Round Barn Farm Trails

The Manhattan Park District does hereby invite sealed bids for ROUND BARN FARM TRAILS. Work

will include site clearing, earthwork operations, asphalt paving, and seeding.

Project manuals, including bid form and specifications, and construction documents are available after

10:00 AM on August 22, 2024 from the Accurate Reprographics 2368 Corporate Lane, Suite 100,

Naperville, Illinois 60563 at phone: 630.428.4433, website: www.hitchcockplanroom.com. Bidding

documents are free to download and available at the non-refundable cost of reproduction to print.

Bids will be accepted at the Manhattan Park District, 397 South State Street, Manhattan, Illinois 60442,

during regular office hours. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked with the Contractor’s

name and address, and “Bid for ROUND BARN FARM TRAILS,” on the face of the envelope.

Bids must be received no later than 10:00 AM on September 6, 2024. Bids will be opened at 10:01 AM

on September 6, 2024 at the Manhattan Park District 397 South State Street, Manhattan, Illinois 60442.

All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, Cashier’s

Check in the amount of 10% of the Base Bid, payable to the Manhattan Park District.

The Manhattan Park District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, parts of any and all proposals,

or to waive technical errors or omissions in submitted proposals. No submitted bid may be withdrawn

until a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date, without written consent of the Manhattan

Park District. The Manhattan Park District encourages minority business firms to submit bids on this

project and the successful contract bidder to utilize minority businesses as sub-contractors for supplies,

equipment, services, and construction.

Questions should be directed to Doug Fair, Hitchcock Design Group at 630.961.1787.

This project is being financed, in part, with funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,

“Recreational Trails” (RTP) grant program.