Nike Sports Complex Improvements

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Sealed bids for Nike Sports Complex Improvements will be accepted at the Naperville Park District Administration Building, 320 W. Jackson Ave., Naperville, Illinois 60540, until 11:00AM, Thursday, November 5, 2026, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The scope of work includes asphalt paving, concrete paving, synthetic turf, poured-in-place surfacing, playground equipment, splash pad equipment, wood fencing, picnic shelter, shade sail, electrical, underdrainage, landscaping, and lawn restoration. Bid documents will be available from Accurate Repro, Inc.'s Planroom beginning October 15th, 2026 at 11:00AM. Plans are available for printing or download. Phone: (630) 428-4433. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:30AM, Thursday, October 29, 2026, on site at the Park Support Building (1520 N. Mill St., Naperville, IL 60563) within Nike Sports Complex. All inquiries, outside of the pre-bid meeting (if one is held), that concern the bid request shall be submitted in writing to Upland Design Ltd. via email to info@uplandDesign.com and mblood@uplandDesign.com and jaguada@uplanddesign.com. Replies will be issued to all bidders of record as Addenda to the appropriate attachment and will become part of the agreement. Questions will not be responded to by oral clarification. Failure to request clarification will not waive bidder's responsibility to comprehend the plans and specifications and perform the work in accordance with the intent of the plans and specifications. Interpretations, corrections and changes to the contract documents will be made only by addenda. Addenda will be distributed to all known parties having received Bid Documents. This project is being financed, in part, with funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, "Open Space Lands Acquisition & Development” (OSLAD) grant program. Minority business firms are encouraged to submit bids. Successful contract bidders are also encouraged to utilize minority business sub-contractors for supplies, equipment, services, and construction. Contractor shall comply with the business enterprise program practices for minority-owned businesses, female-owned business, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities of the Business Enterprise (BEP) for Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities Act (30 ILCS 575/0.01 et seq.) and the equal employment practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/2-105). Contractor must utilize 2% of the employment of the total project from the BEP's Certified Firms Directory. The District reserves the right to withhold payment if Contractor is not in compliance with this provision. Contractor shall ensure that apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Of this goal, at least half of those apprenticeship hours shall be performed by graduates of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, the Illinois Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, or the Highway Construction Careers Training Program. The District reserves the right to withhold payment if Contractor is not in compliance with this. Requirements for Performance and Bid Bonds 1. A bid bond is not required for this project. 2. If a bid is accepted, a Surety Bond (aka Performance and Labor & Material Payment Bond), payable to the Naperville Park District, for not less than one hundred (100%) percent of the contract amount will be required prior to beginning construction. A Surety Bond, payable to the Naperville Park District, for not less than one hundred (100%) percent of the contract amount is required by Statute prior to beginning construction on all projects where the Contract Sum is $150,000 or more and may be required for projects $150,000 or less at the discretion of the Naperville Park District. Such bonds shall include the provision guaranteeing the faithful performance of the Prevailing Wage Act. The surety on the bond shall be a company that is licensed by the Department of Insurance authorizing it to execute surety bonds and the company shall have a financial strength rating of at least A- as rated by A.M. Best Company, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Corporation, or a similar rating agency. 3. If a bid is accepted, the Contractor will be required to file a written substance abuse prevention program with the Owner for the prevention of substance abuse among its employees prior to the commencement of the work. Said program shall be available to the general public. Award of Contract It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded in December. The Park District reserves the right to reject any non-responsive or non-responsible Bids or to reject all bids and waive any informality or technicality in any Bid in the interest of the Park District. Published in Daily Herald Oct 15, 2026 (165055)​