Hessel Park Retaining Wall

Budget: $25-35K range. The Champaign Park District is requesting bids for the construction of a seat wall with stairs, a curb, a small porous concrete pad, and a small standard concrete pad at the Champaign Park District Hessel Park located at 1401 Grandview Drive, Champaign IL 61820. By submitting a bid, the bidder agrees and assures that the specifications are adequate, and the bidder accepts the terms and conditions, and specifications. Failure to do so will be at the bidder's risk and they cannot secure relief on the plea of error. All bids shall be submitted on the Bid Forms and accompanied by requested information including the Champaign Park District Commitment to Engage in Affirmative Action Practices forms. All blank spaces shall be properly filled in, in ink or typewritten, in both words and figures, and with no other conditions, changes, erasures or interlineations. Bids shall be signed and executed by a principal duly authorized to make contracts. Bids shall be enclosed in an envelope sealed and clearly marked with the words: "SEALED BID: HESSEL PARK RETAINING WALL". The bidder shall put their name and address on the outside of the envelope. The District shall not be responsible for the premature opening of bid envelopes, which are not properly filled out in accordance with the instructions. Award: The District will award this bid to the lowest responsible bidder if all other requirements are satisfactorily met. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part and is not necessarily bound to accept the lowest bid if that bid is contrary to the best interests of the District. The District reserves the right to waiver minor irregularities and technicalities. A bid may be rejected if it is in any way incomplete or irregular. Where there are tie bids, there shall be a preference for "in state-bidders". Questions and comments regarding this solicitation should be directed to Kayla Myers at Bresnan Meeting Center, 706 Kenwood Road, Champaign, Illinois 61821 or by email at kayla.myers@champaignparks.org. Written answers to questions of a general nature or which would affect the solicitation will be provided to all eligible bidders. Only written answers to the questions shall be binding. Inquiries must be received by 5:00 pm Monday, March 6, 2023. Bid Bond: Bidder must submit as a bid surety a bid bond equal to 10% of the construction contract as a proposal guarantee in conformity with Illinois Statutes. Performance Bond: The successful bidder shall furnish Performance and Payment bonds in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the construction contract awarded and payment of all obligations thereunder. Bond form shall be A1A-311 or equivalent acceptable to the District. Failure to supply required bonds within ten (10) days after the bid acceptance, or within such extended period as the District may grant, shall constitute a default, and the District may award the contract to the next responsible bidder or elect to re-advertise the bid. A defaulting bidder may be deemed liable for the difference between the bid originally accepted and that amount for which an award is subsequently executed. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Play Field Equipment and Structures, Playground Equipment, Play Structures.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Selective Clearing, Grading, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Site Improvements, Fences and Gates, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities.