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Bid Title

Bid Notice: Estes Region Watermain Improvements (Project 8445)

Issuing Agency

Gurnee village

Location

Illinois

Published Date

Jan 30, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 9, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Notice: Estes Region Watermain Improvements (Project 8445)

Sealed bids for the Estes Region Water Main Improvements project in Village of Gurnee , Illinois, will be received until 10:30 AM on February 9, 2026at the office of the Senior Civil Engineer of the Village of Gurnee, 325 N. O’Plaine Road Gurnee, IL 60031, at which time the bids will be publicly opened.

The project consists of Installing approximately 6720 LF - 6” PVC C900 WM, 2770 LF – 8” PVC C900 WM, 31 EACH - Fire Hydrants, 1 EACH – Fire Hydrant Relocation, 23 Each – 6” Gate Valve in 4’ Vault, 9 EACH – 8” Gate Valve in 4’ Valve Vault, 118 EACH -Water Service Connections, 125 LF – Remove and Replace Culvert, 300 LF – 12” Water Main Quality Storm Sewer, 50 LF – 18” Water Main Quality Storm Sewer, 14000 SY - Topsoil Furnish and Place, and all other work necessary to complete the improvements.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bids will be accepted only from Bidders prequalified by the Owner. Contact Sam Hertel, 847-599-7584 for information regarding this project or prequalification requirements.

The General Contractor will need provide a $1,000,000 Drainage prequalification certificate from Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in order to receive the bid documents and plans. Please submit prequalification certificates to engineering@village.gurnee.il.us.

1. Construction bidding documents (drawings, specification, and addenda) will be distributed via the Village of Gurnee’s FTP site LiquidFile, for no additional cost after prequalification is received. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the Village of Gurnee in person or via e-mail as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a third party source other than the Village of Gurnee in either electronic or paper format.  All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the Village of Gurnee’s website and e-mail. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
2. The Submittal of current IDOT Certificate of Eligibility (Form BC-733) and Affidavit of Availability (Form BC-57) is required as provided for in Check Sheet LRS 6 of the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions,” prepared by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
3. All proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee as provided in Check Sheet LRS 6 of the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions,” prepared by the Department of Transportation.
4. The awarding authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals as provided in Check Sheet LRS 6 of the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions,” prepared by the Department of Transportation.
5. Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).
6. Construction work may begin as soon as May 1 ^st , 2026, weather permitting.
7. Contractor shall meet a Water Main Substantial Completion date of September 16, 2026, weather permitting.

Addendum No. 1 (01/29/2026)

Plan Holders List (01/23/2026)

Plan Holders List (01/16/26)

Plan Holders List (01/09/2026)

Bid Notice (PDF)

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ADDENDUM NO. 1

DATE: JANUARY 29, 2026

PROJECT: Estes Region Water Main Improvements

OWNER: VILLAGE OF GURNEE

TO: PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

This Addendum forms a part of the Contract Documents and modifies the Bidding Documents approved

for bid, with the amendments as noted below.

CLARIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Information:

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Contractor will be responsible for any potential restoration from the staging areas; this

restoration shall be considered incidental to work and not included as a separate pay

item.

A Licensed Plumber will be required to perform work for the connection back to the B-

Box for all water services, this will include pay items ‘WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS,

NEAR SIDE’ and ‘WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS, FAR SIDE’. This is clarification for

Article 27 - 7.11 Laws and Regulations within the contract documents.

Additionally, once the low bidder is awarded a letter of intent will be needed from the

license plumber that is registered with the State of Illinois or the City of Chicago. A copy

of the current IDPH Plumbing Contractors registration will need to be provided, the

letter will need to have contractors’ letterhead, addressing the water service work,

signed by the plumber, and must be notarized or contain their corporate seal.

REVISIONS TO THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Updated Pay Items:

• Please remove the Article 3 - Bid Form For Construction Contract (Pages BF 12-BF 20) in

its entirety and replace with the attached Updated Article 3 - Bid Form For Construction

Contract.

• Two items were updated, Pay Item #14 ‘HOT MIX ASPHALT SURFACE COURSE, IL-9.5,

MIX “D”, N50’ and added a new Pay Item #66 ‘LEVELING BINDER (MACHINE METHOD),

IL-9.5, N50’.

• Pay Item #14 went from 3730 Tons to 2490 Tons of HOT MIX ASPHALT SURFACE

COURSE

• Pay Item #66 was added to add 1250 Tons of LEVELING BINDER

• Items were adjusted to match Typical Street Cross-Section detail within plans (Sheet 27).

Updated Special Provisions:

• Added special provision for ‘LEVELING BINDER (MACHINE METHOD), IL-9.5, N50’

Signed:

Village of Gurnee

Sam Hertel, P.E.

Senior Civil Engineer

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Addendum NO.1

Please acknowledge receipt of this Addendum by signing below and faxing or emailing a copy of the

Addendum to the Village of Gurnee, Engineering Department at (847)-623-9475 or

engineering@village.gurnee.il.us. Failure to do may disqualify the Bidder.

Firm

By

Name

Title

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BID FORM FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

The terms used in this Bid with initial capital letters have the meanings stated in the Instructions to

Bidders, the General Conditions, and the Supplementary Conditions.

ARTICLE 1—OWNER AND BIDDER

This Bid is submitted to: Village of Gurnee, 325 N. O’Plaine Road, Gurnee, IL 60031

1.01 The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an Agreement

with Owner in the form included in the Bidding Documents to perform all Work as specified or

indicated in the Bidding Documents for the prices and within the times indicated in this Bid and

in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 2—ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BID

2.01 The following documents are submitted with and made a condition of this Bid:

A. Required Bid security;

B. List of Proposed Subcontractors;

C. List of Proposed Suppliers;

D. Affidavit of Availability BC 57;

E. List of References.

ARTICLE 3—BASIS OF BID—UNIT PRICES

3.01 Unit Price Bids

A. Bidder will perform the following Work at the indicated unit prices:

Item #

1

Bid Item

TREE ROOT PRUNING

Unit

EACH

Quantity

19

Unit Price

Total Cost

2

TREE PRUNING (1 TO 10 INCH

EACH

3

DIAMETER)

3

TREE PRUNING (OVER 10 INCH

EACH

17

DIAMETER)

4

EARTH EXCAVATION (WIDENING)

CU YD

100

5

REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF

CU YD

1500

UNSUITABLE MATERIAL

BF 12

6

TOPSOIL FURNISH AND PLACE, 4"

SQ YD

14300

7

SEEDING, CLASS 1

ACRE

3

8

EROSION CONTROL BLANKET

SQ YD

14300

9

INLET FILTERS

EACH

96

10

TEMPORARY DITCH CHECKS

FOOT

660

11

AGGREGATE SUBGRADE

CU YD

IMPROVEMENT

12 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE, TYPE B CU YD

1500

30

13

AGGREGATE FOR TEMPORARY

TON

400

ACCESS

14

HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE

TON

2490

COURSE, IL-9.5, MIX "D", N50

15

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS (TACK

POUND 12960

COAT)

16

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

SQ YD

180

DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT, 6"

17

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

SQ FT

3900

SIDEWALK, 4" (INCLUDES

AGGREGATE BASE)

18

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

SQ FT

590

SIDEWALK, 6" (INCLUDES

AGGREGATE BASE)

19

DETECTABLE WARNINGS

SQ FT

156

20

HOT-MIX ASPHALT SURFACE

SQ YD

28800

REMOVAL, 2 1/4"

21

DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT REMOVAL

SQ YD

1980

BF 13

22

COMBINATION CONCRETE CURB

FOOT

AND GUTTER REMOVAL

23

SIDEWALK REMOVAL

SQ FT

24

HMA PAVEMENT PATCH, 3 3/4"

SQ YD

25

HMA PAVEMENT PATCH, 6"

SQ YD

26 METAL FLARED END SECTIONS 12" EACH

27 VALVE VAULT, TYPE A, 4'-DIA., TY-1 EACH

FRAME, CLOSED LID

28

MANHOLES TO BE ADJUSTED

EACH

29

COMBINATION CONCRETE CURB

FOOT

AND GUTTER, TYPE B-6.12

30

NON-SPECIAL WASTE DISPOSAL

CU YD

(UNDISTRIBUTED)

31

MOBILIZATION

L SUM

32

THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT

FOOT

MARKING - LINE 4"

33

THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT

FOOT

MARKING - LINE 12"

34

THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT

FOOT

MARKING - LINE 18"

35 TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PROTECTION L SUM

(SPECIAL)

36 CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT (SPECIAL) L SUM

37 6-INCH CERTA-LOK C900 PVC WATER FOOT

MAIN (OPEN-CUT)

38 8-INCH CERTA-LOK C900 PVC WATER FOOT

MAIN (OPEN-CUT)

BF 14

260

4490

4320

1570

4

34

22

260

100

1

6700

450

170

1

1

440

220

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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