2022-2023 Small Meter Replacement Program

The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the replacement of 5,000 water meters, installation and associated programming of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) equipment, and miscellaneous related plumbing work. Note that this contract will include an optional extension for approximately one additional year (2023-2024), subject to future City Council approval and future annual budgets. Refer to Contract Documents for additional information. An electronic copy of the entire submission on a USB flash drive is also requested to be included in the bid packet. Those in attendance must adhere to the current City of Joliet City Hall COVID-19 policy. The City of Joliet follows current CD C guidelines regarding COVD- 19. Bid results will also be posted on the City's website, and emails sent out to individuals who have subscribed to the related RSS feed. It is preferred that you mail your bids/proposals. They should be address as follows: CITY OF JOLIET - SEALED BID ENCLOSED OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 150 W. JEFFERSON ST. JOLIET, IL 60432 If you do choose to hand deliver your bid/proposal, they are to be hand delivered to the East or West side of City Hall, 150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 and marked clearly on the outside of the SEALED package with the BID NUMBER AND NAME OF THE PROJECT, DATE AND TIME OF THE BID OPENING, NAME AND ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR COMPANY and RECEIPT OF ALL ADDENDA (if applicable). 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 TEN percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet. The successful bidder will be required to post performance security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions. Prequalification pursuant to Ordinance No. 7345 is necessary. Bidders are required to be prequalified through the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Capital Development Board or the City of Joliet. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their pre-qualification information is provided to the City of Joliet Purchasing Division prior to the bid opening. If bidders are not prequalified through IDOT or Capital Development Board, then they must be prequalified with the City of Joliet. Financial prequalification forms can be obtained from the City of Joliet website at: https://www.joliet.gov/ government/departments/purchasing/prequalification-process . This prequalification MUST be renewed yearly. To check on your current prequalification status, you can contact purchasing@joliet.gov. The current price for City of Joliet prequalification is $175, which offsets the costs for independent auditor review of the documents. Those documents are to be submitted to the Purchasing Division, City of Joliet, 150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 at least 6 days prior to the bid opening. The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law and the City of Joliet Procurement Code (Section 2-430 - 2- 453 of the Code of Ordinances. All questions regarding this contract shall be directed to Jonathan Hall, from the City of Joliet, at 1-815-724-4255 or by email at jhall@joliet.gov.

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Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.