STREETLIGHT CONTROLLER UPGRADES

Location:	Illinois
Posted:	Jan 6, 2026
Due:	Jan 26, 2026
Agency:	City of Elmhurst Illinois
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS

FOR STREETLIGHT CONTROLLER UPGRADES

RECEIPT OF BIDS

Sealed bids for Streetlight Controller Upgrades will be received by the City of Elmhurst, DuPage

County, Illinois, until 10:00 a.m., Local Time, Monday, January 26, 2026. Thereafter or as soon

thereafter as is practicable, all bids received will be publicly opened and the bid prices read

aloud. Sealed envelopes or packages containing two (2) hard copies of bids shall be addressed

to: Office of the City Clerk, Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Street, Elmhurst, IL, 60126, and shall

be marked “Sealed Bid: Streetlight Controller Upgrades, Project# 26-06.”

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Printed copies of bidding documents, consisting of bid proposals, project specifications, and

project drawings are on file at the Office of the City Clerk, Elmhurst, Illinois, upon payment of a

non-refundable charge of Five Dollars ($5.00) (plus $5.00 mailing charge if required) per set of

bidding documents. An electronic version of the bidding documents is available free of charge

by contacting Elmhurst Public Works via email at: larry.p@elmhurst.org with the subject,

“Streetlight Controller Upgrades, Project# 26-06”. All proposals must be submitted in hard-

copy 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.

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 lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the proposals have

been checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two lowest responsible

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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 7th Day of January, 2026

City of Elmhurst

Scott M. Levin, Mayor

James A. Grabowski, City Manager

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

STREETLIGHT CONTROLLER UPGRADES – PROJECT 26-06

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