Active SLED Opportunity · ILLINOIS · STRAND ASSOCIATES
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Construction of a 2.5 million gallon concrete water storage tank in Crest Hill, IL. Includes foundation, site work, and piping. Bidders must comply with prevailing wage laws and Illinois labor requirements. Funded partly by Illinois EPA loan. Pre-bid meeting on July 15, 2026; bids due August 3, 2026.
The Project includes the following work: Construction of a 2,500,000-gallon wire and strand wound, circular, concrete water tank conforming to AWWA D110, including the foundation, all site work, and under-slab piping necessary for a complete tank. The Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to OWNER in an amount of 10% of the Bidder’s maximum Bid price. Bidders will be required to comply with all laws, including those relating to the employment of labor and the payment of the general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform such work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work (including, but not necessarily limited to 820 ILCS 130/1-12 the “Prevailing Wage Act”) as ascertained by the City or by the Illinois Department of Labor for Will County, Illinois shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform such work. If at the time this Contract is executed, or if during the term of this Contract, there is excessive unemployment in Illinois as defined in the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, 30 ILCS 570, as two consecutive months of unemployment exceeding 5%, CONTRACTOR agrees to employ a work force that consists of at least 90% Illinois laborers. An “Illinois laborer” is defined as any person who has resided in Illinois for at least 30 days and intends to become or remain an Illinois resident. The Bidder shall require all subcontractors (if any) to conform with said laws, and any rules or regulations now and thereafter issued pursuant to said laws by Bidder, its subcontractors, and/or anyone working through or on behalf of Bidder or Bidder’s subcontractors. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement to Bid are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (35IAC Part 662), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), Illinois Works Jobs Program Act (30 ILCS 559/20-1), and the federal “Build America, Buy America Act” requirements contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58. Contract award is also subject to the loan recipient’s policy regarding the increased use of disadvantaged business enterprises. The loan 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. The City of Crest Hill reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any technicality. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 135 days after the time set for receiving Bids. Contract award shall be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. The Strand Associates, Inc.® project manager is Richard Scheer, P.E., who can be contacted at Strand Associates, Inc.®, 1170 Houbolt Road, Joliet, IL 60431, (815) 744 4200 regarding the Project. For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and Contract Award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. Category: Water/Wastewater Infrastructure, Water Storage Tank, Water and Wastewater Facilities. Pre-Bid Meeting: A pre-bid conference will be held at 11 A.M. local time, on July 15, 2026, at the City of Crest Hill, 20600 City Center Boulevard, Crest Hill, IL 60403. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. Bid Submission: Electronic Bids for the construction of the Project will be received by OWNER until August 3, 2026, at 2 P.M., local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly downloaded and read aloud via teleconference. The login information for the teleconference is as follows: (309) 205-3325, Conference ID 962 7247 9595. Bid documents are available for purchase through QuestCDN. Contact us and we will obtain the full document package on your behalf.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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