Public Higher Education Bulletin

Chicago State University, on behalf of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees, requests that all trade contractors submit their qualifications and bid for the Construction of The Chicago State University Douglas Hall Renovation-Third floor Research Lab. The Research Lab phase consists of approximately 6,000 sq ft renovation of Douglas Hall’s floor into a College of Pharmacy research lab space and support space. There are two alternates and a base bid portion. The following trade packages will be issued for bid: General Construction, Plumbing, Electrical/Fire Alarm, Mechanical Piping, Mechanical HVAC, Mechanical (Temperature) Control. Pre-qualification Bidders must be pre-qualified with the Owner. Pre-Qualifying AIA Form A305 must be submitted to the Owner no later than Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 11:00am. Please note that no bid will be accepted or reviewed without the timely submission of a completed pre-qualification form. A pre-qualification form is included in the bid forms and can be obtained by contacting the Architect via Amy White email awhite@holabird.com or phone (312) 357-1771. All bidders must attend a pre-bid site review before submitting a bid. The pre-bid site review will be Monday, November 15, 2010 @ 9:30AM, CST Chicago State (CSU) Douglas Hall 3rd Floor 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago IL. Please note that no bid will be accepted without attending pre-bid site review. All representatives must be in room no later than 9:30am, and must stay for entire meeting and site visit. If the Contractors or leaves before the completion, the Contractors will not be considered attending the pre-bid meeting. There will no other opportunities for site visits prior to bid due date. Bid Document Sources Bid documents have been prepared by the Architect. The bid documents may be obtained from Cushing Company in Chicago, IL and from these plan holder web sites; Bid Ocean http://www.bidocean.com, Dodge Reports http://fwdodge.com. There is a refundable deposit of $50 required for each set of documents (No personal checks accepted). The deposit will be refunded upon return of a good condition usable set of documents to the Architect. Certified checks or money orders should be made out to the Architect (Holabird & Root). Bid opening location is Chicago State University Operation & Management (O&M) first floor at 11:30am. All bids must be received by 11:00am on November 23, 2010 at Chicago State University-Purchasing Dept., ADM 111.

The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof. Vendor may expect payment thirty to sixty days after receipt of invoice, unless otherwise stated in the bid documents. Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals. This procurement will be contingent on Board of Trustees approval.