251048 Bourbonnais Facility Improvements

SECTION 002000 – NOTICE TO BIDDERS

A. Bourbonnais Elementary School District (hereinafter referred to as the Owner) will receive bids for the following project until 2.00 P.M., local time, on January 15, 2026 at 281 W John Casey Rd. Bourbonnais, IL 60914

Project #251048 – Bourbonnais Facility Improvements at Alen B Shepard Elementary and Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center

B. Bids will be publicly opened and read at the time and location noted above.

C. Contract Documents may be obtained by Bidding Contractors from Vesco Reprographics 630-896-2115 or http://www.cordoganclarkplanroom.com, on or after, December 18, 2025.

D. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Base Bid (plus additive alternates) made payable to the Owner.

E. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be conducted at the project site on January 5, 2026 at 10:00 am. See Section 002513 "Prebid Meetings" for additional information regarding the meeting.

F. Pre-bid walk-throughs will be held by appointment only, between the dates of January 6-8, 2026

Alen B Shepard Elementary, 325 N. Convent Bourbonnais, IL 60914

G. For site access after the pre-bid meeting, contact Dennis Crawford, crawfordd@besd53.org

H. All bidders are required to visit the sites. The project sites are available for inspection on a limited basis after the mandatory pre-bid meeting.

I. The Contractor shall pay, if applicable, not less than the prevailing rate of wages as established, to all laborers, workmen and mechanics in the performance of Work under this Contract in accordance with “An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other employed under contracts of Public Works.” 820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.

J. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bidding, or accept the bid that, in his opinion, will serve his best interests.

K. This Notice is written in the name of the Owner by Cordogan Clark & Associates, Inc.

END OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS