2026 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract 3-2026

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SECTION 00 01 10
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VILLAGE OF OAK LAWN
OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS
2026 SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION
CONTRACT 3-2026
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Through
DIVISION 00-BIDDING AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID............................................................................................ 00 11 13- 2
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS...................................................................................... 00 21 13-11
BID................................................................................................................................. 00 41 00- 10
BID BOND...................................................................................................................... 00 43 13- 2
BIDDER'S CERTIFICATION........................................................................................... 00 44 00- 1
NON-COLLUSION AND CERTIFICATIONS STATEMENT............................................. 00 44 19- 1
QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT................................................................................... 00 49 90-12
AGREEMENT................................................................................................................. 00 52 00- 10
NOTICE TO PROCEED.................................................................................................. 00 55 00- 1
PERFORMANCE BOND................................................................................................. 00 61 13.13- 4
PAYMENT BOND........................................................................................................... 00 61 13.16- 4
GENERAL CONDITIONS............................................................................................... 00 72 00-70
SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS................................................................................. 00 73 00-19
CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE................................................................... 1
SPECIFICATIONS
DIVISION 01-GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
SUMMARY OF WORK................................................................................................... 01 11 00- 4
CONTRACT CONSIDERATIONS................................................................................... 01 29 00- 1
COORDINATION, FIELD ENGINEERING, AND MEETINGS......................................... 01 31 00- 3
SUBMITTALS................................................................................................................. 01 33 00- 6
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................. 01 41 00- 2
REFERENCE STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS........................................................... 01 42 00- 6
QUALITY CONTROL...................................................................................................... 01 45 00- 2
TEMPORARY FACILITIES............................................................................................. 01 50 00- 2
TEMPORARY CONTROLS............................................................................................ 01 57 00- 2
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT..................................................................................... 01 60 00- 4
CONTRACT CLOSEOUT............................................................................................... 01 77 00- 3
WAGE RATES................................................................................................................ 9
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DIVISION 32-EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
AGGREGATE BASE COURSE...................................................................................... 32 11 23- 2
HOT-MIX ASPHALT....................................................................................................... 32 11 26- 4
CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAY APRONS............. 32 16 13- 5
PAVEMENT MARKINGS................................................................................................ 32 17 23.13-1
SEEDING AND SODDING............................................................................................. 32 92 19- 4
DIVISION 33-UTILITIES
BURIED PIPING AND APPURTENANCES.................................................................... 33 00 10-19
SUMMARY OF WORK-UTILITIES................................................................................. 33 01 30- 3
SEWER TELEVISING..................................................................................................... 33 01 30.11- 7
SEWER CLEANING....................................................................................................... 33 01 30.41- 5
SEWER OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL............................................................................. 33 01 30.45- 4
SEWER CHEMICAL SEALING....................................................................................... 33 01 30.61- 3
SEWER LINING.............................................................................................................. 33 01 30.72- 7
SEWER BYPASS PUMPING.......................................................................................... 33 01 31- 3
REHABILITATION REQUIRING EXCAVATION.............................................................. 33 01 36- 3
END OF SECTION
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BIDDING AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 00 11 13
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
VILLAGE OF OAK LAWN
OAK LAWN, ILLINOIS
2026 SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION
CONTRACT 3-2026
The Village of Oak Lawn (OWNER) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
2026 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Contract 3-2026
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received through Bidnet.com, until October 20, 2026, at
10 A.M., local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The Project includes the following Work: Access, clean, and rehabilitate or repair approximately
10,300 linear feet of sanitay sewers within the Project area.
Complete digital Project Bidding Documents are available at www.oaklawn-il.gov or at
bidnetdirect.com/Illinois/thevillageofoaklawn. There is no charge to register. Follow the registration path
and select the "Limited Access" option, which will provide matching Bid notifications and alerts from the
Village. Contact Bidnet Direct vendor support team at (800) 835-4603 or support@bidnet.com for
assistance with registration.
The Issuing Office is the Village of Oak Lawn, 9446 South Raymond Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453.
All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid shall obtain the Bidding Documents from Bidnet.com. Bids shall be
submitted through Bidnet.com. Hard copy bids will not be accepted.
Bidders who submit a Bid must be a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing Office. Bids from Bidders who
are not on the Plan Holders List may be returned as not being responsive.
The Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to OWNER in an amount of 10% of the
Bidder's maximum Bid price.
Bidders will be required to comply with all laws, including those relating to the employment of labor and
the payment of the general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in which the work is to be
performed for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform such
work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work (including, but not necessarily
limited to 820 ILCS 130/1-12 the "Prevailing Wage Act") as ascertained by the Illinois Department of
Labor for Cook County, Illinois, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the
contract or to perform such work.
If at the time this Contract is executed, or if during the term of this Contract, there is excessive
unemployment in Illinois as defined in the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act,
30 ILCS 570, as two consecutive months of unemployment exceeding 5%, CONTRACTOR agrees to
employ a work force that consists of at least 90% Illinois laborers. An "Illinois laborer" is defined as any
person who has resided in Illinois for at least 30 days and intends to become or remain an Illinois resident.
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The Bidder shall require all subcontractors (if any) to conform with said laws, and any rules or regulations
now and thereafter issued pursuant to said laws by Bidder, his subcontractors, and/or anyone working
through or on behalf of Bidder or Bidder's subcontractors.
The Village of Oak Lawn reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to
accept any Bid which it deems advantageous. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 85days
after the time set for receiving Bids.
Contract award shall be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder.
The Strand Associates, Inc.(R) project manager is Michael R. Waldron, P.E., who can be contacted at
Strand Associates,Inc.(R), 1170 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL 60431, (815) 744-4200regarding the Project.
For all further requirements regardingBid submittal, qualifications, procedures, andContractaward, refer
to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Published by the authority of the Village of Oak Lawn
Bill Meyer, Director of Public Works
Dated at Oak Lawn, Illinois
September 28, 2026
END OF SECTION
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
A. These Instructions to Bidders establish requirements for Bidding and Award of Contract.
B. These articles are not necessarily numbered consecutively.
C. Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1-DEFINED TERMS.......................................................................................1
ARTICLE 2-BIDDING DOCUMENTS.............................................................................1
ARTICLE 3-QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS................................................................2
ARTICLE 4-PRE-BID CONFERENCE...........................................................................3
ARTICLE 5-SITE AND OTHER AREAS; EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS; EXAMINATION
OF SITE; OWNER'S SAFETY PROGRAM; OTHER WORK AT THE SITE.....................3
ARTICLE 6-BIDDER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS..........................5
ARTICLE 7-INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA.........................................................5
ARTICLE 8-BID SECURITY...........................................................................................5
ARTICLE 9-CONTRACT TIMES....................................................................................6
ARTICLE 10-SUBSTITUTE OR "OR EQUAL" ITEMS....................................................6
ARTICLE 11-SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS.................................6
ARTICLE 12-PREPARATION OF BID............................................................................7
ARTICLE 13-BASIS OF BID..........................................................................................8
ARTICLE 14-SUBMITTAL OF BID.................................................................................8
ARTICLE 15-MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS........................................8
ARTICLE 16-OPENING OF BIDS..................................................................................9
ARTICLE 17-BIDS TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE .....................................9
ARTICLE 18-EVALUATION OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT............................9
ARTICLE 19-BONDS AND INSURANCE.....................................................................10
ARTICLE 20-SIGNING OF AGREEMENT....................................................................10
ARTICLE 21-RETAINAGE...........................................................................................10
ARTICLE 22-WAGE RATE DETERMINATION.............................................................10
ARTICLE 23-TAXES....................................................................................................10
ARTICLE 24-LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND REGULATIONS..........................................11
ARTICLE 1-DEFINED TERMS
1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General
Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders
have the meanings indicated below which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof:
A. Issuing Office-The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued and which
registers planholders.
ARTICLE 2-BIDDING DOCUMENTS
2.01 Bidder shall obtain a complete set of Bidding Requirements and proposed Contract Documents
(together, the Bidding Documents). See the Agreement for a list of the Contract Documents. It is Bidder's
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responsibility to determine that it is using a complete set of documents in the preparation of a Bid. Bidder
assumes sole responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete
documents, by Bidder itself or by its prospective Subcontractors and Suppliers.
2.02 Bidding Documents are made available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids for completion
of the Project and permission to download or distribution of the Bidding Documents does not confer
a license or grant permission or authorization for any other use. Authorization to download
documents, or other distribution, includes the right for plan holders to print documents solely for
their use, and the use of their prospective Subcontractors and Suppliers, provided the plan holder
pays all costs associated with printing or reproduction. Printed documents may not be re-sold under
any circumstances.
2.03 Electronic Documents
A. When the Bidding Requirements indicate that electronic (digital) copies of the Bidding
Documents are available, such documents will be made available to the Bidders as Electronic Documents
in the manner specified.
1. Bidding Documents will be provided in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format)
(.pdf) that is readable by Adobe Acrobat Reader Version6.0or later. It is the intent of ENGINEER
and OWNER that such Electronic Documents are to be exactly representative of the paper copies
of the documents. However, because OWNER and ENGINEER cannot totally control the
transmission and receipt of Electronic Documents nor CONTRACTOR's means of reproduction
of such documents, OWNER and ENGINEER cannot and do not guarantee that Electronic
Documents and reproductions prepared from those versions are identical in every manner to the
paper copies.
B. Unless otherwise stated in the Bidding Documents, the Bidder may use and rely upon
complete sets of Electronic Documents of the Bidding Documents, described in Paragraph 2.03.A above.
However, Bidder assumes all risks associated with differences arising from transmission/receipt of
Electronic Documents versions of Bidding Documents and reproductions prepared from those versions
and, further, assumes all risks, costs, and responsibility associated with use of the Electronic Documents
versions to derive information that is not explicitly contained in printed paper versions of the documents,
and for Bidder's reliance upon such derived information.
ARTICLE 3-QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.01 To demonstrate Bidder's qualifications to perform the Work, Bidder shall submit with its Bid the
Qualifications Statement.
3.02 Bidder must be prepared to submit evidence of Bidder's qualifications to do business in the state
where the Project is located prior to award of the Contract.
3.03 A Bidder's failure to submit required qualification information within the times indicated may
disqualify Bidder from receiving an award of the Contract.
3.04 Bidders shall submit the documentation listed in Paragraph 7.01 of the Bid Form
(Section 0041 00).
3.05 No requirement in this Article 3 to submit information will prejudice the right of OWNER to seek
additional pertinent information regarding Bidder's qualifications.
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