Public Higher Education Bulletin

First published Saturday May 10, 2003

Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 11:00 AM, Monday June 2, 2003:

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 a Reverse Osmosis Water Extension Heating Plant project.

A heating contractor is needed to extend the RO water supply from the ISU Science Lab Building to ISU Heating Plant as boiler make-up. Completion date is August 29, 2003.

Bidding documents may be obtained at BBA Engineering, P.C., 1509 N. Clinton Blvd., Bloomington, IL 61701, Ph: 309.829.9458. A deposit of $50 per set is required. Central Illinois Builders'' Non-Cash Security Method will be accepted for this project. Checks shall be made payable to BBA Engineering, P.C. Deposits will be refunded if the plans, specifications and other documents are returned in good condition within ten days after the bid opening.

Sealed envelopes containing the bids will be marked a Reverse Osmosis Water Extension Heating Plant. Bids will be received up to the hour of 11:00 AM local time, on Monday, June 2, 2003. 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 May 20, 2003, 1:30 PM, Facilities Planning conference room, 608 S. Main St., 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. 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:

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