Van Auken Street Sidewalk, Project 26-23
| Location: | Illinois |
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| Posted: | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Due: | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Agency: | City of Elmhurst Illinois |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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Van Auken Street Sidewalk, Project 26-23
RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed bids to complete all work required for Van Auken Street Sidewalk, Project 26-23, will be received by the City of Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois until 10:00 a.m., (Central Daylight Savings Time) on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Thereafter or as soon as thereafter is practicable, all bids received will be publicly opened and the bid prices read aloud. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk, Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Street, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126, and shall be marked “Sealed Bid – Van Auken Street Sidewalk, Project 26-23.”
Notice to Bidders and Invitation for Bids - Van Auken Street Sidewalk, Project 26-23
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CITY OF ELMHURST
209 NORTH YORK STREET
ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126-2759
(630) 530-3000
www.elmhurst.org
SCOTT M. LEVIN
MAYOR
JACKIE HADDAD-TAMER
CITY CLERK
DAN CURRAN
CITY TREASURER
JAMES A. GRABOWSKI
CITY MANAGER
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS
VAN AUKEN STREET SIDEWALK, PROJECT NO. 26-23
209 NORTH YORK STREET
CITY OF ELMHURST
DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed bids to complete all work required for Van Auken Street Sidewalk, Project 26-23, will be
received by the City of Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois until 10:00 a.m., (Central Daylight Savings
Time) on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Thereafter or as soon as thereafter is practicable, all bids
received will be publicly opened and the bid prices read aloud. Sealed envelopes or packages
containing bids shall be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk, Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York
Street, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126, and shall be marked “Sealed Bid – Van Auken Street Sidewalk,
Project 26-23.”
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
The work in general shall consist of new five foot wide PCC sidewalk construction along Van Auken
Street from Crestview Avenue to Wrightwood Avenue. The work will also include driveway
removal and reconstruction, roadway narrowing with pavement removal, sodding and landscape
restoration, ADA improvements, pavement patching, and all associated work necessary to
complete the project as shown on the plans and as described herein. Work is anticipated to
commence on or about July 1, 2026 and shall be substantially completed on or before December
4, 2026.
October 12
This work shall be performed in accordance with the contract documents, digital copies of which
may be requested by calling Public Works at (630) 530-3753 or by sending an email to
Barbara.Petrucci@elmhurst.org. All proposals must be submitted on the forms provided and in
compliance with the Instructions to Bidders. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance
and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local conditions
affecting the contract, and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work. The
bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct
an in-depth examination. The City of Elmhurst 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. All
contractors performing asphalt, concrete and sewer work must be pre-qualified by the Illinois
Department of Transportation.
BID SECURITY
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 City of
Elmhurst for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The proposal guaranty checks of
all, except the two (2) lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the proposals have been
checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two (2) 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.
RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS
The City of Elmhurst reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals
for any reason deemed in the best interest of the City of Elmhurst.
AWARD OF CONTRACT
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 City of Elmhurst 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.
PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES
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.
Dated: This 28 day of July 2026.
CITY OF ELMHURST
Scott M. Levin, Mayor Jackie Haddad-Tamer, City Clerk
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