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Bid Title

25030 Planting of Lakewood Forest Preserve

Issuing Agency

Lake County Forest Preserves

Location

Illinois

Published Date

Jun 3, 2025

Closing Date

Jun 24, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

25030

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Contract No. 25030 - 25030 Planting of Lakewood Forest Preserve

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Project Number:	25030
Title:	25030 Planting of Lakewood Forest Preserve
Description:	The Work shall include all materials, equipment, and any other necessary items for procurement and planting of woody and herbaceous plants, including shade trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, grasses, forbs, tree bark protection, and fine hardwood bark mulch at several locations across Lakewood Forest Preserve.
Locations:	Lakewood
Contact:	Mike Zahalka
Phone:	847-968-3219
Email:	mzahalka@LCFPD.org
Advertised Date:	6/3/2025
Due Date:	06/24/2025 11:00 AM, CST
Due Description:	Please follow the steps in the documents to upload your electronic submission. Late bids will not be accepted.
Presubmittal Meeting:	06/06/2025 1:00 PM, CST
Presubmittal Meeting Details:	A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held for the project on Friday, June 6 at 1:00 p.m. local time, at the Lake County Forest Preserves – General Office at 1899 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, Illinois 60048. Each prospective Bidder may conduct an inspection of the Work Site, the surrounding area, and all local conditions, including subsurface, underground, and other concealed conditions, after the pre-bid conference.
Questions Due Date/Time:	06/18/2025 12:00 AM, CST
Questions Details:	If any prospective Vendor is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the Package, such prospective Vendor shall submit to Owner an email, not later than the date and time listed above, directed to Owner's Purchasing Division, purchasingdept@LCFPD.org, for an interpretation thereof.
Notes:	Bid Security.  Each Bidder’s Proposal shall be accompanied by a security deposit of at least 10% of the Bidder’s Price Proposal in the form of (1) a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and payable without condition to Owner; or (2) a Bid Bond in the form included in the Bid Package, or a form otherwise approved by Owner, from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Illinois with a general rating of A and a financial size category of Class III or better in Best’s Insurance Guide.  If the required bid security/bond is not submitted with your bid proposal, your bid proposal will be rejected. Performance and Payment Bonds.  The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond upon award of the Contract, each in the penal sum of the full amount of the Contract Price, on forms provided in the Bid Package from such a surety company meeting the requirements set forth above.  Each Bidder’s Proposal shall be accompanied by a letter from such a surety company stating that it will execute Bonds on forms provided in the Bid Package upon award of the Contract to Bidder.  If the required letter from your surety company is not submitted with your bid proposal, your bid proposal may be rejected. Insurance.  The successful Bidder will be required to furnish certificates and policies of insurance as required by Section 4.2 of the Contract upon award of the Contract.  Each Bidder’s Proposal shall be accompanied by a letter from Bidder’s insurance carrier or its agent certifying that said insurer has read the requirements set forth in the Contract and will issue the required certificates and policies of insurance upon award of the Contract to Bidder.  If the required letter from your insurance carrier/agent is not submitted with your bid proposal, your bid proposal may be rejected. Apprenticeship Program.  The Owner’s Purchasing Policy requires each Bidder to certify that it, and each of its subcontractors performing work valued in excess of $30,000.00, participates in an active apprenticeship and training program that is approved and registered with the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship. Each Bidder must complete the Certification of Apprenticeship Programs included in this Bid Package. If the required Certification of Apprenticeship Programs is not submitted with your bid proposal, your bid proposal may be rejected.

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Project Number:	25030
Title:	25030 Planting of Lakewood Forest Preserve

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Apex Landscaping	24414 N Old McHenry Road	Hawthorn Woods	IL	60047	Bruce Phillips Tel: 847-847-1505
BidClerk Inc.	28 N Clark St. Suite 450	Chicago	IL	60602	Dan Jackson Tel: 877-737-6482 Fax: 877-737-6482
Cardinal State, LLC	543 Blackhawk Drive	Lake in the Hills	IL	60156	Jason Siegler Tel: 224-239-7926
ENCAP, Inc.	2585 Wagner Court	DeKalb	IL	60115	Brett Suhayda Tel: 815-748-4500
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HGS, LLC dba RES Environmental Operating Co., LLC	33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 320	Chicago	IL	60602	Travis Lanser Tel: 262-895-9005 Fax: 713-520-5401
Kankakee Nursery	po box 288	aroma park	IA	60910	michael porter Tel: 800-344-7697
Lake County Forest Preserves	1899 West Winchester Road	Libertyville	IL	60048	Michael Zahalka Tel: 847-968-3219
McGinty Bros., Inc.	3744 East Cuba Road	Long Grove	IL	60047	Taylor Abrahamson Tel: 847-526-9322 Fax: 847-526-7240
Midwest Ecological Services, Inc.	7550 N. Lake Rd.	Lena	IL	61048	Steve Tel: 815-742-3017
Moreno Landscape & Hardscape LLC	2057-A148 Greenbay Rd	Highland Park	IL	60035	Beth Moreno Tel: 224-430-7511
Onvia Inc	509 Olive Way Suite 400	Seattle	WA	98101	Source Management Tel: 206-373-9000 Fax: 888-263-7801
Property First	5472 Park Ave	Hazel Crest	IL	60429	Jeremy Jordan Tel: 708-299-6308
Tallgrass Restoration	2221 Hammond Dr	Schaumburg	IL	60173	Doug DeWitt Tel: 847-925-9830 Fax: 847-925-9830
The Fields on Caton Farm	2412 Hacker Dr	Crest Hill	IL	60403	Kenny Fiantago Tel: 815-701-1429
V3	7325 Janes Ave	Woodridge	IL	60517	Brad Millis Tel: 630-512-1137
Wilson Nurseries Inc.	55 north US Highway 12	Volo	IL	60041	Kevin Meckert Tel: 224-337-2623

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 115310Support Activities for Forestry

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