Granite City Station Outdoor Construction Rehabilitation

This project consists of removal and replacement of concrete paving sections, sidewalks, and curbing; installation of new landscaping curbing; staining of existing and new sidewalk sections; removal and replacement of wood fencing; installation of new framing and ceiling system; surface preparation and painting of steel, fencing, pole bases, benches, and miscellaneous items; installation of new signage; removal and installation of new lighting; removal and installation of rough-ins for security cameras and speakers; installation of pavement striping; and other work necessary to complete the improvements as specified. Substantial completion to be achieved within 75 calendar days of notice-to-proceed. Financial assistance for this project is being provided by the Federal Transit Administration which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The successful bidder will be required to comply with Buy America regulations, all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations and the prevailing wage rates pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act. It is the policy of the USDOT that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) as defined in 49 CFR Part 26 shall have an equal opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. In this regard, MCT and its contractors and subcontractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26 to ensure that small businesses, including DBEs, have an equal opportunity to compete on and perform on this contract. MCT has established aproject goal of 4.58% of the awarded contract sum for DBE participation. The IFB (excluding the Bid Submittal Forms), all issued addenda, and the plan holders list can be downloaded for free at https://bit.ly/2SrWfW3. Checks should be made payable to Madison County Transit or payment may be made via credit card by calling MCT's accounting office at (618) 797-4600 extension 4620. Printed sets of the IFB will be made available at no charge to qualified small businesses and DBE's. Asmall business will be considered qualified if it is listed on the Dynamic Small Business Search Directory and/or the IL UCP.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Vehicular Access and Parking, Traffic Control, Temporary Barriers and Enclosures.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Lighting, Exterior Lighting, Lighting Poles and Standards.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Paving Specialties, Pavement Markings, Fences and Gates, Irrigation, Planting Irrigation, Planting, Planting Preparation, Soil Preparation, Landscape Grading.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Storm Drainage Structures.