LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND FURNITURE
PARK FOREST PUBLIC LIBRARY: INTERIOR RENOVATION
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Park Forest Public Library for the proposed Interior Renovation Project, consisting of separate bid packages for General Construction and Furniture, until 2:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, the 12th of November 2026, at the Park Forest Public Library. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time at the Library located at 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL 60466. Bidders shall clearly identify the applicable bid package on the outside of the sealed envelope. Separate bids shall be submitted for each bid package.
A complete set of Project Bid Documents including plans, Bid Proposal Form, Instructions to Bidders, and a written Project Scope of Work and applicable furniture specifications and requirements will be issued for prospective bidders on Monday, the 19th of October 2026, at 9:00 AM CDT and will be available electronically by contacting Andrew Engelhardt, product Architecture + Design at [email protected]. Bidders shall be responsible for obtaining and reviewing all applicable Bid Documents and addenda before submitting their bids.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond, or a certified check payable to the order of the Board of Library Trustees of the Park Forest Public Library for an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the Contract, will execute the required Contract Documents, furnish satisfactory payment and performance bonds where required by the applicable Bid Documents and Illinois law, provide the required insurance documentation, and perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited may forfeit the Bid Security as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, subject to applicable law and the terms of the Bid Documents and nothing herein shall preclude relief from a bidding error where required by applicable law.
No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board of Library Trustees for the Park Forest Public Library that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment and financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the Work, should the Contract be awarded to it. The Library may request additional information reasonably necessary to determine bidder responsibility, provided that no bidder shall be permitted to materially modify its bid after the bid opening.
Bidders will examine the plans and specifications and also the location in which said Work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding conditions affecting the cost and nature of the Work, and all bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity and judgment. Bidders shall comply with the site examination and pre-bid requirements set forth in the applicable Bid Documents.
NON-MANDATORY PRE BID MEETING (for construction):
October 30, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. CDT
at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL 60466
SEALED BIDS DUE:
November 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST
at the Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL 60466
The Board of Library Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any minor informalities or irregularities in the bidding, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and to hold the bid proposals for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening set forth above. Each Contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with applicable law. The Library reserves the right to award the General Construction and Furniture bid packages separately.
The successful bidder for the General Construction bid package will be required to comply with the provisions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act and all applicable State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission. The successful bidder for the Furniture bid package shall comply with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act and other public works requirements to the extent applicable to the work performed under that Contract. All successful bidders shall comply with applicable federal, State, and local laws.
By order of the Park Forest Public Library Board of Trustees, in the Village of Park, Forest, Il.
Mary VanSwol Library Director
Park Forest Public Library
Park Forest, Illinois