INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Highland Park will receive Electronic bids for the:
CENTRAL AVENUE EAST-SOUTH PARKING LOT RECONSTRUCTION 2020
until 11:00 a.m., March 19, 2020
Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. Digital plan documents may be downloaded for a non-refundable fee of $60 by inputting Quest project # 6876129 on the QuestCDN.com Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. NO paper copies will be provided by the owner.
DUE TO CLOSURE OF CITY BUILDINGS, ALL BID ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BID OPENING WILL BE PERFORMED ONLINE VIA QUESTCDN. PLEASE LOG ON OR SETUP YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU NEED BID RESULTS OR NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BID PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT BIANCA RAMIREZ AT 847.926.1189 OR BRAMIREZ@CITYHPIL.COM
The work consists of HMA surface removal, storm sewer underdrain tiles, rain garden subbase preparation, subgrade improvement, reconstruction of the parking lot pavement with 6 inches of Warm-Mix Asphalt pavement constructed over an 10 inches of aggregate subbase. Other work includes placement of new pervious pavement constructed from permeable brick pavers in the parking stalls, placement of new concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalk, removal of existing lighting and construction of new LED lighting. The existing lighting control cabinet will remain in place with minor modifications. Landscape clearing and minor landscape restoration with topsoil and sod is required. New rain garden landscaping will be done by others via a separate contract. Also, a new 6 foot tall cedar privacy is to be constructed on the east side of the lot. The parking lot shall be constructed in two separate stages with approximately one-half of the driveway remaining open during the construction period.
Bids will ONLY be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com. Bidders must be on the plan holders list through QuestCDN for bids to be accepted. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. NO paper bids will be accepted.
Bid security is required as stated in the “Bid Security”section found on page 2 in the Instructions portion of the Bid Package. Each prospective Bidder shall furnish a copy of a Certificate of Eligibility as issued by the Illinois Department of Transportation. (See State of Illinois Website: http://www.idot.illinois.gov/)
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish certificates and policies of insurance as required by the Contract. All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). Contractors must provide Certified Monthly Payroll Reports.
It is the responsibility of the bidder to inspect the entire bid package and seek clarification of any item which may not be clear to them. For questions, contact Emmanuel Gomez, City Engineer at 847.926.1145 or Bianca Ramirez, Contract Specialist at 847.926.1189.