Invitation to Bid Sealed Bids from qualified CONTRACTORS for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, means, and performing all work for the ESL-IGD-2025 Street Improvements - 18th & Piggott will be opened by the Intergovernmental Grants Department doing business thru St. Clair County on behalf of the City of East St. Louis at 10:00 AM (Local Time) on November 13, 2025, at the office of Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc., 4940 Old Collinsville Road, Swansea, Illinois 62226. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the CDBG program administered by St. Clair County IGD. The awarded contractor is required to utilize Minority Business Enterprise(s) (MBE) in the minimum amount of 15% of the total contract value. Plans and Specs may be viewed at S.I.B.A, 1468 Green Mount Road, O'Fallon, IL, 62269. Plans and Specs may be purchased for $150.00 if mailed and $125.00 if picked up at the office of Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc., 4940 Old Collinsville Road, Swansea, Illinois 62226, Tel. No. (618) 624-4488. This Invitation to Bid should not be construed as a commitment of any kind on the part of the Intergovernmental Grants Department doing business thru St. Clair County on behalf of the City of East St. Louis, nor does it commit the Intergovernmental Grants Department doing business thru St. Clair County on behalf of the City of East St. Louis to pay for any costs incurred in the submission of a bid package, nor for any costs incurred prior to the execution of a formal Agreement. The right is reserved to accept any bid or any part or parts thereof or to reject any and all bids. The selected bidder will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations and all applicable Prevailing Wage regulations. IPL0282486 Oct 19 2025