Lead Service Line Planned Replacements FY2028/29

The City of Springfield is seeking bids to replace approximately 500 lead service lines across three census tracts during FY2028‑29. The contractor will replace the customer‑owned portion of each line, install Type‑K copper pipe, brass ball valves, and perform full surface restoration, including sidewalk, driveway, and landscaping work. The project is funded partially by an Illinois EPA loan and is subject to prevailing‑wage, Buy America, DBE, and apprenticeship requirements. Bids must include a 5 % bid bond and, if awarded, performance and payment bonds equal to 100 % of the contract price. The contract must be completed within 730 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for overruns. • Approx. 500 lead service lines to be replaced (≈ 250 per fiscal year) • Scope includes excavation, copper pipe installation, valve installation, meter pits, back‑filling, and complete roadway/landscape restoration • Mandatory compliance with Davis‑Bacon prevailing‑wage, Build America/Buy America, DBE participation (5 % MBE, 12 % WBE), and a 10 % apprenticeship goal • Bid bond required: 5 % of the total bid; performance and payment bonds: 100 % of contract value • Completion deadline: 730 days after Notice to Proceed, with $1,000/day liquidated damages for delay