Awarded to:Vendor: Southwest Contract, Temple, TX
Amount: An estimated $2,500,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 9/27/2010 through 9/26/2013
This vendor has agreed to extend their offer to other state universities of Illinois.
Renewals:
None
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Comments:
Proposals were evaluated based on the criteria listed in the document and awarded to the proposer with the highest score. Bid summary: Southwest Contract - $1,161.05 set/147.85 points; Foliot Furniture - $1,125.74 set/143.2 points (up charges for small orders and 2% increase for 3rd yr); Ecologic Industries - $1,166.72 set/133.6 points; RT London - $1,376.24 set/131.1 points; Moduform - $1,470.61 set/114.25 points; DCI, Inc. - $1,360.75 set/90.35 points; and, Adden Furniture - $1,541.83 set/ 81.65 points (3% increase for 3rd yr). Three bids were rejected for failure to submit the Board of Election certificate and were not evaluated: University Loft - $962.90 set; Leeder Furniture LLC - $1,168 set; and, Furniture by Thurston - $978.90. A minority goal was not set for this project.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
