This project requires 25% DBE participation, or if the contract goal is not met, documented
evidence of good faith efforts.
The Complexity Factor for this project is 0.
The Consultant who is selected for this project and all Subconsultants the Prime Consultant will
be using are scheduled to attend an initial meeting on August 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the Region
Five/District Nine Office in Carbondale.
Phase III engineering services are required to provide Quality Assurance (QA) and material
inspection responsibilities of hot-mix asphalt (HMA), Portland cement concrete (PCC), soils, and
aggregates at various construction projects and producer locations. Services and responsibilities
include independent assurance inspection, sampling, and testing for the department of these
various construction materials according to State and Federal guidelines at both plants and
jobsites. These responsibilities include documenting and reporting of all quality assurance
inspections and testing. Sampling, testing, and acceptance of construction materials shall be in
accordance with the department’s policies, “Manual of Materials Inspection”, “Manual of Test
Procedures for Materials”, “Project Procedures Guide”, highway standards, and individual
construction contract plans and special provisions.
The Consultant's work includes inspection, sampling, and testing of materials from
producer/contractor source and jobsite locations. Potential work assignments may include
construction sites, producer locations, and the District Materials Laboratory. The Consultant will
maintain records and submit documentation of QA and material acceptance activities required by
the construction contract, department policies and as directed by the department’s supervising
materials personnel in Region Five/District Nine.
The Consultant may be asked to provide trained technicians to perform nuclear density testing
for earth embankment, aggregate subbase, and HMA pay items. Consultants will provide their
own gauge, bunker, and transport box. Consultants will have their own nuclear license and will
not be covered by the department’s license. Consultants will provide a dynamic cone
penetrometer (DCP) for Nuclear Density Inspectors. The Consultant may be asked to witness
and secure mixture and density samples for Pay for Performance and Quality Control for
Performance HMA pay items and perform density tests in field laboratories furnished by the
department. Questions concerning this Bulletin should be directed to:
E-mail: DOT.ConsultantServices@illinois.gov
Or mailing address:
Bureau of Design and Environment
2300 South Dirksen Parkway
Attn: Consultant Unit
Room 330
Springfield, IL 62764 The Prime firm must be prequalified in the Special Services (Construction Inspection) category
to be considered for this project. Statements of Interest, including resumes of only the key people noted above, must be submitted
electronically to the Central Bureau of Design and Environment through the Engineering
Prequalification and Agreement System (EPAS). The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. IDOT - 42 - RFQ - Various Phase III Projects, Various Routes, Various Counties, Region Five/district Nine
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