Potable Water Distribution System Improvements - Contract C Pumping, Storage & Water Mains

The City of Bloomington, Illinois ("City") is accepting sealed bids for Bid #2027-01 , Potable Water Distribution System Improvements - Contract C Pumping, Storage & Water Mains to be submitted via the City's e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov until Wednesday, July 8, 2026 , 10:00 am CST. Please reference the scope of work and attachment(s) for the full details of this project.

The City adopted an Ordinance amending Chapter 16 of the City Code regarding public works contracts and project labor agreements. For all public works projects estimated in excess of $50,000 where public funds will be expended, the City of Bloomington shall require a project labor agreement unless it has been determined that a project labor agreement would not advance the City's interest of cost, efficiency, quality, safety, timeliness, skilled labor force, and labor stability and the City's policy to advance minority-owned or female-owned business, or businesses utilizing minority and female workers. The terms of any project labor agreement shall not exceed the economic standards established by the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, as form time to time amended, nor contain any requirement of union membership of any contractor's employees or fair share payment by contractor's employees.

Project Labor agreement shall not be required for contracts for private development between the City and developers involving private business development activities (e.g., incentive agreement with developers on private development projects).

The City of Bloomington, incorporated in 1856, is a home rule unit of government under the 1970 Illinois Constitution. The City of Bloomington is located in the heart of Central Illinois, approximately 125 miles southwest of Chicago, 155 miles northeast of St. Louis and 64 miles northeast of Springfield, the State Capital. The City of Bloomington is the County Seat of McLean County, the largest county in Illinois (approximately 762,240 acres). The results of the 2020 Census shows the City now has a population of 78,680 citizens. The economic strength of the City of Bloomington metropolitan area is well diversified with no single dominating industry.