Public Higher Education Bulletin

for telecommunications cabling for Barsema Hall.

Currently under construction, Barsema Hall is a new building for the College of Business located on the main campus in DeKalb, Illinois. Telecommunications cabling is being bid and only AVAYA certified suppliers will be considered, without exception. Proposal specifications are available by downloading the document from the IHEP web site. Blueprints may be picked up in Procurement Services, Gilbert Hall B113, DeKalb, IL, after December 4. Please call first to insure that the blueprints are available. If you are unable to pick up the blueprints, they may be sent by UPS. (We cannot ship by Fed Ex.) You must provide a UPS account number to which shipping costs will be charged. Please call 815-753-1671 to arrange for a blueprint shipment. You may receive prints from Dan Halstead (815-753-4146) via e-mail, should you possess the technology.

A pre-bid walk-through will be held on December 19, 2001, at 10 a.m. in the Engineering Building room 321A. No walk-throughs will be arranged five days after the pre-bid, without exception. Vendors must provide their own hard hats for the walk-through. The Engineering Building is located on Garden Road, DeKalb, IL, and limited parking is available. For more information regarding parking, see the bid document. For technical questions, call Dan Halstead at 815-753-4146. For questions regarding bid language and forms, call William Welch at 815-753-6111. (Submitted by Kathe Shinham, State Purchasing Officer.)