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NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID
TO
THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER
CHICAGO
FOR
REHABILITATION OF LOCAL SEWERS
CONTRACT 23-890-1S
PROPOSALS ARE DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026
Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted back to the District via an electronic upload
to the Euna Portal only, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. Central Time
("CT"), on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and
Materials Management or designee at 11:00 AM CT on October 27, 2026. The public cannot attend
but can view the bid opening at https://mwrd.org/bid-opening.
No bids will be accepted after 11:00 AM CT on the above scheduled bid opening date. All
bids faxed, mailed, emailed, or hand delivered will not be considered and will be returned
to the Bidder. There is no bid depository safe available for mailing or hand delivering
bids. The District will only accept bids electronically uploaded to the Euna Portal (please
see instructions on how to upload the bid response on pages Euna-1 and Euna-2). Please
see specific instructions on how to upload your bid to the Euna Portal in the bid document
entitled "Submission via the Euna Portal." Bids will be deemed non-responsive if not
submitted using the Euna-project specific URL link, provided by the District with the
bidding documents.
Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement
and Materials Management by downloading online from the District's website at www.mwrd.org
(Doing BusinessProcurement & Materials ManagementContract Announcements). No fee is
required for the Contract Documents. Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract
Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643.
Tenders are invited for work consisting of furnishing all necessary labor, supervision, tools,
equipment, materials and appurtenances to perform, television inspection and recording, cleaning,
disposal and cured-in place lining services for approximately 10,000 linear feet of 8-inch to 18-inch
sanitary sewers within the Cities of Country Club Hills, Harvey, and Markham and the Villages of
Bellwood, Dolton, Ford Heights, Hazel Crest, Riverdale, and Stone Park.
The Contract 23-890-1S consists of nine (9) items. The work shall be completed within 455 calendar
days after approval of the contractor's bond. The Bidder must bid on all items for a bid to be
considered responsive. The District intends to issue one Contract to one Bidder for all the work to be
performed.
Funding of all contract items is subject to the Board of Commissioner's approval of the budget for
those years.
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The estimated cost of the work under Contract 23-890-1S is $2,706,674.41.
THE BID DEPOSIT FOR THE PROPOSAL IS ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-TWO
CENTS ($135,333.72).
Further, the District assumes no liability or responsibility for the failure or inability of any Bidder
to successfully download any and all contract documents, including but not limited to
specifications, proposal forms and/or plans, as a result of any type of technological computer
and/or software system failure or breakdown that restricts, prohibits or prevents successful
downloading of any and all District contract documents by the Bidder, whether caused by the
District or other parties, directly or indirectly.
If any potential Bidder contemplating to submit a proposal is in doubt as to the true meaning of
any part of the specifications or other contract documents, such inquiry should be submitted online
at the District's website, www.mwrd.org. The path is as follows: Doing Business Procurement
& Materials Management Contract Announcements(Find Correct Project)Ask a Question.
The District will provide an online response to such inquiries, as the District deems appropriate.
Strings of appropriate questions and answers regarding the bidding documents will be available
online on the District's website until the bid opening date of the bidding documents. No questions
will be accepted by telephone, fax, email, mail, or any other such form of delivery.
The District will only respond to questions received online up to ONE WEEK prior to the bid
opening date of the bidding documents. The District will not respond to questions received after
this date. The District does not guarantee the timeliness of responses provided online, nor does the
District guarantee that such responses will be provided in adequate time to affect the submission
of bids. The District shall provide responses online ONLY if the responses do not interpret or
otherwise change the bidding documents.
The District's responses online are NOT official responses and, therefore, are not binding to the
bidding documents. Any official interpretation or change to the bidding documents will be made
only by addenda duly issued to all plan holders on record by the Director of Procurement and
Materials Management.
Bidding documents are only available online, and all addenda issued for this contract will be
available online at the District's website, www.mwrd.org. The path is as follows: Doing
BusinessProcurement and Materials ManagementContract Announcements. A copy of such
addenda will also be emailed/faxed to each person which downloads a set of such contract
documents.
Failure on the part of the prospective Bidder to receive a written interpretation prior to the time of
the opening of bids will not be grounds for withdrawal of proposal.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond in the amount of ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE DOLLARS
AND SEVENTY-TWO CENTS ($135,333.72). Each bid bond must be underwritten by a surety
licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, listed in the latest copy of the Federal Register and
approved by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management. The bid bond must contain
signatures from the Bidder and Surety Company. Failure to provide signatures on the bid bond will
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result in the rejection of the bid. Photographic and/or stamped signatures are acceptable. Any proposal
submitted without being accompanied by the required bid deposit, in the aforesaid form, will not be
considered and will not be read after it is publicly opened.
Prior to award of the contract, the lowest responsible Bidder must demonstrate compliance with
the District's Multi-Project Labor Agreement by submitting to the Director of Procurement and
Materials Management a signed Certificate of Compliance with the Multi-Project Labor
Agreement. The Agreement and Certificate of Compliance are contained in the Contract
Documents.
The bid money value of all materials purchased directly by the Contractor, together with the bid
money value of all work performed by personnel and facilities provided directly by the Contractor,
shall not be less than 35% of the money value of all work performed under this Contract. Any bid
money value of work performed by the Subcontractors for work on the job site utilizing
Subcontractors' materials, labor and facilities cannot be included in the percent of work to be
completed by the Contractor.
Utilization Plan
1. Each Bidder must submit with their proposals a signed and completed MBE/WBE
Utilization Plan which lists each business intended to be used as a MBE and WBE on
pages UP-2 and UP-3 and supplemental pages as necessary. The Bidder must sign the
Signature Section page on UP-4. Failure to submit a signed MBE/WBE Utilization Plan
will result in a bid being deemed non-responsive and the bid will be rejected. Also, if a
Waiver is sought, the Bidder is required to sign pages UP-4 and UP-5, which is the
Waiver Request Form; failure to do so will be viewed as non-responsive and the bid will
be rejected.
2. Each Bidder must submit with their bid package an original or facsimile copy of the
MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent, page UP-6 for each subcontractor listed
on their MBE/WBE Utilization Plan. The submitted MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter
of Intent must be completed and signed by the subcontractor and accompanied with a
copy of the subcontractor's current Letter of Certification from a state, local government
or agency or documentation demonstrating that the subcontractor is a MBE or WBE
within the meaning of the Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D. Failure
to submit the MBE/WBE Utilization Plan signed by the Bidder at the time of the bid
opening and the MBE/WBE Subcontractor's Letter of Intent signed by each MBE and
WBE will be viewed as non-responsive and the bid will be rejected.
3. If the Bidder exceeds the allowable Supplier Utilization amount which is stated in the bid
documents, the bid will be viewed as non-responsive. Therefore, the Bidder may not
exceed the use of a MBE or WBE supplier for more than 50% of each respective MBE or
WBE, goal, unless the Administrator has authorized a Supplier's Exception notated on
page AU-1.
4. Each Bidder must submit with their proposals a completed VBE Commitment Form which
lists each business intended to be used as a VBE. The Bidder must make a "Good Faith
Effort" to identify eligible Veteran Owner-Businesses by completing the VBE
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Commitment Form. If the Bidder is unable to identify qualified VBE subcontractors capable
of providing goods or services required by the Contract, the Bidder must write "no
participation" on the VBE Commitment Form. Where a Bidder has failed to meet the VBE
participation goal, the Administrator shall require the Contractor to submit a Veteran's
Business Enterprise Good Faith Efforts Documentation Request Form and provide
additional documentation of its good faith efforts in attempting to fulfill the VBE goal.
5. The Contractor must use the District's online compliance monitoring system
administered by the Diversity Section for payment and reporting purposes, in order
to fulfill the Affirmative Action Program requirements.
The Director of Procurement and Materials Management has granted an exception to Section 14 (j)
of the Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D. This exception will allow the Bidder to
utilize MBE or WBE suppliers for 100% goal attainment in their respective categories.
The MBE/WBE Utilization Plan MUST be signed by the Bidder, even if the Bidder requests a waiver
and/or offers itself to meet any of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D goals. If
the bidder offers itself to satisfy any of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D goals,
then its name shall be shown in the appropriate space(s) on the MBE/WBE Utilization Plan.
Where a Bidder is a business owned and controlled by a minority woman (M/WBE) or where the
Bidder utilized an M/WBE in a joint venture or as a subcontractor, the Bidder may count the M/WBE
participation toward the achievement of either its MBE or WBE goal, but not both.
Each Bidder's Utilization Plan must commit to MBE and/or WBE participation equal to or greater
than the associated goals unless the Bidder indicates a partial or total waiver request on page UP5.
If a waiver from Appendix D requirements is sought, the Bidder will be required to provide
documentation of "Good Faith Efforts" to meet the Appendix D utilization goals, as defined in
Section 15(e) of the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D. Subsequent to the bid
opening, and if it is determined by the Diversity Administrator that a Contractor's Information
Form is required from the apparent low Bidder, the Bidder must complete and submit the form
with (3) calendar days of receiving the written request.
The work under this contract is classified "Construction Services" for the MBE, WBE and VBE
utilization goals contained in the Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D and Appendix
V. The associated goals are 3% Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and/or Women-owned
Business Enterprises (WBE), and 3% Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (VBE). The MBE and
WBE Utilization goals do not apply to the portions of work identified in the contract as Allowance
Items. Should you have any questions, please contact the Diversity Office at 312-751-4034.
The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded must be prepared to comply with the requirements of
the Affirmative Action Ordinance and the Appendix V during the life of the Contract.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by
a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Neither the United States
Federal Government, the State of Illinois, nor any of their departments, agencies, or employees, are
or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject
to regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, 2 CFR 200.317 through 2 CFR 200.327,
the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of
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Labor, and the federal "Build America, Buy America Act" requirements, inclusive of the American
Iron and Steel Act, contained in the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58.
This procurement is also subject to the grant recipient's policy regarding the increased use of
disadvantaged business enterprises, including requirements in 40 CFR Part 33. The grant recipient's
policy requires all Bidders to undertake specified affirmative efforts at least sixteen (16) days prior to
bid opening. The policy is contained in the specifications.
Federal Regulations regarding labor standards, the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, equal employment
opportunity and access to work shall be in effect. These regulations appear in Appendix B in the
Contract Documents and form a part thereof. The Bidder must execute Grant Forms Nos. 2, 3, 4,
and 5 in the appropriate place in Appendix B as part of the Proposal. Any Proposal submitted
without being accompanied by the executed Grant Forms Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be rejected as
nonresponsive.
The Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid Conference will be held online via Zoom meeting on Friday,
October 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. CT. The link to the Zoom meeting is attached in a separate Word
document under the "Additional Documents" column on the District's website at mwrd.org (Doing
BusinessProcurement & Materials ManagementContract Announcements(Find correct
Project Bidding Documents). The purpose of the Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid meeting is to review
the scope of work, to provide for identification and discussion of potential problems that might arise
during the administration of this Contract and seek clarification of technical or procedural aspects of
this Contract. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the meeting. Also, suppliers must give their
contact information to register prior to entering the Zoom Pre-Bid meeting.
Bidders are STRONGLY URGED to inspect all areas of the worksites prior to bidding and shall
familiarize themselves with the nature of the work and the method of accomplishing the same. Since
the worksites are open to the public, no appointments are necessary. The District's website
(www.mwrd.org) will be used for addressing any questions, as indicated in the Invitation to Bid
documents for this Contract. The path is as follows: Doing Business Procurement & Materials
Management Contract Announcements(Find Correct Project)Ask a Question.
The Project Manager for this contract is Cynthia Sanchez. This contact person will provide online
responses to online inquiries.
Bidders should read the bidding requirements set forth on pages R-1 through R-6, and in particular
page R-2, Paragraph 6, in regard to questions on this Contract.
All contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act
(820 ILCS 130/1 et. Seq.)( the "Act"). Note that submission of certified payroll records when
requested by the District's Affirmative Action Administrator in accordance with Section 14(b) of the
District's Affirmative Action Ordinance does not relieve a contractor of its obligation to submit
certified payroll records to the Illinois Department of Labor pursuant to the Act.
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The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible, responsive Bidder, unless all bids are
rejected.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject
any or all Proposals.
METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
OF GREATER CHICAGO
By Darlene A. LoCascio
Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Chicago, Illinois
September 16, 2026
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