RFP Regional Water System Improvements Water Transmission Main Package No. 7B

RFP Regional Water System Improvements Water Transmission Main Package No. 7B Department:Regional Water System Start Date:2/13/2023 3:00 P.M. Close Date:3/31/2023 10:00 A.M. Notice is hereby given by the Village of Oak Lawn, Illinois, that sealed Bids will be received for the following project: Regional Water System Improvements Water Transmission Main Bid Package No. 7B The Work includes, but is not limited to the following: Installation of approximately 10,825 feet of 30-inch water transmission main with associated fittings, valves, meters, air and blowoff valves; two jack and bore locations with 48-inch steel casing pipe totaling 279 feet; replacement of a 6-inch to 36-inch storm and sanitary sewers with watermain quality pipe and associated catch basins and manholes; road restoration including catch basin, curb, and inlet restoration/adjustments; restoration of vegetated areas including permanent seeding; utilities protections; maintenance of traffic; and erosion control. Work at

the Main Pump Station site includes building the new North Intake Facility, approximately 250 feet of 36-inch transmission main and 90 feet of 48-inch transmission main with associated fittings and valves that includes one connection to 36-inch CIP pipe and on connection to 36-inch PCCP, restoration of a bike path, school parking lot, and vegetated areas including permanent seeding; utilities protections; and erosion control. There are four (4) total transmission main connections to the existing system that are included as Bid Item No. 4. All work associated with this bid item are to be conducted by qualified mechanical contractor per Contract Documents and approved by the OWNER. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 A.M. on March 31, 2023, in the office of the Village Clerk in the Municipal Center located at 9446 South Raymond Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. All sealed Bids will be publicly opened at 10:30 A.M. on the same day in the Maintenance Conference Room located at 5550 West 98 thStreet, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. Label sealed bids with, “Village Clerk, Regional Water System Improvements Water Transmission Main Bid Package No. 7B Sealed Bid”. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Notice to Bidders are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Notice to Bidders or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (35 IAC Part 662), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), the IL Works Jobs Program Act (Apprenticeship Initiative) Information [30 ILCS 559/20/20-1], and the “Use of American Iron and Steel” requirements contained in Section 436 of H.R. 3547, and the Build America, Buy America Act [Pub. L.No.117-58, §§70901-52], The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, and the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this executive order are explained in 41 CFR 60-4. This procurement is also subject to the increased use of disadvantaged business enterprises in accordance with 40 CFR Part 33, as amended. The Loan recipient’s policy requires all bidders to undertake specified affirmative efforts at least 16 days prior to Bid opening. CONTRACTORS MUST ATTEND A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE on February 22, 2023, to discuss the Bidding Documents, discuss the additional improvements the Village of Oak Lawn is undertaking, and familiarize themselves with the site conditions. The conference will begin at 10:00 A.M. at the Orland Park Village Hall located at 14700 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462. CONTRACTORS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE BIDDING PROCESS. Bidding Documents are available for electronic download at www.questcdn.com (search for QuestCDN project number 8385036) for $100 and are available for examination or purchase during normal business hours at the office of CDM Smith, 125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2510, Chicago, IL 60606 (telephone 312-346-5000). A complete set of paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be purchased for $580 per set with full-size Drawings, or $465 per set with half-size Drawings. All fees for copies of the Bidding Documents are non-refundable, and cover costs of copying, handling, and mailing. Payment shall be in cash or by bank or certified check payable to CDM Smith. Paper copies of the Bidding Documents may not be available later than 3 working days prior to the bid opening date. Bidding Documents are available for examination, but not purchase, during normal business hours at the Village of Orland Park, Village Center, Engineering Programs and Services Department, located at 14700 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462 and the Village of Oak Lawn Municipal Center Lower Level Conference Room, located at 9446 South Raymond Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 from February 17 to March 28. Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided in the Bidding Documents and in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 10 percent of the total Bid amount as guarantee that, if the Bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. The Bid Security shall be in the form of a bid bond, cashier’s check, or certified check payable to the order of the Village of Oak Lawn. No Bid will be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check. A Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price and with a corporate surety as allowed by Article 5 of the Conditions of the Contract, will be required from the Successful Bidder to guarantee the full performance of the Contract. The Contractor will be required to pay no less than the higher of the rates required by the Davis-Bacon Act and the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act for each classification of work. The Contractor will also be required to comply with the equal opportunity provisions set forth in the Bidding Documents and all Federal, State, and Local regulations. The Village of Oak Lawn reserves the right to determine the low, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all Bids.