Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 28, 2016:
There is a voluntary prebid meeting and site visit scheduled for Tuesday, 13 September 2016 at 10:00am. Prospective bidders will meet ISU project manager Tony Herter at the corner of S. University St and Dale St. in Normal IL.
Neither the Town of Normal nor ISU Parking and Transportation will waive fines incurred by bidders who have parked improperly, so plan accordingly. This prebid meeting is not mandatory, but prospective bidders are advised that access is limited to this active site. This will be the only opportunity bidders have to familiarize themselves with the existing conditions prior to the bid deadline.
REGISTRATION IN A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING PROGRAM IS REQUIRED ON PUBLIC WORKS BY PROCUREMENT CODE (30 ILCS 500/30-22). Illinois State University requests that you submit a Certificate of Registration in an approved Apprenticeship and Training Program issued by the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, with your bid.
The University is committed to transparent, competitive bidding and welcomes requests for information and questions concerning this bid. All answers will be posted via addendum. To give questions appropriate consideration and to give bidders time to respond to the resulting clarifications, the University requests that all questions be submitted no later than 4:30pm CST on Thursday September 15, 2016 to Corey W. Leslie at cwlesli@ilstu.edu. The University cannot guarantee a response to questions received after this time.
All responses must include:
- Submit 1 copies of the response as defined in the specifications.
- Sealed envelopes containing the bids have the bid number and project title on the envelope.
- Bid security (see complete bid for details).
- A letter from a surety company in substantially the form set forth in the Instructions to Bidders assuring the issuance of the performance and payment bonds.
- There is a BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.
