Services of Tractors with Rotavators and Sludge Pumps with Operators

Agency:	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
State:	Illinois
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	238990 - All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
Posted Date:	Feb 21, 2024
Due Date:	Mar 12, 2024
Solicitation No:	24-697-11
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NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

FOR

SERVICES OF TRACTORS WITH ROTAVATORS

AND SLUDGE PUMPS WITH OPERATORS

CONTRACT 24-697-11

PROPOSALS ARE DUE MARCH 12, 2024

Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted to the Metropolitan Water

Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) via an electronic upload to the Bonfire

Portal only, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. Central Time (CT), on

the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and

Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 AM CT on March 12, 2024. The public

cannot attend but can view the bid opening at https://mwrd.org/bid-opening.

NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:00 AM CT ON THE ABOVE

SCHEDULED BID OPENING DATE. ALL BIDS FAXED, MAILED, EMAILED, OR

HAND DELIVERED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE RETURNED TO

THE BIDDER. THERE IS NO BID DEPOSITORY SAFE AVAILABLE FOR MAILING

OR HAND DELIVERING BIDS. THE DISTRICT WILL ONLY ACCEPT BIDS

ELECTRONICALLY UPLOADED TO THE BONFIRE PORTAL

(HTTPS://MWRD.BONFIREHUB.COM/). PLEASE SEE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

ON HOW TO UPLOAD YOUR BID TO THE BONFIRE PORTAL IN THE BID

DOCUMENT ENTITLED “SUBMISSION VIA THE BONFIRE PORTAL.” THE

BONFIRE LINK IS UNIQUE TO EACH SOLICITATION. BIDS WILL BE DEEMED

NON-RESPONSIVE IF NOT SUBMITTED USING THE PROJECT-SPECIFIC

BONFIRE URL LINK PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT WITH THE BIDDING

DOCUMENTS.

Tenders are invited to furnish all necessary labor, supervision, tools, equipment, materials

and appurtenances, including transportation and all equipment and operating crews, for

the services of up to two (2) rotavators and one (1) sludge pump at the Lawndale Avenue

Solids Management Areas (LASMA), and for the services of up to three (3) rotavators

and one (1) sludge pump at the Calumet Solids Management Areas (CALSMA), process

sites, and other sites, for a thirty-six (36) month period.

The Contract is divided, for purposes of bidding, into two (2) Groups. Bidders may

submit a bid for either or both Groups as set forth in the Proposal. When bidding

on any Group, the Bidder must submit bids for all Items in that Group or the bid for

that Group will be rejected as non-responsive. For any Group not bid, the Bidder shall

insert “NO BID” in the appropriate place. The District reserves the right to award a

Contract or Contracts to any Bidder or Bidders for any Group or combination of Groups

as it may deem to be in the best interest of the District to do so.

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Notwithstanding the unit costs, extensions, and TOTAL BID, the total value of the work

ordered under this Contract is not to exceed the following amounts:

Group A – Lawndale Avenue Solids Management Area (LASMA): $ 597,000.00

Group B – Calumet Solids Management Area (CALSMA):

$ 1,200,000.00

TOTAL FOR ALL GROUPS:

$ 1,797,000.00

The District intends to obtain as much work as possible without exceeding the above-

stated values. However, bidders are cautioned that, due to unforeseen operating

conditions, the full amount may not be expended.

There is no bid deposit required for this Contract. A contractor's bond will be required.

Please refer to the Agreement section and the Contractor's Bond section for additional

information about this requirement.

Funding of all Contract items is subject to the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the

District’s budget for all years under this Contract.

Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of

Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District's

website at www.mwrd.org(Doing Business  Procurement & Materials Management 

Contract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions

regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following

email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643.

The District assumes no liability or responsibility for the failure or inability of any Bidder

to successfully download any and all Contract documents, including but not limited to

specifications, proposal forms and/or plans, as a result of any type of technological

computer and/or software system failure or breakdown that restricts, prohibits or prevents

successful downloading of any and all District Contract documents by the Bidder, whether

caused by the District or other parties, directly or indirectly.

Bidding documents are only available online, and all addenda issued for this Contract will

be available online at the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. The path is as follows: Doing

Business  Procurement and Materials Management  Contract Announcements. A

copy of such addenda will also be emailed/faxed to each person which downloads a set

of such Contract documents.

Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of each addendum issued in space provided on

proposal signature page or submit a signed copy of each addendum with the Bidder’s

proposal at the time and date set to receive bids. Oral explanations will not be binding.

Any Proposal which indicates multiple or alternate bids will be deemed non-responsive

and will be rejected by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management.

Proposals shall conform to all the terms and conditions of the Bidding Requirements

attached hereto. Failure to submit the required documents as specified may render the

bid non-responsive and the bid may be rejected.

If any potential Bidder contemplating to submit a proposal is in doubt as to the true

meaning of any part of the specifications or other Contract documents, such inquiry

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should be submitted online at the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. The path is as

follows: Doing Business  Procurement and Materials Management  Contract

Announcements  (Find correct project)  Ask a Question. The District will provide an

online response to such inquiries, as the District deems appropriate. Strings of

appropriate questions and answers regarding the bidding documents will be available

online on the District’s website until the bid opening date of the bidding documents. No

questions will be accepted by telephone, fax, email, mail, or any other such form of

delivery.

The District will only respond to questions received online up to ONE (1) WEEK prior to

the bid opening date of the bidding documents. The District will not respond to questions

received after this date. The District does not guarantee the timeliness of responses

provided online, nor does the District guarantee that such responses will be provided in

adequate time to affect the submission of bids. The District shall provide responses online

ONLY if the responses do not interpret or otherwise change the bidding documents.

The District’s responses online are NOT official responses and, therefore, are not binding

to the bidding documents. Any official interpretation or change to the bidding documents

will be made only by addenda duly issued to all plan holders on record by the Director of

Procurement and Materials Management.

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 proposal.

The contact person for this Contract is Mr. Raphael Frost. Mr. Raphael Frost will provide

online responses to online inquiries.

Prior to award of the Contract, the lowest responsible Bidder must demonstrate

compliance with the District’s Multi-Project Labor Agreement by submitting to the Director

of Procurement and Materials Management a signed Certificate of Compliance with the

Multi-Project Labor Agreement. The Agreement and Certificate of Compliance are

contained in the Contract Documents.

Bidders are STRONGLY URGED to inspect all areas of the work sites prior to bidding to

familiarize themselves with the nature of the work and the method of accomplishing the

same. To schedule a site inspection, Bidders are asked to contact the Engineer, Mr.

Raphael Frost for Group A, at (708)588-4302, or Mr. Andrew Gierut for Group B, at

(773)256-3704 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

Bidders are reminded that no questions will be taken during any site inspections.

Bidders should read the bidding requirements set forth on pages R-1 through R-6, and in

particular page R-2, Paragraph 6, in regards to questions on this Contract.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing

Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.)(the “Act”). Note that submission of certified payroll

records when requested by the District’s Affirmative Action Administrator in accordance

with Section 14(b) of the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance does not relieve a

contractor of its obligation to submit certified payroll records to the Illinois Department of

Labor pursuant to the Act.

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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right

to reject any or all Proposals.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

February 21, 2024

By Darlene A. LoCascio

Director of Procurement

and Materials Management

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