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5. The City of Decatur will not release the Engineer's Estimate of Cost in advance of the <br /> scheduled time and date of the bid opening. After the award of a contract has been <br /> approved by the City of Decatur City Council, Bid tabulations will be available on the <br /> City's web site at www.decaturil.gov / Departments / Public Works / Contractor <br /> Project Bid Information; and Decatur Blue Print's web site at www.decaturblue.com / <br /> Plans & Portals/Public Projects/Decatur Blue DFS Public Plan Room/Project. <br /> 6. All proposals must be accompanied by a BANK DRAFT, CASHIER'S CHECK, OR <br /> CERTIFIED CHECK made payable to Treasurer, Decatur, Illinois, in the amount of <br /> ten percent(10%) of the bid, or BID BOND in the same amount. <br /> 7. The contractor shall at all times during the term of this Contract pay the applicable <br /> prevailing wage for Macon County for the month during which the work is performed, <br /> as determined by the Davis-Bacon Act as defined by the United States Department of <br /> Labor. <br /> 8. Before the Contractor and any Subcontractor commences work, the Contractor and <br /> any Subcontractor shall have in place a written Substance Abuse Prevention Program <br /> for the prevention of substance abuse among its employees which meets or exceeds <br /> the requirements in P. A. 95-0635 or shall have a collective bargaining agreement in <br /> effect dealing with the subject matter of P. A. 95-0635. <br /> 9. Project requirements include provisions to provide economic opportunities for Section <br /> 3 residents and Section 3 business concerns applicable to the United States <br /> Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice of Funding <br /> Availability (NOFA) for Section 3 Covered Programs. The Bidder will ensure that <br /> Women Owned Business Enterprises have the maximum opportunity to participate in <br /> the performance of this contract and subcontracts. These requirements are detailed in <br /> the project Special Conditions. <br /> In addition, the following Minority Participation Goals for Public Works <br /> Contracts are in effect for this contract: <br /> 1) Ten percent (10%) of the total dollar amount of the contract should be performed <br /> by minority business enterprises if subcontracting opportunities are available and/or <br /> 10% of the total dollar amount of the contract should be for the purchase of goods, <br /> material and equipment to Minority Business Enterprises. <br /> (2) Eighteen percent (18%) of the total hours worked should be performed by <br /> minority workers. <br /> All Contractors shall provide evidence of meeting the City's minority participation <br /> goals prior to the award of this project and prior to all payments made for work <br /> completed or provide the City of Decatur documentation on their good faith efforts to <br /> comply with the participation goals. Required information and documentation is <br /> included in the Project Manual and to be submitted with the bid proposal. <br /> 4 <br />