Renovation of an educational facility in Chicago, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a one-story above grade educational facility.

College of Medicine West Tower is a 6 story classroom, building located on UIC's West campus at 1853 W. Polk Street. This project will install a new air handling unit (AHU), and construct two new dormers in the existing attic space locate on the 6th floor of the building. The AHU will be furnished by the Owner. The contractor will be responsible for installation and warranty of the unit. This work will integrate with a recent project on the 5th floor of Building 908 (College of Medicine West). For that reason, the AHU must be functional no later than January 15, 2021. It is expected that construction on the remainder of the project will continue until substantial completion. The demolition scope of work includes removal of the existing air handling unit, associated ductwork, electrical and ventilation systems, portions of the existing roof and structure to accommodate the new dormers, and portions of the 5th floor ceiling in buildings 908 and 909. New work will include the installation of a new air handling unit (AHU), provided by the Owner, electrical work and control wiring from a local distribution panel in the attic space of Building 909, associated ductwork in Buildings 908 and 909 that will serve the 5th floor spaces. In addition, two new dormers will be constructed in Building 909, and fire alarm and lighting will be re-installed on the 5th floor of buildings 908 and 909. This Project is located at: 6th Floor penthouse of the 909 building located at 1853 W. Polk. The new ductwork will need to connect via the 6th floor to the 908 building located at 1819 W. Polk. All responses must include: 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. Each bidder shall prequalify with the Owner in accordance with the General Instructions to Bidders (Document 00 20 00). Minimum user requirements are as follows: * Internet Browser * Valid e-mail account * Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) viewer 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 Owner after all bids have been examined and evaluated. Alternates, if considered, will be accepted in any order as determined by the Owner. A recording of the bid opening is available upon request. The public opening and reading is for information only and is not to be construed as acceptance or rejection of any bid. The University of Illinois has established diversity goals for participation by minority and women owned businesses as prime contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers in accordance with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disability Act. Please refer to Bid Form Document 00 40 00 for additional information and instruction. Illinois Department of Central Management Services Business Enterprise Program certification is the basis for determination of diversity status. Only those vendors who are certified by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services as of the final day of the bid opening Cure Period will be considered in determining whether the vendor meets the participation goal. Minority and women business enterprise goals are for each division of work and may vary by project. Specific diversity goals for each project are identified within the Bid Documents. The diversity baseline goals established for each campus follow: Division of Work Combined Goal(s) Split Goal(s) MBE/WBE % MBE % WBE % 01 - General Work 30 N/A N/A 03 - Heating Work 30 N/A N/A 04 - Ventilation Work 30 N/A N/A If the Bidder fails to meet the diversity goal at the time of bid submittal and provide both a completed utilization plan (Attachment B - Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program Utilization Plan of bid form 00 40 00) and satisfactory good faith efforts documentation to date, they are granted a cure period of ten (10) calendar days, after Owner notifies Bidder of the deficiency, to meet the goal. By the end of the cure period, Bidder shall submit an updated utilization plan and updated documentation of their good faith efforts to achieve the MBE/WBE goals, if the goals are not met. Failure to submit such documentation or to use good faith efforts, shall result in rejection of the bid. Good faith effort documentation is not required when diversity goals have been met. Bidders are required to use any and all good faith efforts to meet the diversity goal prior to the time of bid submittal. Bid submittals that do not meet the goal in its entirety must include submission of good faith efforts documentation, including bidders pricing for each diverse subcontractor identified, at the time of bid submittal. These efforts should demonstrate that every attempt to negotiate and secure diverse business participation was made prior to the bid. Bids with zero or low levels of participation at the time of bid may be determined to have not demonstrated good faith efforts and may be found non-responsive. Bidders that fall short of meeting the goal and demonstrate acceptable good faith efforts at the time of bid submittal will be considered with the additional efforts achieved within the 10 day cure period 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 no less than the prevailing wages and shall utilize equal employment opportunity hiring practices in connection with this project. Vendors may submit a written protest to the Protest Review Office following the requirements of the Higher Education Standard Procurement Rules 44 ILL. ADMIN. CODE 4.5550. For protests related to specifications, the Protest Review Office must physically receive the protest no later than 14 days after the solicitation or related addendum was posted to the Bulletin. For protests related to rejection of individual proposals or awards, the protest must be received by close of business no later than 14 days after the protesting party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise to the protest. The Protest Review Office's information is as follows: Chief Procurement Office Attn: Protest Review Office Room 520 Stratton Office Building 401 South Spring Street Springfield, IL 62706 If the protest is submitted via email, it must be sent to the following email address: eec.cpohe@illinois.gov.