty in the amount of twelve percent of the total contract value, reducing by up to three percent annually as performance criteria are met but not below six percent. Substantial completion is required by June 30, 2027; final completion by August 15, 2027. Bid security of 10 percent of the bid amount must accompany all bids. The successful bidder must provide a performance bond equal to 100 percent of the contract amount and comprehensive general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 policy limit.

Illinois prevailing wage requirements and the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act apply. All prices must remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from bid opening. The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.; written questions are due October 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.