Public Higher Education Bulletin

First published Thursday August 14, 2003

Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 11:00 AM, Wednesday September 17, 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 asbestos abatement in Hayden Auditorium project (Bid # LB091703).

This project inlcudes asbestos abatement of approximately 3,500 square feet of asbestos-containing acoustical ceiling materials and 3,500 square feet of floor tile and mastic from Hayden Auditorium at Metcalf Lab School. The work must commence on or about October 6, 2003 and must be completed by October 31, 2003. Copies of the bidding documents shall be obtained at the mandatory pre-bid meeting.

Sealed envelopes containing the bids will be marked asbestos abatement in Hayden Auditorium. Bids will be received up to the hour of 11:00 AM local time, on Wednesday, September 17, 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 September 10, 2003, 10:00 AM local time, Hayden Auditorium, Metcalf Lab School, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. If you plan to submit a bid on this project, you must attend this meeting 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 attendance 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