NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Waukegan Park District, Lake County, Illinois ("Owner" or "Park District"), invites bids for the following project: 1. Printing and binding of the seasonal program guides including USPS bundling and labeling for city and rural route mailings and delivery to respective post offices. The bid is for three (3) issues, Fall/Holiday 2023, Winter/Spring 2023 and Summer 2024. Bid Documents, including Instructions to Bidders, Specifications are available electronically at https://www.waukeganparks.org/business/ or by contacting the Waukegan Park District Community Relations Department at 847-360-4726 or by email at smcdonald@waukeganparks.org. The bid shall be placed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked "SEALED BID: Waukegan Park District, 2023/2024 PRINTING AND BINDING OF THE SEASONAL PROGRAM GUIDES." The envelope shall be addressed and delivered to and received by the Park District at the following location: Waukegan Park District Administrative Building, 1324 Golf Rd, Waukegan, Illinois 60087. No responsibility shall be attached to any person for premature opening of a bid not properly identified. Bids shall be received until 10:00 AM on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022. Immediately thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after that time or at a different location will be rejected. The Waukegan Park District reserves the right to waive technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, to accept only portions of a bid and reject the remainder. Owner will award the Contract to the lowest most responsible and responsive Bidder, as determined by Owner. In considering the Bidder's responsibility, the Owner may evaluate, among other factors, the ability of the Bidder to provide experienced labor sufficient in numbers to timely and properly complete the services, the financial capability of the Bidder, and the performance of the Bidder on other projects. Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in, or totally consumed in the prosecution of the Work. A tax exemption certificate will be furnished by the Park District at the request of the Bidder. The District's tax exemption number shall only be used by the successful Bidder for the Work of this Project. No bid may be withdrawn, and all bids shall remain firm for sixty (60) days after the bid opening. The Contractor(s) selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity. State law mandates an open and competitive bidding process and requires that publicly procured contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder with no demonstrated preference based on the bidder's location, race and gender. Therefore, the Park District is unable to give preference to competitively bid projects, but does encourage submission from local, women, and minority bidders. By Order of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Waukegan Park District Jay Lerner, Executive Director Waukegan Park District (847) 360-4726 PUBLISHED DATE: December 7, 2022 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Waukegan Park District , Lake County , Illinois ( " Owner " or " Park District " ) , invites bids for the following project : 1. Printing and binding of the seasonal program guides including USPS bundling and labeling for city and rural route mailings and delivery to respective post offices . The bid is for three ( 3 ) issues , Fall / Holiday 2023 , Winter / Spring 2023 and Summer 2024 . Bid Documents , including Instructions to Bidders , Specifications are available electronically at https://www.waukeganparks.org/business/ or by contacting the Waukegan Park District Community Relations Department at 847-360-4726 or by email at smcdonald@waukeganparks.org . The bid shall be placed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked " SEALED BID : Waukegan Park District , 2023/2024 PRINTING AND BINDING OF THE SEASONAL PROGRAM GUIDES . " The envelope shall be addressed and delivered to and received by the Park District at the following location : Waukegan Park District Administrative Building , 1324 Golf Rd , Waukegan , Illinois 60087. No responsibility shall be attached to any person for premature opening of a bid not properly identified . Bids shall be received until 10:00 AM on TUESDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 2022. Immediately thereafter , the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud . Bids received after that time or at a different location will be rejected . The Waukegan Park District reserves the right to waive technicalities , to accept or reject any or all bids , to accept only portions of a bid and reject the remainder . Owner will award the Contract to the lowest most responsible and responsive Bidder , as determined by Owner . In considering the Bidder's responsibility , the Owner may evaluate , among other factors , the ability of the Bidder to provide experienced labor sufficient in numbers to timely and properly complete the services , the financial capability of the Bidder , and the performance of the Bidder on other projects . Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in , or totally consumed in the prosecution of the Work . A tax exemption certificate will be furnished by the Park District at the request of the Bidder . The District's tax exemption number shall only be used by the successful Bidder for the Work of this Project . No bid may be withdrawn , and all bids shall remain firm for sixty ( 60 ) days after the bid opening . The Contractor ( s ) selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal , state and local laws , rules , regulations and executive orders , including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity . State law mandates an open and competitive bidding process and requires that publicly procured contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder with no demonstrated preference based on the bidder's location , race and gender . Therefore , the Park District is unable to give preference to competitively bid projects , but does encourage submission from local , women , and minority bidders . By Order of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Waukegan Park District Jay Lerner , Executive Director Waukegan Park District ( 847 ) 360-4726 PUBLISHED DATE : December 7 , 2022