University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Invitation for Bid: Charter Bus Services
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Peoria Charter Coach Company
Amount: An estimated $1,904,000
Renewal: 2nd of 4, 7/1/2023 through 6/30/2025
Pricing Changes:
12% price increase
Service/Product Changes:
None
Potential Future Renewals:
$3,196,000
The buyer for this procurement is now William (Greg) Miller , (217) 244-0288.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Bridget McHatton.
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: Peoria Charter Coach Company
Amount: An estimated $1,700,000
Renewal: 1st of 4, 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2023
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Potential Future Renewals:
$5,100,000
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.
Peoria Charter Coach CompanyPeoria, IL
- Amount: An estimated $1,700,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 7/16/2019 through 6/30/2021
- Renewals: 4 two-year
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Potential Future Renewals:
$6,800,000
Unsuccessful respondents (1)
Buyer for this procurement: Jacqueline Anderson, (217) 300-0533
Chief procurement officer for this procurement: Ben Bagby
State purchasing officer for this procurement: Bridget McHatton
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Sealed bids will be accepted below until 2:00 PM, Thursday June 27, 2019:
At the following address:
Purchasing Division
212A Illini Plaza
1817 South Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA), on behalf of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, requires transportation for various University administrators, faculty, staff, current students, prospective students, athletes, coaches and other persons invited to travel to-and-from scheduled activities in a safe, reliable and timely manner. The intent of this solicitation is to establish a Master Contract to service all individual University departments. An optional pre-bid meeting to discuss State requirements will be held via conference call on June 19, 2019 at 2:00 PM Local Time. Please see section 1.5 of the bid document for additional information.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Bridget McHatton
The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof.
Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals, if applicable.
This procurement may be contingent on Board of Trustees approval.
Vendor may expect payment thirty to sixty days after receipt of invoice, unless otherwise stated in the bid documents.
The contract(s) for this solicitation could exceed $50,000 annually.
This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
