Public Higher Education Bulletin

First published Monday April 12, 2004

Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 2:00 PM, Wednesday May 5, 2004:

Purchasing Office
117 Hovey Hall
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-1220

The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University hereby requests sealed bids for construction work on the Vitro Center exterior siding replacement project (Bid # EB050504).

Sealed envelopes containing the bids in duplicate will be marked Vitro Center Exterior Siding Replacement. Separate bids will be submitted for the following subdivisions of work to be performed: General. Bids shall be submitted to ISU Purchasing Office, 117 Hovey Hall.

Bidders should be pre-qualified in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders issued by the Board of Trustees as attached. Bids shall include the following:

• 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 Bond.
• One completed copy of the Illinois Department of Human Rights Form PC-2, entitled ?Bidders Employee Utilization Form Construction?.
• Vendor Disclosure of Financial Interests.

Bids may not be withdrawn after the opening of bids.

If you will need accommodation based on a disability, please contact Disability Concerns, (309) 438-5853 or TT/DD (309) 438-8620. Information regarding your disability is confidential and handled according to applicable laws.

Bidding documents may be obtained at the ISU Purchasing Office.

Bidding documents are available for inspection at the ISU Purchasing Office.

Scope of Project: This project will provide for the installation of new metal siding and installation of a new shingled roof. Project must be closely coordinated with abatement removal of existing siding and roof.

Completion Date: July 30, 2004.

Bids will be received up to the hour of 2:00 PM local time, on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. Immediately after closing time for receiving bids, they will be opened publicly and read.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2004, 10:00AM local time at the project site. This is a mandatory prebid meeting. To submit a bid for this project, bidders must attend and your company name must appear on the official attendance log. The log will be used in the bid opening process. If your company name does not appear on the log, your bid will not be opened.

(Submitted by Stephen M. Bragg, State Purchasing Officer.)

For additional information, contact:

Ernest Olson
Illinois State University
Campus Box 1220 Purchasing
Normal, IL 61790-1220
Phone: (309) 438-5245
FAX: (309) 438-5555
E-Mail: ewolson@ilstu.edu