This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Carbondale, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The only responsive bid was over budget. This project will be re-bid in the future. This solicitation will not be awarded , they will be re-submitting a new solicitation in the near future Vendor to provide all labor, equipment, services, and designated material to be associated with repair, maintenance and construction projects by contract for a window treatment contractor as described in the attached solicitation and pricing proposal. All questions / concerns regarding this solicitation, including specifications, other than those raised at any conference held regarding this solicitation, must be in written form and submitted to the Solicitation Contact no later than end of day on July 27, 2020. Questions received and University responses may be posted as an addendum to the original solicitation on the Bulletin; only these written responses to questions shall be binding on the University. Vendors are responsible for monitoring the Bulletin for addenda and other updates. Solicitation Contact: Betty Rouse Phone: 618-453-6710 Email: BettyR@siu.edu Bid and Performance Bond N/A Registration for conducting business with the State of Illinois: (30 ILCS 500/20-43) Sec. 20-43. Bidder or offeror authorized to do business in Illinois. In addition to meeting any other requirement of law or rule, a person (other than an individual acting as a sole proprietor) may qualify as a bidder or offeror under this Code only if the person is a legal entity authorized to do business in Illinois prior to submitting the bid, offer, or proposal. The legal entity must be authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in Illinois prior to execution of the contract. Do not confuse this requirement with the Board of Elections certification. If you do $50,000 worth of business annually with the State of Illinois, including the state universities, you are required to register with the State Board of Elections and obtain from them a certificate confirming your registration. If it is discovered that the vendor is non-compliant, but made a good faith effort to comply with registration efforts prior to the date the bid or offer is due, a chief procurement officer may provide the bidder 5 business days to achieve compliance. A chief procurement officer may extend the time to prove compliance by as long as necessary in the event that there is a failure within the State Board of Elections registration system. Responses to Invitations to Bid, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Information, and all other types of procurement solicitations are included in the calculation of this $50,000 annual amount, whether you receive a resulting award or not. If you do less than $50,000 worth of business annually, you may be exempt from the registration requirement. This solicitation contains a goal of 20 % to include businesses owned and controlled by minorities, females and persons with disabilities in the States procurement and contracting / subcontracting processes and 3 % to include businesses owned and controlled by military Veterans in the States procurement and contracting / subcontracting processes. The University is not obligated to award a contract pursuant to this solicitation. If the University issues an award, the award shall be made to the responsible and responsive vendor who submits the lowest price. ny contract resulting from this solicitation will have an initial term of 3 years through September 30, 2023, or $300,000 which ever expires first. If a start date is not identified, the term of the resulting contract shall commence upon the last dated signature of the parties.