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Memco Construction 187 W. Euclid Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025 WWW.memco.com April 20, 2020 Dear Mr. Estes: PROJECT: IDOT Letting Item \#83 Contract No. 79371 DuPage County Memco Construction proposes to furnish all labor, material, equipment, and supervision to provide Engineered Fill-Class II and IV-for the following unit prices. * Mobilization includes one move-in. Additional move-ins to be billed at $1,100.00 each. The following items clarify and qualify the scope of our subcontracting work: 1. All forms, earthwork, clearing, etc., to be provided and maintained by others at no cost to Memco Construction. 2. General Contractor shall provide location for staging, stockpiling material, equipment, and storage at the job site. 3. Memco Construction shall be paid strictly based upon the amount of material actually used on the job. 4. All prep work, including geotechnical fabrics, geomembrane liners, etc., to be done by others at no cost to Memco Construction. 5. Water is to be available at project site at no charge to Memco Construction. 6. Dewatering to be done by others at no cost to Memco Construction. 7. Traffic control setup, devices, maintenance, and flagmen are to be provided by others at no cost to Memco Construction. 8. Memco Construction LLC may withdraw this bid if we do not receive a written confirmation that we are the apparent low sub-bidder within 10 days of your receipt of this proposal. 9. Our F.E.I.N. is 36-4478095. 10. Bond is not included in above prices. Bond is available for an additional 1 percent