NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Homer Township 230189
Founders Crossing Senior Housing Community Restoration
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SECTION 001110 – NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that Homer Township is accepting sealed bids for: Founders Crossing Senior Housing Community Restoration Project. Such proposals as herein concerned shall be for the following as described:
BID GROUP NO. 1 BID PACKAGES 1-4
Bid Package 01 Concrete
Bid Package 02 Roofing
Bid Package 03 General Trades
Bid Package 04 Weather Protection
All bid submissions should have the bid package number and the bid package name
on the outermost envelope. As an example: Bid Group 1- Bid Package #1 Concrete
SEALED BIDS will be received by the Homer Township at the date and time stated below:
PLACE: BIDS DUE DATE:
Homer Township Friday, Sept 8th, 2023
14350 W. 151st Street TIME: 09:00 AM
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Pre-qualification of all bidders in this bid group is required prior to the bid due date. Submit one fully executed copy of AIA Document A305 “Contractor’s Qualification Statement” prior to submitting this bid form via email to Liz Manrique at emanrique@wightco.com.
1) List of trade union agreements and date the current agreement expires.
2) Within the last seven years, has any officer or principal of your organization ever been an officer or principal of another organization when it failed to complete a construction contract? (if the answer is yes, please attach the details.)
3) On a separate sheet, list the major projects your organization has completed in the past five years giving the name of project, owner, architect, contract amount, date of completion and percentage of the cost of the work performed with your own forces.
4) Trade/Supplier References (minimum of 3):
A Non Mandatory pre-bid walk through will be held at 14350 W. 151st Street., Homer Glen, IL 60491, on Wednesday August 30th, 2023, 09:00 AM (CST)
The competency and responsibility of the bidders will be considered in making awards. The successful bidder shall, upon acceptance of his bid, be required to procure and pay for a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred
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Founders Crossing Senior Housing Community Restoration
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percent (100%) of the bid. Bonds shall comply with all laws of the State of Illinois governing
public contracts let by governmental units. Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond, certified
check or cashier’s check made payable to the County of Kane in an amount equal to not less
than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid shall be submitted with the Bid Form.
Bid security is required of all parties submitting a bid. A fully executed and compliant Bid
Security must be included with the Bid Form.
All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage
Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).
The Construction Manager for this project is Wight Construction Services, Inc. All questions
concerning this project or those concerning bidding requirements should be directed to
Douglas Eckert at 630.969.7000 Questions must be received via email to
deckert@wightco.com no later than Monday, September 4th , 2023.
No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without the consent of the Chief
Procurement Officer for a period of 60 days after the scheduled time of the bid opening.
The County of Will reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities,
technicalities and irregularities in the bidding.
Bidders shall comply with all provisions and laws of the United States and State of Illinois
concerning Public Works projects including but not limited to the Illinois Human Rights Act, and
the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
Bidders shall comply with all regulations pertaining to:

  • Equal Employment Opportunity, Executive Order 11246. The County promotes and
    ensures equal opportunity in employment and contracting and prohibits discrimination against
    any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national
    origin, in accordance with this Executive Order.
  • Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise. This invitation invites
    minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MBEs and WBEs) to respond.
  • Davis-Bacon Labor Standards. Payment, and overtime compensation for hours worked
    in excess of 40 hours a week. The most recent Davis Bacon Rates will be included in this
    Invitation to Bid.
  • Illinois Prevailing Wage Rate Determination. Per the Will County Purchasing
    Ordinance, both the DBWD and IPWR are all applicable federal labor
  • Section 3. T Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968
    applies to this project. This law requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, an effort must be
    made to award contracts to local residents, particularly low-income residents or businesses.The
    Will County Section 3 Plan.
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  • Bid Guarantee or Bid Bond. The Bidder must ensure compliance 24 CFR Part 85 (and
    84), which requires a bid guarantee from each bidder equal to five percent of the bid price. This
    guarantee serves as an assurance that the chosen contractor will execute the contract within
    the time specified.
    Plans and Specifications can be viewed or downloaded electronically via Building
    Connected.
    Please send email to deckert@wightco.com to receive electronic invitation after
    4:00 PM on August 23rd, 2023.
    This invitation is issued in the name of the Homer Township.
    END OF SECTION 001110