LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (CONSTRUCTION AND FURNITURE) ZION BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: INTERIOR RENOVATION
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LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (CONSTRUCTION AND FURNITURE)
ZION BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: INTERIOR RENOVATION
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District for the proposed Interior Renovation Project until 10:00 A.M. CST on Monday, June 1 2026, at the Zion-Benton Public Library. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 A.M. CST on Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Zion-Benton Public Library located at 2400 Gabriel Ave, Zion, IL 60099
A complete set of project bid documents including plans, specifications, project bid form, instructions to bidders, and a written scope of work will be issued for bid on Monday, May 11, 2026 and available electronically by contacting Jacob Patnode of product Architecture + Design at jpatnode@product-architects.com.
Each complete bid (1 original + 2 copies) must be accompanied by a bid bond, cash, or a certified check payable to the order of the Zion-Benton Public Library District, certified by a responsible bank 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 furnish a satisfactory performance and payment bond, execute a contract for the full scope of work, and proceed with and complete the work within the agreed upon project schedule. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes or errors on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle them to a return of the aforementioned amount.
No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Library Board of Trustees at the Zion-Benton Public Library District 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.
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. The Library, as a public-use facility, will be providing library services during the project.
PRE BID WALK-THRU MEETING (non-mandatory)
(for contractors, not furniture dealers):
9:00 AM CST Monday, May 18, 2026
at the Zion-Benton Public Library, 2400 Gabriel Avenue, Zion IL 60099
SEALED BIDS DUE:
10:00 AM CST Monday, June 1, 2026
at the Zion-Benton Public Library, 2400 Gabriel Avenue, Zion IL 60099
The Board of Library Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of opening set forth above. The Board of Library Trustees reserves the right to accept the bid that is, in its judgment, the best and most favorable to the interests of the Library and to the public.
The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission. In addition, the successful bidder will be required to comply with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.
By order of the Zion-Benton Public Library District Board of Trustees, in the Township of Zion.
Robin Smith, Director,
Zion-Benton Public Library
Zion Benton Public Library: Interior Renovation
May 11, 2026: ISSUE FOR BID