Crack Sealing

CITY OF PARK RIDGE
505 Butler Place
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Tel: 847-318-5200
www.parkridge.us
INVITATION TO BID
CRACK SEALING
PW-26-11
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The City of Park Ridge is accepting bids from qualified vendors for the routing, cleaning, and filling of
cracks in asphalt pavement on various city streets.
Solicitation documents can be obtained from on the City's website (www.parkridge.us/purchasing) and
OpenBids (www.demandstar.com). All responses must be received via OpenBids or in-person at Park
Ridge City Hall, Finance Department, 505 Butler Place, Park Ridge, IL prior to the Due Date and Time set
forth below. Responses transmitted by fax or email will not be accepted. Responses received in person
must be in a sealed envelope marked and clearly labeled: Company Name and Address, Solicitation
Number, and Project Title.
Infrequent or first-time users of electronic bidding are encouraged to upload their responses at least 24
hours prior to bid opening. The City is not responsible for submittal errors or incomplete bid submissions.
For technical issues or concerns, bidders may contact OpenBids support directly at
hello@eunasolutions.com.
VIRTUAL BID OPENING
Click here to join the Virtual Bid Opening (via Microsoft Teams) from your computer or mobile device.
Proposals will be opened publicly at City Hall at the date and time specified in the Notice to Proposers.
ACTION DATE TIME
Invitation for Bids Issued June 18, 2026 -
Questions Due June 24, 2026 3:00 P.M.
Final Q&A Addendum Published June 26, 2026 3:00 P.M.
Bid Due Date July 2, 2026 10:00 A.M.
Anticipated Contract Award August 2026
Any communication regarding this solicitation between the date of issue and date of award is to be in
writing and directed to procurement@parkridge.us. Answers to questions submitted in writing may be
distributed as an addendum. If a plan holder chooses not to respond, please fill out the enclosed No
Response Survey form and return it to the email above.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS
1. GENERAL
Throughout this document, "City of Park Ridge" and "City" shall be synonymous and mean the City of
Park Ridge. The words "bid," "proposal," "bidder," "proposer," "vendor," "firm," "contractor," and
"supplier" may be used in the alternative in these General Conditions and Instructions as intended and
described by the Scope of Work. The phrases "request for proposal," "invitation for bids," "request for
quotes," "request," "invitation," and "solicitation" may also be used in the alternative.
2.EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND WORK SITE BY BIDDER
The Bidder shall, before submitting its Bid, carefully examine the plans, specifications, contract
documents, Bid, and bond and insurance requirements and visit the site to verify conditions under
which work will be performed. Each Bidder is responsible for reading the bid documents and
familiarizing itself with all requirements. Failure of a Bidder to do so shall not relieve the Bidder of any
obligation with respect to said bid. If the Bidder's bid is accepted, it shall be responsible for, and the City
will make no allowance for any errors in their Bid resulting from its failure or neglect to comply with
these instructions.
Unless otherwise provided elsewhere in these documents, when the plans or specifications include
information pertaining to subsurface explorations, borings, test pits, and other preliminary investigation,
such information represents only the opinion of the City as to the location, character, or quantity of the
materials encountered and is only included for the convenience of the Bidder. The City assumes no
responsibility whatsoever with respect to the sufficiency or accuracy of the information, and there is no
guaranty, either expressed or implied, that the conditions indicated are representative of those existing
throughout the work, or that unanticipated developments may not occur. Accordingly, by bidding on
the work, each Bidder waives its rights under the Illinois Public Construction Contract Act, 30 ILCS 557/.
3.QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDER
The City may take any action deemed necessary to investigate the qualifications of each Bidder. The City
reserves the right to qualify or disqualify Bidders as a result of lack of similar project experience and/or
any other information obtained from the project reference form, references listed thereon, or publicly
available information. Bidders must also demonstrate that they have sufficient resources (i.e. capital,
laborers, sub-contractors, etc.) to accomplish all tasks required within the schedule for the contract. In
the event there are additional eligibility requirements described in the Special Conditions or
Specifications, such requirements shall be supplemental to and not in limitation of this provision.
4.PREPARATION OF BID
The Bidder shall prepare their Bid on the attached Bid Form or alternatively include all required
information in the Bidder's proposal package if a Bid Form is not included. Unless otherwise stated, all
blank spaces on the Bid page(s), applicable to the subject specification, must be correctly filled in. Either
a unit price or a lump sum price, as the case may be, must be stated for each item, either typed in or
written in ink, in figures, and, if required, in words. In the event of an error on the Bid page in which
there is a conflict between the unit price and the extended price or the total bid price, the City may
exercise its reasonable discretion to ascertain the actual price of the bid.
If the Bidder is a corporation, the President and Secretary shall execute the Bid, and the Corporate Seal
shall be affixed. In the event that the Bid is executed by an officer other than the President, sufficient
evidence of such signatory's authority shall be submitted. If the Bidder is a partnership, majority owning

partners or general partners shall execute the Bid, unless one partner has been authorized to sign for the
partnership, in which case sufficient evidence of such authority shall be submitted. If the Bidder is a limited
liability company, the manager shall execute the Bid, unless another officer has been authorized to sign
for the company, in which case sufficient evidence of such authority shall be submitted.
Each Bid must contain all required certifications and signatures. In addition, if any addenda are issued by
the City, the Bidder shall be required to acknowledge receipt of the formal addendum on the Bid form or
proposal, as applicable. Failure of a Bidder to acknowledge any of the addenda issued or submit
essential required documents contained in the solicitation shall deem its bid non-responsive; provided,
however, that the City in reliance upon its home rule powers, may choose to waive this requirement if
the City determines from the context of the Bid that the Bidder has considered the terms and conditions
of the addendum.
The Bid submitted must not contain erasures, interlineations, or other corrections unless each
correction is suitably authenticated by affixing in the margin immediately opposite the correction the
surname or surnames of the person or persons signing the bid.
Modifications of bids already submitted will be considered if received at the office designated in the
Invitation to Bid by the time set for opening of bids. Unless called for, alternate bids will not be
considered. No compensation will be allowed due to any difficulties which the Bidder could have
discovered or reasonably known prior to bidding.
5. SUBMISSION OF BID
All prospective Bidders shall submit their Bid in the manner specified in the Notice to Bidders by the
specified due date and time of the bid. Bids received beyond the date and hour set for the bid opening
will not be considered and will be returned unopened.
Submission of a bid will be considered presumptive evidence that the Bidder has visited the sites and is
conversant with local facilities and difficulties, the requirements of the documents and of pertinent
State or Local Codes, the state of Labor and Material Markets, and has made due allowance in the bid
for all contingencies. Include in bid all costs of labor, material, equipment, allowance, fees, permits,
guarantees, applicable taxes, insurance and contingencies, with overhead and profit necessary to
produce a complete project, or to complete those portions of the work covered by the Specifications on
which the Bid is made including all trades, without further cost to the Owner. Unless otherwise
described in the Special Conditions or Specifications, Bidders shall be responsible to obtain all permits
and arrange for all inspections. No unsolicited supplemental information will be accepted and will be
returned without being considered by the City.
6. WITHDRAWAL OF BID
A Bidder may withdraw their Bid at any time prior to the time specified in the notice as the closing time
for receipt of bids. However, no Bidder shall withdraw, cancel or modify their Bid for a period of sixty
(60) calendar days after the specified closing time for the receipt of bid. Where this contract is subject
to approval by another agency, such as the Federal Government or the State of Illinois, then the Bidder
shall not withdraw, cancel or modify their Bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the
specified closing time for the receipt of bids.

7. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS
No Bid will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person, firm or corporation that is in arrears or
is in default to the City of Park Ridge upon any debt or contract, or that is a defaulter, as surety or
otherwise, upon any obligation to the City, or had failed to perform faithfully any previous contract with
the City. The Bidder, if requested, shall present within 48 hours evidence satisfactory to the City of
performance ability and possession of necessary facilities, pecuniary resources and adequate insurance
to comply with the terms of these specifications and contract documents.
Each Bidder shall submit where necessary, or when requested by the Procurement Officer, catalogs,
descriptive literature or detailed drawings fully detailing features, designs, construction, appointments,
finishes and the like not covered in the specifications, necessary to fully describe the material or work
they propose to furnish.
The City of Park Ridge reserves the right to disregard any informality in the bids and bidding, to waive
technicalities, or to reject any and all bids when, in the opinion of the City Council, the best interest of
the City will be served by such action.
In addition to price, the City may consider: (1) compliance with bid and contract requirement including
bonds and insurance; (2) ability, capacity, and skill to perform; (3) adequacy of facilities, equipment,
materials, financial resources, organization, and staffing; (4) character, integrity, reputation, judgment,
experience, and efficiency; (5) quality of past performance; (6) compliance with past contracts and
applicable laws; (7) ability to provide future maintenance and service; (8) conditions or exceptions
placed on the bid.
8. ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS
The City will accept one of the bids or reject all bids within sixty (60) calendar days, or within ninety (90)
calendar days where approval by other agencies is required, from the date of opening of bids, unless the
successful Bidder, upon request of the City, extends the time of acceptance to the City. The contract will
be awarded based on the City's independent assessment of the bid by reference to the evaluation
criteria described in the bid solicitation. Where no evaluation criteria are specified, the contract will be
awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid is most favorable to the City's
interests. The City may rely on any information presented in the bid and any publicly available
information to assess the qualifications, responsiveness and responsibility of a bid.
9. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Any Bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the specifications and contract documents
may submit to the Procurement Officer a written request for an interpretation thereof by the deadline
described in the Notice to Bidders. No oral comments will be made to any Bidder as to the meaning of
the General or Special Conditions or any other contract documents and any inadvertently made are
hereby disclaimed and void. The person submitting the request shall be responsible for its prompt
delivery. Questions received after the deadline described in the Notice to Bidders cannot be considered.
Such interpretation will be made only in the form of a written addendum duly issued by Procurement
Officer. A copy of such addendum will be posted on the City's website and DemandStar. Failure on the
part of the prospective Bidder to receive a written interpretation prior to the time of the opening of bids
will not be grounds for withdrawal of their Bid. The Bidder shall acknowledge receipt of each addendum
issued.

Addenda may modify or interpret the Bidding Documents and will become part of the Contract
Documents when the Contract is executed. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to
the extent specified.
Any references in these specifications to manufacturer's name, trade name, or catalog number (unless
otherwise specified) is intended to be descriptive but not restrictive and only to indicate articles or
materials that will be satisfactory. Bids on other makes and catalogs will be considered, provided each
Bidder clearly states on the face of their Bid exactly what is proposed to be furnished. Unless so stated
in the Bid, it shall be understood that the Bidder intends to furnish the item specified and does not
propose to furnish an "equal". The City hereby reserves the right to approve as an equal, or to reject as
not being an equal, any article the Bidder proposes to furnish which contains minor or major variations
from specification requirements.
10. CHANGES:
Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/33E-9) requires that aggregate changes in excess of $25,000 or aggregate
extensions greater than one hundred eighty (180) days must comply with the Criminal Code. Likewise,
Illinois law (50 ILCS 525/5) expresses for a change order that authorizes or necessitates any increase in
the contract price that is 50% or more of the original contract price or that authorizes or necessitates
any increase in the price of a subcontract under the contract that is 50% or more of the original
subcontract price, then the portion of the contract that is covered by the change order must be
resubmitted for bidding in the same manner for which the original contract was bid. Upon approval, the
Procurement Officer shall issue to the successful contractor a written change order to the original
contract; such change orders shall be binding upon both parties thereto and shall in no way invalidate or
make void the terms of the original contract not modified by such change.
11. FAIR EMPLOYMENT
Bidder's signature on the Bid Form will be construed as acceptance of and willingness to comply with all
provisions of the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois relating to wages of laborers and
discrimination and intimidation of employees. Provisions of said acts are herein incorporated by
reference and become a part of this Bid and Specifications
12. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE ACT
At the time of contract, the Contractor will make certification required in the Contract and will comply
with all provisions of the Drug Free Workplace Act that are applicable to the Company. False
certification or violation of the requirements of the Drug Free Workplace Act may result in sanctions
including but not limited to suspension of the Contract with the City, termination of the Contract and
debarment of contracting with the City for at least one (1) year but not more than five (5) years.
13. HAZARD COMMUNICATION
All on-site contractors shall be informed of chemical hazards to which their employees could possibly be
exposed while working for the City. Upon request, this information is made available to the contractors
and their subcontractors by the prime contractor. It is the contractors and subcontractor's responsibility
to train their own employees on Hazardous Communications and the handling of hazardous materials. It
is the responsibility of the contractor to inform the City of any hazardous substances brought and stored
on City property. The contractor must also provide a Safety Data sheet for such chemicals.

14. WARRANTY/GUARANTEE
The Bidder warrants to the City that the labor shall be first class and conform to the requirements of the
Specifications and shall be performed by persons qualified in their respective trades. Materials furnished
under the Contract will be of good quality and new unless otherwise required or permitted under the
Specifications, and that materials will be free from defects not inherent in the quality required or
permitted. Work and materials not conforming to the Specifications, including substitutions not properly
approved and authorized, may be considered defective and will be rejected by the City. This warranty
excludes remedy for damage or defect caused by abuse, modifications not executed by the Bidder,
improper or insufficient maintenance, improper operation, or normal wear and tear and normal usage.
Unless otherwise described in the specifications, materials provided under this agreement will be
guaranteed for a period of one year, or the term of the manufacturer's warranty, whichever is greater.
Unless otherwise described in the specifications, labor provided under this agreement will be
guaranteed for a period of one year.
15. NON-BARRED BIDDING
The Bidder must certify that it is not barred from bidding on this contract as a result of a conviction for
the violation of state laws prohibiting bid-rigging or bid rotating by executing the included certification
as required by 720 ILCS 5/33E-11.
16. ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
Contractor understands that amendments to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (P.A. 96-0542),
which took effect January 1, 2010, requires the Contractor to produce to the City any of its company
records and documents which are in any way related to the performance of services under this
agreement and not exempt from disclosure within five (5) business days of the City's receipt of a request
for said records. Accordingly, the Contractor. agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Illinois
Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.), and agrees to deliver to the City all records in its
possession relating to this agreement within three (3) business days of a request by the City for said
records. Contractor agrees to reimburse the City any fees, fines, or costs incurred by or assessed against
the City for its failure to deliver requested records in the possession of the Contractor, and which the
Contractor failed to deliver to the City within three (3) business days of its receipt of a request from the
City to do so. An e-mail request for records and documents sent during business hours will be
considered received by the Contractor on the day sent. The Contractor shall not be entitled to receive
any wages, fees, or costs of any kind from the City for the production of documents and records in
response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
17. INSPECTION OF MATERIALS
The City shall have a right to inspect any materials or equipment to be used in carrying out this contract.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the contracted quality and standards of all materials, equipment,
components or completed work finished under this contract up to the time of final acceptance by the
City. Materials, equipment, components or completed work not complying therewith may be rejected
by the City and shall be removed and replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the City.
18. INDEMNITY
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractor shall waive any right of contribution against the
City and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City and the Architect/Engineer and their officers,
officials, employees, volunteers and agents from and against all claims, damages losses and expenses,
including, but not limited to, legal fees (attorney's and paralegal's fees, expert fees and court costs),
arising out of or resulting from the performance of the Contractor's work provided that any such claim,

damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or injury to or
destruction of property, other than the work itself, including the loss of use resulting therefrom, or is
attributable to misuse or improper use of patent, trademark or copyright protected material or
otherwise protected intellectual property, to the extent it is caused by any wrongful or negligent act or
omission of the Contractor, any Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or
anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable. Such obligation shall not be construed to negate,
abridge or otherwise reduce any other right to indemnity that the Owner would otherwise have. The
Contractor shall similarly, protect, indemnify and hold and save harmless, the Owner, its officers,
officials, employee, volunteers and agents against and from any and all claims, costs, causes, actions and
expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees, incurred by reason of Contractor's breach of any of its
obligations under, or Contractor's default of any provisions of the Contract. The indemnification
obligations under this paragraph shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type
of damages, compensation, or benefits payable by or for the Contractor or any subcontractor under
Workers' Compensation or Disability Benefit Acts or Employee Benefit Act.
19. SUBLETTING OR ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT OR CONTRACT FUNDS
No contract shall be assigned or any part of the same subcontracted without the prior written consent
of an authorized agent of the City; but in no case shall such consent relieve the Contractor from their
obligation or change the terms of this contract. The Contractor shall not transfer or assign any contract
funds or claims due or to become due without the prior written approval of an authorized agent of the
City having first been obtained. The unauthorized transfer or assignment of any contract funds in whole
or in part, or any interest therein, which shall be due or to become due to the Contractor, shall cause
the annulment of said transfer or assignment so far as the City is concerned.
20. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Bidder covenants that to the best of its knowledge no member of the governing body of the City,
and no other officer, employee, or agent of the City who exercises any functions or responsibilities in
connection with the solicitation or approval of this contract, shall have or does have any personal
interest, direct or indirect, in this contract.
The Bidder covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or
indirect, in the work to which this contract pertains which would conflict in any manner or degree with
the performance of its services hereunder. The Bidder further covenants that in the performance of this
contract, it shall not employ any officer, employee, or agent of the City who exercises any functions or
responsibilities in connection with the solicitation or approval of this contract.
21. COMPLETION
Bidder shall complete the services within the timeline set forth in the Bid Documents. Failure of the
Bidder to complete these services in accordance with the Specifications shall constitute a breach of the
Contract.
22. TERMINATION, CANCELLATION AND DAMAGES
This contract may be terminated for convenience upon mutual agreement of both parties. The City may
terminate based on the Contractor's breach or default. Unless the breach or default creates an
emergency situation, as determined in the City's sole discretion, the Contractor shall be given notice and
a five (5) day opportunity to correct before the termination becomes effective.

If the City terminates this Contract because of the Contractor's breach or default, the City shall have the
right to purchase items or services elsewhere and to charge the Contractor with any additional cost
incurred, including but not limited to the cost to cover, incidental and consequential damages and the
cost of re-bidding. The City may offset these additional costs against any sums otherwise due to the
Contractor under this bid or any unrelated contract
Upon such termination, Contractor shall be entitled to payment only as follows: (1) the actual cost of the
work completed in conformity with this Agreement; plus, (2) any additional costs actually incurred by
Contractor as are permitted by the prime contract and approved by City. The Contractor shall not be
entitled to any claim or claim of lien against City for any additional compensation or damages in the
event of such termination and payment
If the City of Park Ridge fails to appropriate funds to enable continued payment of yearly or multi-year
Contracts the City may cancel, without termination charges, provided Contractor received at least thirty
(30) days prior written notice of termination.
23. TAX EXEMPTION
Federal Excise Tax does not apply to materials purchased by the City of Park Ridge by virtue of
Exemption Certificate No. 36-600-6041. Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax, Use Tax, and Municipal
Retailers' Occupation Tax do not apply to materials or services purchased by the City of Park Ridge by
virtue of Statute. Illinois Tax Exemption Identification No. E9998-1408-05. The prices quoted herein shall
comply with all Federal Laws and Regulations.
24. PAYMENTS
Payment terms shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Prompt Payment
Act, 50 ILCS 505/1 et seq., after receipt by the City of the Contractor's invoice.
25. QUANTITIES
The quantities shown herein are estimated for canvassing purposes only, and as such may not represent
the actual quantities required during the life of any contract made pursuant to these specifications.
Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation of the City to order or pay for any services other than
the amount determined to meet the actual requirements of the City. The right to increase or decrease
the quantities shown herein, at any time during the life of this contract, is reserved to the City. The City
will only be obligated to pay for such quantities as may be ordered and accepted by the City from time
to time.
26. PRICING
Pricing shall remain consistent with the original terms accepted by the City for the term of the contract.
27. TERM OF CONTRACT
The term of this Contract shall be one (1) year following approval by City Council and execution of the
contract by the City Manager.
28. PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Contractor shall endeavor at all times to maintain good public relations and to present the City in a
positive light. Any action by the Contractor which damages the City's good will shall be considered a
breach of this Agreement.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Upon notice of acceptance of Bid and prior to commencing any work or furnishing materials, the
successful bidder shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days of said notice, provide the City a certificate of
insurance evidencing the required coverages and limits specified below. All insurance shall be issued by
a responsible insurer acceptable to the City, licensed to do business in the State of Illinois and rated at
least A:VII by A.M. Best. Each policy shall include an endorsement requiring at least thirty (30) days'
prior written notice to the City of Park Ridge of cancellation or reduction in coverage. All required
insurance shall be maintained in full force and effect for the duration of the contract and until all work
has been approved and accepted by the City.
1. Workers' Compensation: Statutory coverage for all persons whom the contractor may employ
directly or through subcontractors in carrying out the work under this contract. Such insurance
shall hold the City free and harmless of all personal injuries of all persons whom the contractor
may employ directly or through subcontractors.
Employer's Liability: $500,000 minimum liability for each accident/injury and disease.
2. Commercial General Liability: including bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall be
provided in the following minimum amounts:
$2,000,000.00 General Aggregate
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence Bodily Injury and Property Damage
$2,000,000.00 Products-Completed Operations Aggregate
3. Commercial Automobile Liability, Owned, Non-owned and Hired: including bodily injury and
property damage, which may arise from the use of motor vehicles engaged in various operations
under this contract. Coverage shall be provided in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 each
accident for Combined Single Limit.
4. Umbrella Liability: $2,000,000 minimum per occurrence. The scope of coverage provided by the
Umbrella or Excess policy shall follow form with the general liability policy.
The City of Park Ridge shall be named as an additional insured on all liability policies required herein.
The requirement to obtain and maintain insurance shall be solely the responsibility of the Contractor
and cannot be waived by any act or omission of the City. The Contractor shall require all subcontractors
to maintain the required insurance and, upon request, shall provide the City with certificates of
insurance and copies of applicable policies and endorsements.
The surety companies, other signers of any required bonds, and the insurance companies shall
familiarize themselves with all of the conditions and provisions of these specifications and contract
documents, and hereby waive all rights of special notification of any change or modification of this
contract in regard to the scope of the work, time of completion, cancellation or termination, or of any
other act or acts by the City of Park Ridge or its authorized employees and agents under the terms of
this contract. Failure to notify the previously mentioned surety or insurance companies of change or
modification shall in no way relieve the surety or insurance companies of their obligations under this
contract.

PREVAILING WAGE
The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act does not apply to this contract.

The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act applies to this contract. This contract calls for the construction

of "public work," within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. The
Contractor shall comply therewith and pay, and require every Subcontractor to pay, the prevailing rates
of wages as established by the Illinois Department of Labor for each craft or type of work needed to
execute the contract in accordance with 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. Contractor shall prominently post the
current schedule of prevailing wages at the Contract site and shall notify immediately in writing all of its
Subcontractors, of all changes in the schedule of prevailing wages. Any increases in costs to Contractor
due to changes in the prevailing rate of wage during the terms of any contract shall be at the expense of
Contractor and not at the expense of the Owner. Change orders shall, however, be computed using the
prevailing wage rates applicable at the time the change order work is scheduled to be performed.
Contractor shall be solely responsible to maintain accurate records as required by the prevailing wage
statute and to obtain and furnish all such records to Owner or Department of Labor as required by
Statute including certified payroll or, in lieu thereof, a certified letter stating that the Contractor is
exempt from the application of the Act. Contractor shall be solely liable for paying the difference
between prevailing wages and any wages actually received by laborers, workmen and/or mechanics
engaged in the Work and in every way defend and indemnify Owner against any claims arising under or
related to the payment of wages in accordance with the Prevailing Wage Act. The Owner agrees to
notify the Contractor or Subcontractor of the pendency of any such claim, demand, lien, or suit.
The Illinois Department of Labor publishes the prevailing wage rates on its website at:
https://labor.illinois.gov/laws-rules/conmed/current-prevailing-rates.html
The Contractor is advised that the Department revises the prevailing wage rates, and the
Contractor/subcontractor has an obligation to check the Department's web site for revisions to
prevailing wage rates. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the
Illinois Department of Labor's website.
The Contractor shall also:
(1) Insert into each subcontract and the project specifications for each subcontract, a written
stipulation that the subcontractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rate of wages to all laborers,
workers, and mechanics performing work under the contract.
(2) Require each subcontractor to insert into each lower-tiered contract and the project specifications
for each lower tiered subcontract, a stipulation that the subcontractor shall not pay less than the
prevailing rate of wages to all laborers, workers, and mechanics performing work under the
contract.