VILLAGE OF MIDLOTHIAN
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The Mayor and Board of Trustees will receive sealed proposals for the following improvements at the Clerk's office, 14801 S. Pulaski Road, Midlothian, IL 60445, until 11:00 A.M. December 6, 2011.
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Proposals will be publicly read aloud at 11:00 A.M. on December 6, 2011. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the Mayor and Board of Trustees for a period of forty-five days after the scheduled time of closing bids.
All proposals shall be sealed in an envelope, addressed to the Village of Midlothian, attention Clerk's office. The name and address of the bidder and the name of the project shall also appear on the outside of the envelope. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided by the Engineer.
The Bid Documents, including specifications, are on file at the office of the Engineer, Robinson Engineering, Ltd., 10045 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, IL 60423, and may be obtained from the Engineer's office upon payment of One Hundred Eighty Five Dollars ($185.00) for each set. The bid documents will be issued until 12:00 P.M. December 2, 2011. No refund will be made for documents received from the Engineer.
A certified check or bid bond draft drawn on a solvent bank, payable without condition to the Village of Midlothian in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid shall be submitted with each proposal, as a guarantee that, if the proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract is properly secured.
A performance bond in a sum equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid, with sureties to be approved by the Mayor and Board of Trustees for the faithful performance of the contract, must be furnished by the successful bidder. All bids or proposals shall contain an offer to furnish bond upon acceptance of such bid or proposal.
The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities, to postpone the bid opening, or to advertise for new proposals, if in the judgment of the Mayor and Board of Trustees their best interests will be promoted thereby.
The Contractor will be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rates on this project as established by the United States Department of Labor. He shall also comply with all applicable Federal, State and local regulations.
Prequalification will be required to be submitted to the Engineer by all potential bidders. If in the opinion of the Engineer and the Mayor and Board of Trustees, an applicant would not be able to serve the best interest of the Village, a proposal will not be issued to the applicant.
Mayor and Board of Trustees
Village of Midlothian