Renovation of an educational facility in Normal, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

**As of January 16, 2023 bid received was over the anticipated budget. No definite date for the rebid. Provide all labor, material, equipment, and services necessary to remove existing topping, insulation, drains and waterproofing to expose structural slab for the DeGarmo Plaza on the campus of Illinois State University. Protect occupied space below from water infiltration during work. Perform limited structural repairs and install new waterproofing, area drains, insulation and selected new hardscape surfaces. Repair or replace handrails, lighting, accessibility ramps and other misc. work indicated in the Contract Documents. Perform additional work including but not limited to re-coating or cladding of perimeter walls and exposure of and re-waterproofing of the exterior face of the plaza north and south foundation walls. Work will be completed in two phases. In response to COVID-19, until further notice, ISU is enabling electronic submission of submittals (e-bidding). New electronic submittal regulations and instructions are noted below. We will also be opening this solicitation to accept physical paper submissions from vendors with pending IPG number, or no IPG number. ISU will continue to maintain and follow all Illinois Procurement Code Regulations and Rules. Any submittals received after the identified due date and time will not be accepted or evaluated. Either electronic submissions OR paper submissions will be accepted for this solicitation. Participation in a U.s. Department of Labor Approved and Registered Apprenticeship & Training Program is Required on Public Works by Procurement Code (30 Ilcs 500/30-22). Illinois State University Requests That You Submit a Certificate of Registration in an Approved Apprenticeship and Training Program Issued by the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, With Your Bid. If the list of University-supplied NIGP commodity codes excludes a code that a prospective respondent or BEP-certified vendor believes should be included with the solicitation, additional codes may be requested and must be submitted by the question deadline for this solicitation. These requests should be made through a commodity code addition form supplied by the University buyer assigned to this solicitation. Email the buyer to obtain this form. If requested, additional University-supplied commodity codes may be added to the Utilization Plan by addendum at the University's discretion. Subcontractors must meet the same requirements as prime contractors to do business with Illinois State University. For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact: Jackie Gunderson Purchasing Office Illinois State University at Uptown Crossing 1220 Campus Box 100 South Fell Avenue, Suite D Normal, IL 61790-1220 Phone: (309) 438-1945 FAX: (309) 438-5555 Purchasing Website Chief Procurement Officer - John Donato State Purchasing Officer - Constance Ratliff All responses must include: Submit 1 copies of the response as defined in the specifications. Sealed envelopes containing the bids have the bid number and project title on the envelope. Bid security (see complete bid for details). A letter from a surety company in substantially the form set forth in the Instructions to Bidders assuring the issuance of the performance and payment bonds. There is a 30 percent BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details. The contract(s) for this solicitation could exceed $50,000 annually. This bulletin is the only official source of documents for this bid. Clarifications or modifications to drawings or specifications will be posted via addendum. To give questions appropriate consideration and to give bidders time to respond to the resulting clarifications, the University requires that all questions be submitted no later than 4:30pm November 22, 2022 to Jackie Gunderson at jnmaste@ilstu.edu.