Klein Creek Stream Restoration Project (Reaches 5, 6, and 7)

Pre-Qualification: Yes The work in general shall consist of site clearing, excavating the creek channel, concrete channel crushing, installation of bank stabilization, site dewatering, by-pass pumping, storm sewer improvements, installation and maintenance of soil erosion and sediment control, seeding, landscaping, landscape restoration, natural area maintenance and monitoring, including burning, cutting, herbiciding, seeding and interseeding, and annual report preparation, as further described in these contract documents for the work prepared by Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL). The Village of Glendale Heights will in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The bidder shall not take advantage of any errors or omission in the plans or proposal. Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MBE/WBE) are encouraged to submit bids on this project. Each bid shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate surety company, a bank cashier's check or a certified check payable to the Village of Glendale Heights for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the proposals have been checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two lowest responsible bidders will be returned after the contract and the contract bond of the successful bidder have been properly executed and approved. Bid bonds will not be returned. The Village of Glendale Heights reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason deemed in the best interest of the Village of Glendale Heights. Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder. In determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is, the Village of Glendale Heights will consider all factors which it, in its discretion, deems relevant in determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is. Bidders who are awarded a contract shall be required to provide a Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Performance Bond, each in the total amount of the contract sum upon execution of the contract. The general prevailing rate of wages in DuPage County for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform the work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work, as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform the work.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.