The Waukegan Park District reserves the right to waive technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, to accept only portions of a bid and reject the remainder. Owner will award the Contract to the lowest most responsible and responsive Bidder, as determined by Owner. In considering the Bidder's responsibility, the Owner may evaluate, among other factors, the ability of the Bidder to provide experienced labor sufficient in numbers to timely and properly complete the services, the financial capability of the Bidder, and the performance of the Bidder on other projects. Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in, or totally consumed in the prosecution of the Work. A tax exemption certificate will be furnished by the Park District at the request of the Bidder. The District's tax exemption number shall only be used by the successful Bidder for the Work of this Project. No bid may be withdrawn, and all bids shall remain firm for sixty (60) days after the bid opening. The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. A prevailing wage determination has been made by the Park District, which is the same as that determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for public works projects in Lake County. The Contract entered into for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workmen, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (or the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic. If you have any questions, please contact me at 847-360-4755 or by email at tgirmscheid@waukeganparks.org. The Contractor(s) selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity. State law mandates an open and competitive bidding process and requires that publicly procured contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder with no demonstrated preference based on the bidder's location, race and gender. Therefore, the Park District is unable to give preference to competitively bid projects, but does encourage submission from local, women, and minority bidders. All bids must be accompanied by cashier's check or bid bond payable to the order of the Waukegan Park District for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid as provided in the Instructions to Bidders. No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond or check. Any questions related to the bidding requirements shall be directed to Tim Girmscheid, 847-360-4755 OR BY EMAIL AT TGIRMSCHEID@WAUKEGANPARKS.ORG .It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to see that his/her bid is received in proper time. No faxed or e-mail bid or modification of a bid will be considered. The Park District is not responsible for the premature opening of bids not marked as required. Any bid opened prematurely due to the failure of the Bidder to mark the envelope in accordance with these Bid Documents may be considered non-responsive. Bidders' prices are to include the delivery of all materials; including plant, equipment, supplies, tools, scaffolding, transportation, insurances, bonds, warranties, and all other items and facilities, and the performance of all labor and services, necessary for the proper completion of the Work except as may be otherwise expressly provided in the Contract Documents. Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in, or totally consumed in the prosecution of, the Work. An exemption certificate will be furnished by the Park District upon request of the Bidder. Bidder must acknowledge all Addenda received in the spaces provided on the Contractor Bid Form. By submitting a bid, Bidder indicates that all considerations issued by Addendum are incorporated in the bid. As part of the attached Bid Proposal Form will be one or more certifications regarding the Bidder's compliance with applicable laws. Failure of a Bidder to complete/submit a required certification shall be the basis for immediate rejection of that Bidder's bid. The certification of the successful Bidder shall become a part of the Contract with the Park District. The Bidder shall submit its prices on the attached Contractor Bid Form. The Bid Form shall be executed properly and all writing, including all signatures, shall be with black ink. Failure to use the Bid Proposal Form provided may result in rejection of the bid. Do not detach any portion of this document; invalidation of the bid could result. The Bidder shall specify in figures, in the places provided, a price for each of the separate items called for in the Bid Form. The bid security of the successful Bidder will be returned after acceptance by the Park District of an acceptable Performance Bond, Labor and Material/Payment Bond and a certificate of insurance naming the Waukegan Park District as the certificate holder and as additional insured, and the successful Bidder has executed and returned to the Park District the contract for the Work presented by the Park District.. Substantial Completion Date: April 8, 2024 Final Completion: April 15, 2024