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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS <br /> 5. The City of Decatur will not release the Engineer's Estimate of Cost in advance of <br /> the scheduled time and date of the bid opening. Bid tabulations will be available on <br /> the City's web site at https://www.decaturil. og v/departments/ un blic- <br /> works/contractor-project-bid-information/after the award of a contract. <br /> 6. All proposals must be accompanied by a BANK DRAFT, CASHIER'S CHECK, <br /> OR CERTIFIED CHECK made payable to Treasurer, Decatur, Illinois, in the <br /> amount of ten percent(10%) of the bid or BID BOND in the same amount. <br /> 7. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall at all times during the term of this <br /> Contract pay the applicable prevailing wage for Macon County for the period during <br /> which the work is performed, as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor. <br /> 8. Before the Contractor and any Subcontractor commence 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. The following Minority Participation Goals for Public Works Contracts are in <br /> 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 <br /> to comply with the participation goals. Required information and documentation <br /> forms are included in the Project Manual and should be submitted with the bid <br /> proposal. <br /> REJECTION OF BIDS: <br /> The Council of the City of Decatur, Illinois, reserves the right to accept, renegotiate or reject <br /> any or all proposals and to waive any variance from the requirements of the instructions for <br /> bidders. At the discretion of the Council, required items may be submitted after the bid opening <br /> if there is sufficient compliance with instructions at the time of the bid opening to permit the City <br /> to determine the price bid. <br /> January 26, 2022 Matthew C. Newell, PE <br /> Date Advertised Public Works Director <br /> 4 <br />