Collection Systems Operations Facility Structural Steel Package

Renovation of a water / sewer project in Rockford, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project. The Collection Systems Operations Facility Structural Steel Package, Capital Project No. 2217, consists of production of a red-iron structural steel package for a new operations facility including the fabrication of structural steel, storage at the fabricator's facility until ready for erection, and delivery to the project site as indicated in the Project Manual and on the Contract Drawings. Construction of the operations facility will be bid at a later date; the selected steel fabricator will be assigned to the General Contractor at that time. Bidder's attention is called to Article 2 - Instructions to Bidders 3.8 requirements for Statement of Qualifications. Bidder must have a permanent business office within forty (40) miles of FRSA's office at 3501 Kishwaukee Street in Rockford, Illinois. Structural steel shall be available for procurement no later than October 1, 2022. Liquidated damages shall be $300.00 per calendar day beyond that date. All construction shall be done in accordance with specifications on file with FRSA, including FRSA's General Provisions and Technical Specifications for Sanitary Sewer Construction (Current Edition). Each Proposal must be accompanied by the FRSA Bid Bond form with an acceptable Bid Security attached, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price. This amount is a guarantee that, if the Proposal is accepted, a Contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the full amount of the Bid or Proposal. No Bid shall be withdrawn without FRSA's consent for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. FRSA reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or any part thereof, or to accept any bid or any part thereof, or to waive any formalities in any bids, deemed to be in the best interest of FRSA.

Division 03 -	Concrete, Precast Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Joists, Metal Fabrications.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Sanitary Sewerage Utilities, Sanitary Utility Sewerage Piping, Sanitary Utility Sewerage Force Mains, Sanitary Utility Sewerage Structures.