University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Ameren Illinois Company
Amount: An estimated $1,175,000
Renewal: 1st of 2, 10/17/2022 through 10/16/2024
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, this remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$1,175,000
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
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.
Ameren Illinois CompanyCollinsville, IL
- Amount: An estimated $1,250,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 10/17/2019 through 10/16/2022, 36 months
- Renewals: 2 twenty-four-month
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Potential Future Renewals:
$2,350,000
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.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
First published Monday, August 12, 2019
The University awarded a contract for Natural Gas and Electricity to Ameren Illinois Company, Collinsville, IL, for an estimated $1,250,000.
The university, on information and belief, has concluded that only one vendor can meet its need or can meet the need economically. That vendor is Ameren Illinois Company. The university has provided detailed justification to support its conclusion as shown on the attached Sole Source Justification Form.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria must have natural gas and electricity delivered to the campus in order to operate the facility. Currently, Ameren Illinois Company is not supplying natural gas and electricity, but rather is the distributor for the supplier for gas and electricity. The supplier of the natural gas and electricity does not own the distribution/delivery lines that the gas and electricity is delivered through to the campus, but rather these are owned by Ameren Illinois Company.
Although the university has presented this as a sole source procurement, we are seeking competitive information from firms with the capability of meeting the university?s need (even if performed in a manner different from what has been presented) to contact us and provide sufficient information to show the need can be met. If we receive that information, the Chief Procurement Officer will offer a public hearing to consider the matter. Hearing information is described below.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the public utility service is regulated.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Chief Procurement Officer - Ben Bagby
State Purchasing Officer - Catherine Bradbury
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
