Request for Proposal 17-17 Aurora Municipal Airport Entrance Sign PROPOSALS DUE Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. City of Aurora City Clerk’s Office 44 E Downer Place Aurora, Illinois CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 17-17 AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENTRANCE SIGN TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE NUMBER Invitation iii Proposer’s Certification 01 Apprenticeship or Training Program Certification 02 Proposer’s Tax Certification 04 INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS 01 Requirements of Proposer 05 02 Acceptance of Proposals 05 03 Receipt of Proposals 06 04 Withdrawal of Proposals 06 05 Deposit 07 06 City’s Agent 07 07 Investigation 07 08 Proposer Capability 08 09 Alternate Proposals 08 10 Responsible Bidder 08 11 Subletting or Assigning of Contract 08 12 Award 09 13 Payment 09 14 Prices 10 15 Discounts 10 16 Taxes 10 17 Interpretation or Correction of Bidding Documents 10 18 Default 10 19 Inspection 10 20 Warranty 11 21 Regulatory Compliance 11 22 Cancellation 11 23 Signatures 11 24 Eligibility 12 25 Compliance with Laws and Regulations 12 26 Bonds and Insurance 12 27 Patented Devices, Materials and Processes 12 28 Protection and Restoration of Property 12 29 Insurance and Hold Harmless Provision 13 30 Workers Compensation Act 14 31 Minority Participation 14 32 Personnel and Equipment 15 33 Prosecution of Work 15 34 Time 15 35 Questions 15 i CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 17-17 AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENTRANCE SIGN TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE NUMBER APPENDIX A PROPOSAL SPECIFICATIONS Section 1 Project Introduction and Purpose 01 Section 2 Minimum Qualifications 01 General Requirements 01 Illinois Non-Appropriation Clause 02 Termination for Cause 02 Response Instructions 02 Section 3 Proposal Content 03 Section 4 Selection of Firm 04 Section 5 Proposed Project Schedule 05 Section 6 Terms and Conditions 05 Section 7 Additional Information Related to Request 06 APPENDIX B Contact Information APPENDIX C Proposal Form APPENDIX D Proposal Submittal Checklist APPENDIX E Vendor Application Packet ii Procurement Division | Finance Department Joan M. Schouten, MBA CPIM CPPB Director of Procurement ROBERT J. O’CONNO Mayor CITY OF AURORA REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 17-17 AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENTRANCE SIGN The City of Aurora invites proposals for the anticipated hire of a qualified business for the design and construction of an airport entrance sign for the Aurora Municipal Airport. Sealed Proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 44 East Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois 60507, until 2:00 p.m., CST, Wednesday, April 19, 2017 to determine proposals for the anticipated above named service. Attached please find specifications and other pertinent documents necessary for you to respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP). DO NOT SEND OR DELIVER PROPOSALS to the Procurement Division Office. All proposals are to be submitted on the proposal from provided. Each proposal must be placed in an envelope, sealed, and clearly marked on the outside: “RFP 17-17: Aurora Municipal Airport Entrance Sign.” Price Proposals must be submitted in a separate, sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside: “Pricing for RFP 17-17: Aurora Municipal Airport Entrance Sign.” Inquiries and/or questions pertaining to the provisions and specifications of this request for proposal package shall be directed to Ms. Joan M. Schouten, Director of Procurement, in writing at [email protected]. Questions will be accepted until 5:00 pm, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Questions will be answered via addendum and posted to the City’s website at www.aurora- il.org/Finance/Purchasing/bid_invitation by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, April 11, 2017. NO questions will be accepted or answered verbally. No questions will be accepted or answered after the Thursday, April 6, 2017 5:00 pm cut-off date/time. It is the proposer’s responsibility to check the website before submitting their proposal. The City of Aurora encourages minority business firms to submit proposals and encourages the successful firm to utilize minority businesses as applicable. Any Proposer who owes the City money may be disqualified at the City’s discretion. iii 44 E. Downer Place | Aurora, IL 60507-2067 630-256-3550 Office | 630-256-3559 Fax The City of Aurora reserves the right at any time and for any reason to cancel this Request for Proposal, to accept or reject any or all Proposals or portion thereof, or accept an alternate proposal. The City reserves the right to waive any immaterial defect in any proposal, or technicality, informality or irregularity in the proposals received, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional proposals or counter-proposals. Unless otherwise specified by the proposer or the City, the City reserves the right to hold the best proposals for ninety (90) days from the opening date set forth above. The City may seek clarification from any proposer at any time and failure to respond promptly is cause for rejection. The City further reserves the right to award the RFP to the lowest responsible Proposer whose offer best responds in quality, fitness and capacity to the requirements of the proposed work or usage and therefore is in the best interest of the City. CITY OF AURORA Joan M. Schouten, MBA CPIM CPPB Director of Procurement iv PROPOSER’S CERTIFICATION I/We hereby certify that: A. A complete set of bid papers, as intended, has been received, and that I/We will abide by the contents and/or information received and/or contained herein. B. I/We have not entered into any collusion or other unethical practices with any person, firm, or employee of the City which would in any way be construed as unethical business practice. C. I/We have adopted a written sexual harassment policy which is in accordance with the requirements of Federal, State and local laws, regulations and policies and further certify that I/We are also in compliance with all other equal employment requirements contained in Public Act 87- 1257 (effective July 1, 1993) 775 ILCS 5/2-105 (A). D. I/We are in compliance with the most current “Prevailing Rate” of wages for laborers, mechanics and other workers as required by the City of Aurora Ordinance No. O16-042, adopted on June 28, 2016. E I/We operate a drug free environment and drugs are not allowed in the workplace or satellite locations as well as City of Aurora sites in accordance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of January, 1992. F. The Bidder is not barred from bidding on the Project, or entering into this contract as a result of a violation of either Section 33E-3 or 33E-4 of the Illinois Criminal Code, or any similar offense of “bid rigging” or “bid rotating” of any state or the United States. G. I/We will submit, for all contracts in excess of $25,000.00, a certificate indicating participation in apprenticeship and training programs approved and registered with the United Sates Department of Labor. Contractor shall check the box indicating that a copy of applicable program certification is attached. H. I/We will abide by all other Federal, State and local codes, rules, regulations, ordinances and statutes. COMPANY NAME ___________________________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP CODE _______________________________________________________ NAME OF CORPORATE/COMPANY OFFICIAL __________________________________ PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY TITLE ______________________________________________________________________ AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL SIGNATURE __________________________________________ DATE ______________________________ Subscribed and Sworn to TELEPHONE (_____)__________________ Before me this _____ day of ______________, 2017 __________________________ Notary Public Page 1 Apprenticeship or Training Program Certification Return with Bid All contractors are required to complete the following certification: For this contract proposal or for all groups in this deliver and install proposal. For the following deliver and install groups in this material proposal: The City of Aurora policy, adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Highway Code, requires this contract to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. In addition to all other responsibility factors, this contract or deliver and install proposal requires all bidders and all bidders’ subcontractors to disclose participation in apprenticeship or training programs that are approved by and registered with the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, and applicable to the work of the above indicated proposals or groups. Therefore, all bidders are required to complete the following certification: I. Except as provided in paragraph IV below, the undersigned bidder certifies that it is a participant, either as an individual or as part of a group program, in an approved apprenticeship or training program applicable to each type of work or craft that the bidder will perform with its own employees. II. The undersigned bidder further certifies for work to be performed by subcontract that each of its subcontractors submitted for approval is, at the time of such bid, participating in an approved, applicable apprenticeship or training program applicable to the work of the subcontract. III. The undersigned bidder, by inclusion in the list in the space below, certifies the official name of each program sponsor holding the Certificate of Registration for all of the types of work or crafts in which the bidder is a participant and that will be performed with the bidder’s employees. Types of work or craft that will be subcontracted shall be included and listed as subcontract work. The list shall also indicate any type of work or craft job category for which there is no applicable apprenticeship or training program available. Page 2 IV. Except for any work identified above, any bidder or subcontractor that shall perform all or part of the work of the contract or deliver and install proposal solely by individual owners, partners or members and not by employees to whom the payment of prevailing rates of wages would be required, check the following box, and identify the owner/operator workforce and positions of ownership.