Site WorkNew Westinghouse High SchoolFranklin & Kedzie

Bid Opening:Sealed responses shall be submitted and received at the Public Building Commission, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington, Room 200 until 2:00 p.m. January 31, 2006, and then and there publicly opened. Note: opening date has changed.

Pre-Bid Meeting:A pre-bid meeting will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2006, 10:00 a.m. Second Floor Board Room, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is strongly encouraged for all proposers.

Questions: All questions regarding this contract must be submitted in writing to Janice Meeks, Contract Administrator, Public Building Commission, 50 West Washington, Room 200, Chicago, IL 60602. Questions may be emailed to bids@pbcchicago.com or faxed to Ms. Meeks at 312/744-3572.

Documents Available: Copies of the forms of Contract Documents including the Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Special Conditions and Specifications will be available after 3:00 pm, Friday, January 20th at Cushing & Color Chicago, 420 West Huron Street, (312)266-8228. Bids must be submitted on documents provided by the PBC.

Bid Fee: A bid fee of $300,000.00 is required. The fee must be accompanied by a bid bond provided by a surety company authorized to business in the State of Illinois, or a cashier’s or certified check made payable to the Public Building Commission of Chicago.

Administrative Fee An administrative fee of $5,000 is required. This fee must be in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to the Public Building Commission of Chicago. The PBC will not accept bids that are not accompanied by the appropriate form of bid fee and administrative fee.

The Public Building Commission of Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids received after the announced date and time for the bid opening will not be accepted.

MBE/WBE Participation:Attention is called to special conditions specifying that a percentage of the work be performed by Minority-owned and Women-owned Business Enterprises and the award criteria provision for utilizing minorities and women in the project work force and residency requirements.

The agencies at this link are available to assist in identifying sub-contractors:

Firms Attending the Pre-Bid Conference:

• Karry L. Young CCC
• OCA Construction, Inc.
• GSG
• D+P
• Albrecht Evt
• Galaxy
• Storm Trad
• Walsh Construction
• Midwest Moving
• DMD Services, Inc.
• Precise Service
• Industrial Fence
• EDI
• Solutions & Savings
• HJKessler Associates
• Monahan’s Landscaping
• J & A
• Tecnica Env. Svs
• Risk Management Solutions
• Dynamic
• Resource Business Group
• Rojas Concrete, Inc.
• GPCA
• Resolute Consulting
• Dynamic Wrecking