Questions regarding this IFB shall be submitted via Bonfire by 4:00 p.m. on Aug 24th 2023. Bonfire will not accept questions after this time. There is a 25% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal for this project Payment and Performance Bonds each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, with a corporation surety satisfactory to Metra, will be required to assure performance of the Contract. Any attorney-in-fact who signs any bond must attach to each bond an effective copy of his power of attorney, the date of the bond specifically including such date within the authority conferred thereby. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Deposit, as earnest money, in the form of a bid bond, made payable to the order of Metra for 5% of the total bid price amount including alternates. As soon as the bid prices have been compared, Metra will return the deposit of all except the three lowest bidders. When the Contract is executed, the deposits of the two remaining unsuccessful bidders will be returned. The Bid Deposit of the successful bidder will be retained until the Payment and Performance Bonds and Insurance Certificates have been received and approved, at which time it will be returned. Metra reserves the right to waive minor informalities or irregularities in the bids received, to accept any bid deemed advantageous to Metra, or to reject any and all bids submitted. Conditional bids, or those which take exception to the Contract Documents without prior written approval from Metra, may be considered nonresponsive and may be rejected. Permits and licenses of any nature necessary for the prosecution of the work shall be secured and paid for by the Contractor. The Contractor shall give all notices required by and otherwise comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations, including the safety rules and regulations of Metra, bearing on the conduct of said Work. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) or Metra shall upon its own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor withhold or cause to be withheld from the Contractor under this Contract or any other Federal contract with the same Prime Contractor, or any other federally-assisted contract subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, which is held by the same Prime Contractor, so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics, including apprentices, trainees, and helpers, employed by the Contractor or any subcontractor the full amount of wages required by the Contract Contractor shall, as an independent contractor and not as an agent of METRA, provide all permits, labor, tools, equipment, insurance, transportation, and facilities, etc. necessary for Construction Services for 51st Street Yard Coach Maintenance Building Demolition.