University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Solar Turbines
Amount: An estimated $2,608,986.50
Renewal: 2nd of 4, 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, this remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$5,217,973
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
The University has taken into account 30 ILCS 575/8i of the BEP Act in conducting this renewal.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Solar Turbines
Amount: An estimated $2,608,986.50
Renewal: 1st of 4, 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, this procurement remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$7,826,959.50
Comments: The university has complied with Section 8(i)(a)(b)of the BEP Act.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Vendor: Solar Turbines
Change Order Amount: $1,926,349
Upgrade/retrofit portion of 504JMG Sole Source was approved but amount was not specified. Only the maintenance portion is identified. Therefore, we need to identify the amount specifically for the upgrade portion and submit a change order, increasing the original amount of 504JMG by $1,926,349.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Solar Turbines, San Diego, CA
Amount: An estimated $1,888,644
Terms:
An estimated start date of 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019, 12 months
Renewals:
4 one-year
Potential Future Renewals:
$10,435,946
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
The hearing has been cancelled since no vendors registered to attend or submitted comments regarding this notice.
First published Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The University awarded a contract for labor & materials to maintain 3 Solar Gas Turbines to Solar Turbines, San Diego, CA, for an estimated $1,888,644.
Labor and materials to maintain the three Solar Gas Turbines installed at UIC Steam Plant which includes the retrofit/upgrade.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the item or service is copyrighted or patented and is not available except from the holder of the copyright or patent.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Margaret van Dijk
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
