Bids are invited for the 2025 CDBG Street Resurfacing Program in South Holland.

INVITATION FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of South Holland, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be received for the following improvement(s):
2025 CDBG Street Resurfacing Program
CDBG Project # 2506-026
REL Project # 25-R0898
Said bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 A.M., Central Standard Time, on the 6th day of May, 2026 at the Village Clerk's Office, in the Village Hall, located at 16226 Wausau Avenue, South Holland, Illinois, 60473, and will be publicly opened and read at that time.
The bidding forms and documents are available are available at the office of the Engineer, Robinson Engineering, Ltd., 16133 LaSalle Street South Holland, Illinois by calling (708)-331-6700 or email: 
reladministrative@reltd.com, and may only be obtained electronically via email upon review of prequalification information. Illinois Department of Transportation pre-qualifications will be required of all bidders on this project. The Engineer has been authorized to refuse to issue plans, specifications and proposals to any person, firm, or corporation that he or she considers to be unqualified. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No proposals will be issued to bidders after 4:00 PM, on the 4th day of May, 2026. All proposals or bids offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cash, or certified check made payable to the Village of South Holland in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the proposal as a guarantee that if the proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract is properly secured.
No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of South Holland for a period of forty-five (45) days after the scheduled time of closing bids.
The bidder is specifically advised that the Village of South Holland is a Subrecipient of the County of
Cook of a grant made pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended, pursuant to an agreement entered into and between the County of Cook and the Village of South Holland. Payments to the Contractor will be made by the Village of South Holland and reimbursed by Cook County's CDBG Program in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid agreement. Further, in compliance with the Stevens Amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1989, the (estimated/actual) percentage of the total cost of this project to be funded with federal dollars is (75%) and the exact dollar amount of federal funds which will be set aside for this Project will be based on the contract amount awarded under this offering.
APPLICABLE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
All laborers and mechanics employed by the Contractor or Subcontractor(s) on construction work for this Project shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, (U.S.C. Sections 76-276a-5), and shall receive overtime compensation in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Sections327-333), and the Contractor and Subcontractor(s) shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to these Acts and other applicable Federal laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Secretary of Labor has, with respect to the labor standards specified in this Section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Number 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. Section 133z-15) and Section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended, (40 U.S.C. Section 276c).
All contracts and Subrecipients for the construction or repair shall include a provision for compliance with the Copeland “Anti-Kickback Act” (18 U.S.C. Section 874) as supplemented in Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR Part 3).
Each bidder is required to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity for the Community
Development Block Grants, a copy of which is on file with the Village Clerk and is available for
inspection.
Each bidder is required to be registered in the Federal Government databank for contractors at SAM.gov and have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number in the system.
Compliance with “Section 3”, which calls for affirmative action by the Contractor to train and/hire lower income residents of the Project area and to subcontract with local, small businesses is required on this Project.
An explanation of the applicable federal requirements previously mentioned is provided in the Special Provisions of the Bid Specifications and Davis-Bacon Packet.
The successful bidder for the construction of the improvement will be required to file a performance bond equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid, with sureties to be approved by the President and the Board of Trustees, which performance bonds shall be conditioned upon proper and faithful performance by the Contractor of the work specified in accordance with the plans and specifications therefore, according to the time and terms and conditions of the contract; and also that the bidder and contractor shall properly pay all debts incurred by the Contractor in the execution of the work, including those for labor and materials furnished.
The Contractor shall be required to furnish sufficient insurance or guaranty of indemnity to the Village of South Holland, Illinois, and the County of Cook, Illinois, against any and all claims which might arise for damages to persons or property due to the negligence of the Contractor or Subcontractor(s), or their officers, agents, employees or servants, during the construction of said improvement and until the said improvement has been finally accepted as complete by the President and the Board of
Trustees of the Village of South Holland, the right to reject any and all proposals or bids is reserved.
Dated at Village of South Holland, Illinois, this 20th day of April, 2026.
President and Board of Trustees
Village of South Holland
By: Don A. De Graff
President
Attest: Sallie D Penman
Village Clerk
4/21/26
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