Illinois Procurement BulletinPublic Institutions of Higher Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
QBS #PSSU26R01

Request for Professional Services Qualifications (QBS): FY26 Architecture Retainer

Award Info Published Tuesday June 3, 2025

Bailey Edward Design Inc.CHAMPAIGN, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
  • BEP [54% / $0]
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Rubinos and Mesia Engineers, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [7% / $0]
  • Juneau Associates, Inc., P.C. (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Carnow, Conibear & Assoc., Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Site Design Group, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]
  • LynchCo Construction Inc. (subcontractor)
    VBP [1% / $0]
  • Nest Builders, Inc. dba dbHMS (subcontractor)
    BEP [12% / $0]
  • Level-(1) Global Solutions, LLC (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • BA Engineers, Ltd. dba CCJM Engineers, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [12% / $0]

OWP/P Cannon Design, Inc.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • BA Engineers, Ltd. dba CCJM Engineers, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [5% / $0]
  • Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [3% / $0]
  • TERRA Engineering, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]
  • Middleton Construction Consulting of Illinois, LLC (subcontractor)
    VBP [2% / $0]
  • Reliable Environmental Solutions, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • S2O Consultants, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • MDC Architects, P.C. (subcontractor)
    BEP [6% / $0]
  • Aurora Lighting Design, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]
  • Nest Builders, Inc. dba dbHMS (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Tgda Landscape Architecture PLLC (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Elara Energy Services, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [5% / $0]
  • Cardosi Kiper Design Group, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Virtual Energy Solutions, Inc. (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Level-(1) Global Solutions, LLC (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]

Farnsworth Group Inc.Champaign, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Middleton Construction Consulting of Illinois LLC (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Reliable Environmental Solutions Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [3% / $0]
  • Studio ARQ LLC (subcontractor)
    BEP [30% / $0]

Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning, P.C.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Nest Builders, Inc. dba dbHMS (subcontractor)
    BEP [25% / $0]
  • Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [6% / $0]
  • TERRA Engineering, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]
  • CCS International, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]
  • Carnow, Conibear & Associates, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Aurora Lighting Design, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Site Design Group, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Mode Architects, PC (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]

HDR Architecture, Inc.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Henneman Engineering, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [22% / $0]
  • Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [6% / $0]
  • TERRA Engineering, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]
  • Middleton Construction Consulting of Illinois LLC (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Reliable Environmental Solutions, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]

Holabird & Root, LLCChicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Nest Builders, Inc. dba dbHMS (subcontractor)
    BEP [22% / $0]
  • LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, L.L.P. (subcontractor)
    BEP [5% / $0]
  • TERRA Engineering, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Middleton Construction Consulting of Illinois LLC (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Environmental Design International, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]
  • Site Design Group, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [1% / $0]

Johnson Lasky Kindelin Architects, Inc.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
  • BEP [59% / $0]
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • B A Engineers, Ltd. dba CCJM Engineers, Ltd (subcontractor)
    BEP [15% / $0]
  • Rubinos and Mesia Engineers, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [5% / $0]
  • Middleton Construction Consulting of Illinois LLC (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Carnow, Conibear & Assoc., Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [3% / $0]

Reifsteck Reid & Company Architects dba Reifsteck Wakefield Fanning & CompanyCHAMPAIGN, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
  • BEP [45% / $0]
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [10% / $0]
  • Middleton Construction Consulting of Illinois LLC (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Reliable Environmental Solutions, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [2% / $0]

Ross Barney Architects, P.C.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
  • BEP [61% / $0]
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Collins Engineers, Incorporated (subcontractor)
    VBP [3% / $0]
  • Environmental Design International, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [3% / $0]

Urban Works, Ltd.Chicago, IL

  • Amount: An estimated $2,000,000
  • BEP [35% / $0]
Not-to-exceed $1M per fiscal year
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2027
  • Renewals: 1 two-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $2,000,000
  • Virtual Energy Solutions, Inc. (subcontractor)
    VBP [20% / $0]
  • CCS International, Inc. (subcontractor)
    BEP [5% / $0]
  • APMonarch PLLC (subcontractor)
    BEP [10% / $0]
  • BRUSH Architects, LLC (subcontractor)
    BEP [10% / $0]
  • David Mason & Associates of Illinois, Ltd. (subcontractor)
    BEP [10% / $0]

Unsuccessful respondents (28)

Summary

Respondents

38 total

10 successful respondents

28 unsuccessful respondents

5 BEP consultants
0 VBP consultants
0 Small businesses

Buyer for this procurement: Daniela Giurgea, (217) 333-4095

Chief procurement officer for this procurement: Bridget McHatton

State purchasing officer for this procurement: Caleb Adams

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

First published Friday, August 9, 2024
Project Description
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign requests statements of qualifications from Professional Services Consultants interested in providing the Urbana-Champaign campus with architectural services on a retainer basis. The university has a target number of ten (10) firms to be selected but reserves the right to award more or fewer retainer contracts based on the qualifications of the submitting firms.

Selected firms will be awarded an initial two-year agreement (beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027). Each agreement will have the option for one (1) two-year renewal (July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2029). The total term with the ability to renew will end on June 30, 2029. At each renewal, there will be an opportunity to make adjustments in the scheduled hourly rates.

Services will be performed on an as-needed basis during the contract period. Consistent with the dollar limits on actions requiring Board of Trustees authorization, retainer agreements may be used on individual projects with total project costs less than $7,500,000 or with professional fees up to $750,000 per project. Each consultant will be limited to an aggregate of $1,000,000 in fees per fiscal year. There is no guarantee that any work will be assigned.

See attached for complete details.
Letter Submission
Qualifications and supporting materials will be accepted below until 4:00 PM, Thursday August 29, 2024:
At the following address:
via PRZM electronic bidding per bidding documents
Champaign, IL 61820
Contact Information:
Dennis Craig
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 300-2077
E-Mail:dlcraig@illinois.edu
Officially recognized timestamped submittal date will be the electronic copy of the packet, organized and with electronic bookmarks as indicated above, shall be submitted in pdf format, using the URL https://przm.apps.uillinois.edu/przm/ocpweb.nsf/projectsuiuc to complete and submit the information. The electronic copy shall be submitted using the web at the URL listed and will not be accepted via email.

For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Chris Rogan
Chief Procurement Officer - Bridget McHatton
State Purchasing Officer - Caleb Adams
Only those firms which meet the following qualifications will be considered:
  • There is a 30 percent BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.
  • There is a 3 percent Veteran-owned business goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.
  • The contract(s) for this solicitation could exceed $50,000 annually.
Selection will be consistent with the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act (30 ILCS 535/1).

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.

Documents

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Specification Documents

  • PSSU26R01Advertisement.pdf (256 KB)

Other Public Documents

  • PSSU26R01PPBPostingv2.pdf (92 KB)

Conflict of Interest Document

  • U26R01_COIDR_UrbanWorks_UOCPSPOandPPBsign.pdf (484 KB)
  • U26R01_COIRD_Reifsteck_UOCPSPOandPPBsign.pdf (485 KB)
  • U26R01_COIRR_UOCPandSPOsign.pdf (414 KB)
  • U26R01_OWPPCannon_COIRD_UOCPSPOandPPB.pdf (484 KB)
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