University of Illinois at Springfield
Bid #BAS06012
Invitation for Construction Bid:
Recreation Center Parking Lot
Awarded to:
Contractor: Merrill's Contractors, Inc., Springfield, IL
Amount:
$549,600
Division of Work: Division 1 - General
(unsuccessful, responsive bidders:
3)
Terms: One-time transaction
Contractor: B & B Electric, Inc., Springfield, IL
Amount:
$103,000
Division of Work: Division 5 - Electrical
(unsuccessful, responsive bidders:
4)
Terms: One-time transaction
Number of Unsuccessful, Responsive Bidders:
7
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published
Tuesday March 7, 2006
Project Description
This project involves the creation of a new 300-space parking lot adjacent to the new Student Recreation Center.
Division 1 - General Work
Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until
2:00 PM,
Friday March 31, 2006:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
c/o Physical Planning & Operations
Building Services Building Room 43
Attention: Michael Doerr (doerr.michael@uis.edu)
Springfield,
IL
62703
Division 5 - Electrical Work
Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until
2:00 PM,
Tuesday March 28, 2006:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
c/o Physical Planning & Operations
Building Services Building Room 43
Attention: Michael Doerr (doerr.michael@uis.edu)
Springfield,
IL
62703
Bid Document Sources
Bid documents have been prepared by Coombe-Bloxdorf, P.C., 755 South Grand Avenue West, Springfield, IL 62702, 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 on or after Tuesday, March 10, 2006.
Bid Document Review Sets
For the convenience of bidders, complete sets of bid documents will be on file at: Coombe-Bloxdorf, P.C., F.W. Dodge-Division of McGraw Hill, 421 S. Grand Avenue West, Springfield, IL 62704, UIS Physical Planning & Operations, Business Services Building, Room 31, University of Illinois at Springfield, Reed Construction Data, 2000 Clearwater Drive, Oakbrook, IL 60523.
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/prism/profiles.nsf
Pre-Bid Meeting
A pre-bid meeting will be held in BSB 31 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time on March 17, 2006. 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.
Bid Opening
Immediately after the closing time for receiving bids, all proposals will be publicly opened, read, and tabulated at University of Illinois at Springfield, BSB 31, Springfield, IL. 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 University of Illinois 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.
