NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS
FOR THE
JILL COURT AND MARILYN AVENUE
WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT
VILLAGE OF GLENDALE HEIGHTS
DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed bids to complete all work required for the Jill Court and Marilyn Avenue Water Main Replacement Project will be
received by the Village of Glendale Heights, DuPage County, Illinois until 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on June 23, 2026.
Thereafter or as soon as thereafter is practicable, all bids received will be publicly opened and the bid prices read aloud.
Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Office of Purchasing, Glendale Heights Civic
Center, 300 Civic Center Plaza, Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139, and shall be marked “Sealed Bid – Jill Court and
Marilyn Avenue Water Main Replacement Project”.
The work in general shall consist of water main replacement, water main capping and abandoning, new ductile iron water
main construction, new fire hydrant and valve vault construction, storm sewer removal and replacement, pavement
rehabilitation, and landscape restoration, all as further described in the contract documents for the said work prepared by
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL).
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
The Bidding Documents can be obtained through QuestCDN via the CBBEL website at www.cbbel.com/bidding-info or at
www.questcdn.com under Login using QuestCDN #10215394 for a $30 nonrefundable fee. A QuestCDN login will be
required for each planholder. Contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership
registration and downloading digital product information. A hardcopy of the bidding documents is available for viewing at
CBBEL’s office, located at 9575 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018. Following the award, contractors may
request reimbursement for the $30 fee to download the bid documents. This request shall be sent to Andrew Pufundt at
apufundt@cbbel.com within 30 days of award of the project.
Contractors must purchase bid documents and be shown on the Bidder’s Planholder List in order to bid. Bids
received from contractors who are not in the Bidder’s Planholder List will be rejected.
All proposals are being accepted as General Contractor for work specified in the project, must be submitted on forms
provided and in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and
warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local conditions affecting the contract and
understands all the requirements for performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal
resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The Village of Glendale Heights will in no case be
responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the
bidder. The bidder shall not take advantage of any errors or omissions in the plans or proposal. The project will be let as a
single contract.
Minority Owned Businesses, Women Owned Businesses (MBE/WBE), and Section 3 Owned Businesses and laborers are
encouraged to submit bids on this project. Federal Labor Standards and Prevailing Wage rates will apply to this project.
BID SECURITY
Each bid shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate surety company, a
bank cashier’s check or a certified check payable to the Village of Glendale Heights for not less than five percent (5%) of
the amount bid. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the
proposals have been checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two lowest responsible bidders will be
returned after the contract and the contract bond of the successful bidder have been properly executed and approved. Bid
bonds will not be returned.
RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS
The Village of Glendale Heights reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason
deemed in the best interest of the Village of Glendale Heights.
AWARD OF CONTRACT
Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder. In determining
who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is, the Village of Glendale Heights will consider all factors which it, in its
discretion, deems relevant in determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is. Bidders who are awarded a
contract shall be required to provide a Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Performance Bond, each in the total amount
of the contract sum upon execution of the contract.
The successful Contractor shall furnish a Performance Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
Contract sum as a security for the faithful performance of this Contract and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in an
amount of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract sum as a security for the payment of all persons
performing labor on the Project under this Contract and furnishing materials in connection with this Contract.
PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES
The federal prevailing rate of wages in DuPage County for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the
contract or perform the work, also the federal prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work, as ascertained by the
United States Department of Labor, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to
perform the work.
This project is partially paid for with Federal grant funding through the Community Development Block Grant Program.
Davis-Bacon Wage Decisions apply and are only superseded in instances by and where Illinois Prevailing Wages exceeds
Davis-Bacon in wage, fringe benefits, and/or trade stipulations (requirements). If this project does not start within 90 days
of award, the wage determinations shall be replaced with the most current decisions.
NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE
All contracts between the Subgrantee and the Contractor and all subcontracts thereafter must include the following non-
discrimination clause: “Employers shall not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, familial status, or disability.”
Dated: This 18th day of June, 2026.
Village of Glendale Heights
Rebecca Giannelli, Village President