Demolition, site work and new construction of an educational facility in Chicago, Illinois. Completed plans call for the demolition of a educational facility; for the construction of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

Representatives from the Board of Education will be present for the opening. Each bid reading will be streamed via Google Hangouts. Effective immediately, vendors will no longer need to mail in, or drop off, their paper submissions with original signatures and seals. A bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid price is required. If printed copies are required by the Bidding Contractor, prints shall be made, at the Contractor's expense, from the electronic format provided by the Architect of Record. Printed copies/sets of the Bidding Documents will not be provided by the Architect of Record to any Bidding Contractor. Effective immediately, vendors will no longer need to mail in, or drop off, their paper submissions with original signatures and seals. Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation pursuant to COVID-19 Executive Order No. 13 Beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2020, CPS will begin accepting electronic bids for construction projects via Bonfire. Links to specific projects can be found in the bid documents located on the CPS Procurement Website. Vendors will need to re-download the bid documents in order to get this link. CPS will also accept paper bid submissions for bids for construction projects on April 1, 2020, and April 2, 2020 so that vendors have time to communicate this update to their team. During this time, in order to ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and suppliers, CPS will not be conducting in-person bid readings; however, all bid readings will be available for public viewing by livestream at 2pm via Google Hangouts link provided by CPS Procurement. Beginning Tuesday, April 7, 2020, and for the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation, CPS will ONLY be utilizing electronic bids for construction projects. Submissions will be through Bonfire only. Electronic bids will still be due at 2pm on the date advertised in the Bid solicitation. Each bid reading will be streamed via Google Hangouts link. As of June 5, 2020, Illinois School Code has been signed into Law to allow for accepting of electronic bidding. Effective immediately, vendors will no longer need to mail in, or drop off, their paper submissions with original signatures and seals. We thank you for your flexibility in this matter. We ask your assistance in making sure your fellow construction vendors are aware of these communications. Any questions can be directed to Jen Ostafinski, Category Manager Jaostafinski@cps.edu