NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID
METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
TO FURNISH AND DELIVER UNLEADED GASOLINE
TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD
CONTRACT 09-021-11

PROPOSALS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M., on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Purchasing Agent or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on November 18, 2008.

NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:00 A.M. ON THE ABOVE-SCHEDULED BID DATE. ALL BIDS FAXED, OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BIDDER. PROPOSALS TRANSMITTED BY U. S. MAIL OR OTHER DELIVERY WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY WHEN SAID PROPOSALS ARE IN THE DEPOSITORY AT THE TIME FIXED OF OPENING THEREOF. THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED BY MAIL OR OTHER DELIVERY WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE DEPOSITORY IN TIME FOR SUCH OPENING.

The estimated cost of this contract is as follows:

Item 1 $ 800,000.00
Item 2 $ 251,000.00

This contract is divided into two (2) items for the purpose of bidding and awarding. Bidders may submit bids for one or both items as set forth in the proposal. For any item not bid, the bidder shall mark No Bid in the appropriate place. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to award a contract or contracts to any bidder or bidders for one item or for both items, as it may deem to be in the best interest of said Water Reclamation District so to do.

Proposals must be submitted on proposal forms. Proposal forms are to be placed in the special envelope furnished by the District and shall conform to all the terms and conditions of the bidding requirements attached thereto. Bidders are to include with their proposal signed copies of any addenda, or acknowledge receipts of any addenda if the District issued any addenda to this contract. Failure to do so may be cause for the rejection of any bid.

Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Purchasing Department, Room 508, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Monday - Friday, between 8:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Documents will be mailed in response to a fax request (312/751-3042). No fee is required for the contract documents. The District assumes no responsibility for documents sent through the mail.

The Bid Deposit for item 1 is $40,000.00 and for item 2 is $12,550.00.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of cash (U. S. Currency only), cashier s check, certified check or bid bond as stated in the Bidding Requirements and Instructions to Bidders contained in this document.

If after receipt of the Contract Documents there are any questions regarding the procedural details, please contact the Purchasing Department, Bonnie Kinney, at (312) 751-6616.

Bidders should read page G-4, paragraph under INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS in regard to questions on this Contract.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.