ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Village of Bensenville, IL – Water Supply Pressure Adjusting Station Replacement

Village of Bensenville (Owner) is requesting Sealed Bids for the construction of the Water Supply Pressure Adjusting Station Replacement (IL0434140) Project. Sealed Bids will be received by the Village Clerk, at the Village of Bensenville Village Hall, located at 12 S. Center St., Bensenville, IL 60106, until Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 11:00AM local time. Label sealed bids with, “Village Clerk, Water Supply Pressure Adjusting Station Replacement Bid Package Sealed Bid”. At that time the sealed Bids received will be publicly unsealed, opened, and read.  Any contract(s) awarded under this Notice to Bidders are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).

The Project includes the following Work: 1) A new Pressure Adjusting Station (PAS) Facility at Veterans Park along Church Road, including PAS Process System, Metering System, Altitude Adjusting System, a Surge Release System, and associated facility structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation and control work; and replacement of existing Pump House Roof System; 2) New connections to existing PAS and Pump House Facilities, and DuPage Water Commission Metering Facility, Water Distribution System, Sanitary System, Stormwater System, and Utilities; 3) Civil site work, yard piping, and other work for a complete and operating installation in accordance with the Contract Drawings and Specifications.  

Bidding Documents can be found at the following designated website: www.QuestCDN.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded for a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. Bidding Documents are available for examination, but not purchase, during normal business hours at the Village of Bensenville Public Works, located at 717 E. Jefferson St., Bensenville, IL 60106 throughout the defined advertisement period. A Pre-bid Conference will be held on September 20, 2023 at 10:00AM at Village of Bensenville Village Hall located at 12 S. Center St., Bensenville, IL 60106. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required. The Project has an expected duration of Eight Hundred (800) calendar days.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this Notice to Bidders are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Notice to Bidders or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (35 IAC Part 662), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), the IL Works Jobs Program Act (Apprenticeship Initiative) Information [30 ILCS 559/20/20-1], and the “Use of American Iron and Steel” requirements contained in Section 436 of H.R. 3547, and the Build America, Buy America Act [Pub. L.No.117-58, §§70901-52], the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, and the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this executive order are explained in 41 CFR 60-4. This procurement is also subject to the increased use of disadvantaged business enterprises in accordance with 40 CFR Part 33, as amended. The Loan recipient’s policy requires all bidders to undertake specified affirmative efforts at least 16 days prior to Bid opening.