Public Higher Education Bulletin

The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University Carbondale hereby requests sealed bids for construction work on the air handling systems replacement project.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be accepting bids to furnish all labor, material and equipment to remove and replace air-handling units in Trueblood Hall (Building #0141) located on the Carbondale campus.

This project consists of removal and replacement of air handling units and associated ductwork, piping, etc.

All work associated with this contract must be completed by August 6, 2004. The Contractor will be responsible for providing all labor and equipment necessary to meet this schedule.

A contract will be awarded to the contractor submitting the lowest proposal, which meets the intent of the bid documents.

Bids will be received up to the hour of 2:00 PM local time, on Friday, April 2, 2004. 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)
• All bidders must submit a PC-2 form as required by the Illinois Department of Human Rights.

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for this project at the PSO Conference Room on the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Campus, on March 25, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. CST in the Physical Plant Conference Room. Attendance is strongly recommended.

(Submitted by Cathy Hagler, State Purchasing Officer.)