Public Higher Education Bulletin

First published Wednesday March 23, 2005

Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 2:00 PM, Tuesday April 19, 2005:

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 DeGarmo Hall Teacher Education Center - Phase II project.

This project includes minor demolition and construction of office spaces in the lower level of DeGarmo Hall in support of the Teacher Education Center. Completion date is July 1, 2005. Prime bids are requested from general contractors.

Sealed envelopes containing the bids will be marked DeGarmo Hall Teacher Education Center - Phase II. Bids will be received up to the hour of 2:00 PM local time, on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Immediately after closing time for receiving bids, they will be opened publicly and read.

All bids must include:

• 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.
• All bidders must submit a PC-2 form as required by the Illinois Department of Human Rights.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 6, 2005, 10:00 AM, at Facilities Planning, 608 S. Main Street, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. If you are planning to submit a prime bid for this project, you must attend this meeting and your company's name must appear on the official attendance log. This log will be used in the bid opening process. If your company's 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:

Linda Bagby
Campus Box 1220
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-1220
Phone: (309) 438-7291
FAX: (309) 438-5555
E-Mail: ljbagby@ilstu.edu