The following text was electronically converted from the PDF document above, and may not be 100% accurate. Because of this, please view the PDF for the most accurate information. The President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois. The Engineer has been authorized to refuse to issue plans, specifi!cations and proposals to any person, firm, or corporation that he considers to be unqualified. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No proposals will be issued after 4:00 P.M. on the 23rd day of June 2023. Electronic copies of the bidding documents are available from the office of the Municipal Engineer, Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., via email request to info@ehancock.com. Proposals must be submitted on the form provided the proposal as a guarantee that if the proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the perfor!mance of the contract is properly secured. Completion dates for this Project are as follows: Phase I-August 11, 2023; Phase IINovember 10, 2023. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bellwood for a period of 45 days after the scheduled time of closing bids. All bidders must provide proof that they are prequalified with the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform at least 50% of the value of the work before being issued bidding documents. The plans and specification therefore, according to the time and terms and conditions of the contract; and also that the bidder and contractor shall properly pay all debts incurred by the Contractor in the execution of the work, including those for labor and materials furnished. The Contractor shall be required to furnish sufficient insurance or guaranty of indemnity to the Village of Bellwood, Illinois, the County of Cook, Illinois, and the Engineer against any and all claims which might arise for damages to persons or property due to the negligence of the Contractor or Subcontractors, or their officers, agents, employees or servants, during the construction of said improvement and until the said improvement has been finally accepted as complete by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Bellwood, Illinois. The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Contractor and subcontractor shall also comply with the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act. The Village of Bellwood reserves the right to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals. Replacement of sidewalk areas shall consist of installing an aggregate cushion meeting the gradation CA 6, at a depth of two-inches (2"), prior to pouring a five-inch (5") thick slab of pcc sidewalk.