Hitchcock Design Group presented the first project of the plan---seating and shade to the Front Entrance and Terraces---at the August 14, 2023 Board Meeting. We anticipate work will be completed some time in Spring of 2024. You can view the presentation here. And please reach out to Mick Jacobsen, Library Director, at 847-245-5100 with questions and comments.
View the Outdoor Space Master Plan
Phase 1 Improvements: Bidding Information
The Lake Villa District Library does hereby invite sealed bids for the Phase I Improvements project. Work will include site clearing and pavement removals, topsoil import and placement, custom shade structures, site furnishings, and planting installation.
Project manuals, including bid form and specifications, and construction documents are available after Monday October 30, 2023, available from Accurate Repro, Inc., 2368 Corporate Lane, Naperville, IL 60563, 630-428-4433, www.hitchcockplanroom.com. A non-refundable fee equal to Accurate Repro, Inc.’s charge for printing or digital download of the documents will be charged for each requested bid package.
Bids will be accepted at the Lake Villa District Library 140 N. Munn Road, Lindenhurst, Illinois 60046, during regular office hours. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked with the Contractor’s name and address, and “Bid for Phase I Improvements,” on the face of the envelope. Bids must be re-ceived no later than Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 10:00 AM. Lump Sum bid proposals will be received for this project at the scheduled time of receipt of bids and will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above stated time and place. 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 Total Bid, payable to the Lake Villa District Library.
The Lake Villa District Library 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 that are in the opinion of the Owner, to be in the best interest of the Lake Villa District Library. No submitted bid may be withdrawn until a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date, without written consent of the Lake Villa District Library.
We anticipate work will be completed some time in Spring of 2024. View the first project.
Thank you to all who attended the March 23 presentation on our Outdoor Space Master Plan with Hitchcock Design Group and Hey Associates. Below are latest renderings of the proposed spaces. Please feel free to share your feedback with Mick Jacobsen, Library Director at 847-245-5100 or send a message.
These are the 50% project renderings from the recent presentation with Hitchcock Design Group and Hey Associates. Please feel free to share your feedback with Mick Jacobsen, Library Director at 847-245-5100 or send a message.
These are the project’s preliminary sketches. Please feel free to share your feedback with Mick Jacobsen, Library Director at 847-245-5100 or send a message.
Thank you to all who shared ideas on our Outdoor Space Plan. Hitchcock Design Group has synthesized all of the feedback and you may view the complete survey results.
