Fire Training Tower Modular Container Building

CITY OF ELMHURST SCOTT M. LEVIN
MAYOR
JACKIE HADDAD-TAMER
209 NORTH YORK STREET CITY CLERK
DAN CURRAN
ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126-2759
CITY TREASURER
(630) 530-3000 KENT JOHNSON
www.elmhurst.org
ACTING CITY MANAGER
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS
FOR THE
FIRE TRAINING TOWER - MODULAR CONTAINER BUILDING
209 NORTH YORK STREET
CITY OF ELMHURST
DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed bids to complete all work required for the Fire Training Tower Modular Container Building
will be received by the City of Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois until 10:00 a.m., (Central Daylight
Savings Time) on Friday October 16, 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 - Fire Training Tower Modular
Container Building."
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
The work in general shall consist of the fabrication, delivery and installation of a three (3) story
metal modular container building; and all other related work.
This work shall be performed in accordance with the contract documents, copies of which may be
requested by calling Public Works at (630) 530-3753 or by sending any email to
Barbara.Petrucci@elmhurst.org. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 14, 2026. 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 30th day of September 2026.
CITY OF ELMHURST
Scott M. Levin, Mayor Jackie Haddad-Tamer, City Clerk