Public Higher Education Bulletin

First published Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Project Description
The project consists of a new 60' x 120' pre-engineered metal building, including associated site preparation, site utilities and site work, concrete footings, foundations and slab; and associated mechanical/electrical work. There is also an alternate bid for interior 'Fit-out' of the building.

This project includes a project labor agreement that will be executed between the lowest responsive/responsible bidder and the East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council. A copy of the project labor agreement is included in the project bid documents, General Project Requirements.

Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 2:30 PM, Thursday, August 11, 2005:

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
c/o Facilities & Services
1501 S. Oak
Attn: Edward J. Scopel (e-scopel@uiuc.edu)
Champaign, IL 61820

Bid Document Sources
Bid documents have been prepared by RATIO Severns Reid Architects, 821 South Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, the professional services consultant. The bid documents may be obtained from them by depositing a check in the amount of $50 for each set, payable to them

Bid Document Review Sets
For the convenience of bidders, complete sets of bid documents will be on file at:

F.W. Dodge Corp.
Suite 1B East
421 S. Grand Ave. West
Springfield, IL 62704

F.W. Dodge Corp.
McGraw-Hill Bldg.
1750 S. Brentwood, Suite 270
St. Louis, MO 63144

Greater Peoria Contractors & Suppliers Assoc.
1811 W. Altorfer Drive
Peoria, IL 61615

RATIO Severns Reid Architects
(formerly Severns, Reid & Associates, Inc.)
821 S. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Prequalification
Each bidder shall prequalify with the owner in accordance with the General Instructions to Bidders (Document 00200).

All bidders shall be prequalified with the owner. New bidders that are not prequalified shall prequalify using the owner's web-based Contractor Annual Prequalification System (CAPS)- http://notes.ocp.uiuc.edu:8888/

The project will be administered using the owner's web-based project management system. PRZM was developed to maximize the potential of the Internet in allowing project team members to access and exchange project information. PRZM supports team collaboration in management and interaction, as well as team member empowerment on a multi-layer security system.

Minimum PRZM user requirements are as follows:

• Personal Computer: Microprocessor speed of 100mhz or higher, 32Mb RAM, and a monitor capable of at least 800 x 600 pixel resolution.
• Internet Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher is recommended.
• E-mail: PRZM requires the user to have a valid e-mail account.
• Software: At various stages of PRZM, users will be required to attach their documents to PRZM.
• Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) viewer

Bid Dates
Bids for Divisions II, IV & V (Plumbing, Ventilation, and Electrical) work will be received up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. prevailing time, on Thursday, August 11, 2005. Bids for Division I (General) work will be received up to the hour of 2:30 p.m. prevailing time, on Thursday, August 11, 2005. The owner shall assign the contracts for Contract Divisions II, IV & V Work to the Contract Division I (General Contractor) in accordance with Article 6.2 of the General Conditions. (Refer to Articles 6.2 and 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning assignments of contracts.)

Bid Opening
Immediately after the closing time for receiving bids, all proposals will be publicly opened, read, and tabulated in Room #128 for Divisions II, IV & V and for Division I, Room #127b of the Physical Plant Service Building, 1501 S. Oak, Champaign, IL 61820. Noted errors, omissions and defects will be announced. Bids received after closing time will be returned unopened. The public opening and reading is for information only and is not construed as acceptance or rejection of any bid.

Bid Acceptance or Rejection
The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof, to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to accept the bids deemed to be in the best interests of the owner after all bids have been examined and evaluated.

Statutory Requirements
The successful bidder will be required to comply with all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rulings or enactments of any governmental authority that are applicable to the work or to the project. The successful bidder shall pay prevailing wages and shall utilize equal employment opportunity hiring practices in connection with this project.

Immediately after closing time for receiving bids, they will be opened publicly and read.

For bidding documents and further information, contact

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
217 333-1232

Pre-Bid Meeting
A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Motorcycle Training Classroom Building (adjacent to the job site), 6 Gerty Drive, Champaign, Illinois at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time on Thursday, July 28, 2005. Representatives of the owner and the Professional Services Consultant will be present to answer questions regarding the project and bidding procedures. All prospective bidders are urged to attend.

(Submitted by Kathe Shinham, State Purchasing Officer.)