Bids are invited for water main replacement work in Ottawa.

INVITATION
	TO BID
	
	For
	Work to be generally constructed under applicable provisions of the
	Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, adopted
	January 1, 2022 and the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer
	Main Construction in Illinois, 8th Edition, dated 2020.
	
	1.	Time
	and Place of Opening Bids:  Separate sealed Bids for the Work
	described herein will be received by the City of Ottawa at City
	Hall, 301 West Madison Street, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois,
	until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 and at that time
	publicly opened and read aloud.
	
	2.	Description
	of Work:  The proposed Work is officially known as the "CITY
	OF OTTAWA ERICKSON STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT" and is
	further described as follows: The Work generally includes the
	installation of an approximate 2,055 feet of 12, 8, and 6 inch
	diameter water mains using conventional construction methods,
	associated appurtenances, and restoration.
	
	 3.	Instructions
	to Bidders:
	
		(a)	Contract
	Documents including Construction Drawings and Special Provisions may
	be examined at the Office of the City Clerk, 301 West Madison
	Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350 (Phone: 815-433-0161) or at the
	office of Etscheid, Duttlinger & Associates, Inc., 1304 Gemini
	Circle, Ottawa, Illinois 61350 (Phone 815-434-3925).
	
		(b)	Copies
	of the Contract Documents may also be obtained from the office of
	Etscheid, Duttlinger & Associates, Inc. at a non-refundable cost
	of $150.00. Contractors may obtain an electronic copy of the
	Contract Documents at no cost by sending an e-mail to
	eda@etch-dutt.com.
	
		(c)	The
	City of Ottawa encourages minority business firms to submit Bids and
	the successful contract Bidder to use minority businesses as
	Subcontractors for suppliers, equipment, services, and construction.
	
		(d)	All
	Proposals must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Ottawa
	and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Money Order, or Certified
	Check for not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the
	Bid made payable to the City of Ottawa. The Proposal Guarantee shall
	include the Base Bid and all Alternate Bids (if applicable). The
	successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond
	and a Payment Bond each in the amount of One Hundred Percent (100%)
	of the Contract Amount.
	
		(e)	Not
	less than the prevailing minimum rate of wages as found by the
	Department of Labor or determined by the court on review shall be
	paid to all laborers, workmen and mechanics performing Work under
	this Contract. The Contractor shall conform to the requirements of a
	"Responsible Bidder" as defined by City of Ottawa
	Ordinance No. 062-2022. All Contractors and Subcontractors must
	register ($100.00 fee) annually to work in the City of Ottawa.
	Contractors must also furnish a license and a $10,000.00 permit
	bond.
	
	4.	Rejection
	of Bids:  The City of Ottawa reserves the right to waive
	technicalities or to reject any or all Proposals.
	
	BY
	ORDER OF:
	
	Shelly
	Roalson, City Clerk
	
	DATE:
	  April 7, 2026
	(Published
	in The Times 
	
	Apr.
	7, 2026) 2317092