CITY OF ELMHURST
209 NORTH YORK STREET
ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126-2759
(630) 530-3000
www.elmhurst.org
SCOTT M. LEVIN
MAYOR
JACKIE HADDAD-TAMER
CITY CLERK
DAN CURRAN
CITY TREASURER
JAMES A. GRABOWSKI
CITY MANAGER
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS
FOR THE
2026 STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM
209 NORTH YORK STREET
CITY OF ELMHURST
DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed bids to complete all work required for the 2026 Street Resurfacing Program will be received
by the City of Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois until 10:00 a.m., (Central Daylight Savings Time)
on Friday, January 30, 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 the City Clerk, Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Street,
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126, and shall be marked “Sealed Bid – 2026 Street Resurfacing Program,
Project No. 26-02.”
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
The work in general shall consist of the grinding and bituminous overlay of approximately 73,000
square yards of bituminous streets and alleys, removal and replacement of approximately 4,700
square yards of bituminous parking lot pavement, removal and replacement of approximately
15,000 lineal feet of concrete curb and gutter, miscellaneous sidewalk replacement, utility
structure adjustments, restoration of driveways and parkways; traffic control; and all other
related work.
This work shall be performed in accordance with the contract documents, copies of which are on
file for review, and available at the City of Elmhurst, City Manager’s Office (2nd floor), 209 N. York
Street, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 for a non-refundable cost of $25.00 per set of bidding documents.
No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2026. All proposals
must be submitted on the 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 of
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 City of
Elmhurst 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 omission in the plans or proposal. All contractors performing asphalt, concrete
and sewer work must be pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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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 City of
Elmhurst for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The proposal guaranty checks of
all, except the two (2) lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the proposals have been
checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two (2) 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 City of Elmhurst reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals
for any reason deemed in the best interest of the City of Elmhurst.
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 City of Elmhurst 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.
PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES
The general 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 general prevailing rate
for legal holiday and overtime work, as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, shall be
paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform the work.
Dated: This 16th day of January 2026.
CITY OF ELMHURST
Scott M. Levin, Mayor Jackie Haddad-Tamer, City Clerk
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