Furnishing and Delivering Mechanical Parts to Various Locations (Re-Bid)

Agency:	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
State:	Illinois
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	25 - Vehicular Equipment Components 59 - Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components
Posted:	Nov 22, 2023
Due:	Dec 12, 2023
Solicitation No:	24-608-12
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NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

FOR

FURNISHING AND DELIVERING MECHANICAL PARTS

TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS

CONTRACT 24-608-12 (RE-BID)

PROPOSALS ARE DUE DECEMBER 12, 2023

Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted to the Metropolitan Water

Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) via an electronic upload to the Bonfire

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 on December 12, 2023. 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, E-MAILED, 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 BONFIRE PORTAL

(HTTPS://MWRD.BONFIREHUB.COM/). PLEASE SEE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

ON HOW TO UPLOAD YOUR BID TO THE BONFIRE PORTAL IN THE BID

DOCUMENT ENTITLED “SUBMISSION VIA THE BONFIRE PORTAL.” THE

BONFIRE LINK IS UNIQUE TO EACH SOLICITATION. BIDS WILL BE DEEMED NON-

RESPONSIVE IF NOT SUBMITTED USING THE PROJECT-SPECIFIC BONFIRE URL

LINK PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT WITH THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS.

Tenders are invited to furnish and deliver mechanical repair parts, on an as-needed basis,

to various Metropolitan Water Reclamation District locations, terminating December 31,

2026. All deliveries shall be completed in accordance with the “Time” section of the Detail

Specifications.

The total estimated cost of the mechanical parts to be furnished under this Contract is not

to exceed $338,400.00. There is no bid deposit required.

Funding of all Contract items is subject to the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the

District’s budget for all years under this Contract.

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 Business  Procurement & Materials Management 

Contract 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.

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Failure to submit the required documents as specified may render the bid non-responsive

and the bid may be rejected.

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.

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

Business  Procurement and Materials Management  Contract Announcements. A

copy of such addenda will also be emailed/faxed to each person which downloads a set

of such contract documents.

Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of each addendum issued in the space provided on

the proposal signature page or submit a signed copy of each addendum with the Bidder’s

proposal at the time and date set to receive bids. Oral explanations will not be binding.

Any Proposal which indicates multiple or alternate bids will be deemed non-responsive

and will be rejected by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management.

Proposals shall conform to all the terms and conditions of the Bidding Requirements

attached hereto. Failure to submit the required documents as specified may render the

bid non-responsive and the bid may be rejected.

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 and Materials Management  Contract Announcements. 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.

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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.

The contact person for this contract is Mr. James Connolly. The contact person will

provide online responses to online inquiries.

Bidders shall take special note of the stipulations on page G-4, under Interpretation of

Contract Documents, 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 130/1-12).

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right

to reject any or all Proposals.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

November 22, 2023

By Darlene A. LoCascio

Director of Procurement and

Materials Management

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