Boone County Government ("Boone County") invites qualified applicants to submit proposals for the installation of new fencing at the Boone County Sheriff Storage Yard at 1455 McKinley Avenue Belvidere, IL 61008. Any questions concerning this Request for Proposal ("RFP") should be submitted to: Pat Molloy, Chief Deputy 615 N. Main Street Belvidere, IL 61008 Molloy@boonecountyil.gov Three (3) hard copies of your proposal and any attachments are to be submitted in a sealed envelope All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of FIVE percent (5%) of the base bid, payable to Boone County. Any proposal may be withdrawn by giving notice to the County Clerk and Recorder before the stated closing time All submittals become the property of Boone County Government and may be used in current and/or future specification development and/or in requests for proposals/bids at the sole discretion of Boone County Government. Proposal that take exception the County's Terms and Conditions as a whole and substitute the bidder's standard terms and conditions may be rejected. Contractor shall assume full responsibility for all costs necessary to assemble the required information and for the timely delivery of the proposal at the above location.This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the County to award a contract or to undertake any financial obligation whatsoever with respect to the requirement referred to herein.The County reserves the right, when it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County, to negotiate contract terms with the selected Contractor to award the proposal in its entirety, in part, in any combination or not at all and/or to select the proposal or combination of proposals deemed in the best interest of the County at the County's sole discretion. Therefore, the bidder should submit their best proposal initially from both technical and price standpoints. To be responsive, the proposal must set forth full, accurate and complete information as required by this RFP and all attachments. Any amendment to this RFP will be issued in writing by the County. No information or representation other than that contained in such an amendment, whether received from an employee of the County or other person, will be considered to have been modified or be grounds for deviation from any stipulation or requirement of this RFP. The Bidder/Contractor shall be responsible for complying with all Local, State, and Federal regulations pertaining to this project including State of Illinois law relating to prevailing wage and preference to citizens on public works projects. Remove 770' of existing chain link and gates o All waste and spoil to be removed and hauled off site Supply and install 469' of new 6' high, 9 gauge galvanized chain link fence o Include 3 strands of 4 point barbed wire Frame work: SS40 weight Terminal Posts: 2 1/2 " O.D. Line Posts: 2" O.D. Gate Posts: 4" O.D. Top Rail: 1 5/8" O.D. o All posts are to be embedded in concrete One 26' fence line with 6' high privacy strips One 24' wide cantilever gate with Nylon rollers and 3"x 3" square tube stiffener on inside of gate o Gate to be operated by LINEAR HSLG machine o Two truck/car height goose neck posts o compartment heater grounding rod o safety photo eye o free exit sensor One 21' wide double gate with privacy strips Aerial of proposed fencing can be found in Attachment C. Red lines indicate removal of fencing, blue lines indicate fencing with dotted blue requiring barbed wiring, green lines indicate placement of cantilever gate with goose neck posts, and orange indicates location for double gate.