Bid Notice
City of Carmi
225 East Main Street
Carmi, IL 62821
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of Schumaker Street Roadway Improvements (From Stewart St. to Sycamore St.) will be received by the City of Carmi at the City Hall, 225 East Main, Carmi, IL 62821 until April 11, 2025 (Local Prevailing Time) 10:00 A.M., and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
Work on this project is being funded through the State of Illinois Rebuild Illinois grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; work on this project is subject to the Illinois Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Project Act as enacted by P.A. 95-0635; and this contract is subject to the following State of Illinois Legislation:
The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130): Requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers, workers, and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the current “prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus amount for fringe benefits) in the county where the work is being performed.
Illinois Works Jobs Program Act (30 ILCS 559/20-1 et seq.): Contractors will be required to use apprentices for 10% of total labor hours worked in each prevailing wage classification on a project, or 10% of the estimated labor hours performed on a project and the total labor hours performed by apprentices for each prevailing wage category.
Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570/0.01 et seq.): Provides that whenever there is a period of excessive unemployment in Illinois (as defined by the Act), then the Grantee shall employ at least 90% Illinois laborers on such project.
Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its Departments, Agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Advertisement for Bids or any resulting Contract.
Any contract with an amount over $25,000 is required to produce documentation of performance bonding within 10 days of contract award. The contractor will obtain a performance bond for 100% of the contract price to ensure completion of the contract. Any contract with an amount over $50,000 requires the contractor to produce documentation of a payment bond for 100% of the contract price to ensure payment to all persons supplying labor and materials.
The City of Carmi reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.
The City of Carmi may hold the bids for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the opening of the bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
Brown & Roberts, Inc., 1 Westridge Road, Harrisburg, IL 62946
S.I.B.A., 1519 E. DeYoung Street, Marion, IL 62959
Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Brown & Roberts, Inc. located at 1 Westridge Road, Harrisburg, IL 62946 upon payment of $100.00 for each set. NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE!!
February 21, 2025
Jeff Pollard, Mayor
