The Village of Oak Brook is soliciting proposals from consulting firms with demonstrated experience in developing and implementing a Building and Operational Master Plan for the Oak Brook Public Library.
The Village reserves the right to reject any or all statements of Proposals, to waive technical or
legal deficiencies, to proceed or not to proceed with any subsequent proposal process, or to
negotiate, without further process, any contract as may be in the best interest of the Village.
All inquiries regarding this RFP shall be submitted via e-mail to Rania Serences, Purchasing
and Budgeting Coordinator at rserences@oak-brook.org.
B. General Information
The Oak Brook Public Library (OBPL), located at 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, Illinois, is a
department of the Village of Oak Brook and is operated by staff reporting to the Village Manager
and the Village Board of Trustees. The Village Board President appoints a sevenmember Library Commission to assist the Board in determining policy for the Library. The
purposes of the Commission are to make policy recommendations to the Board of Trustees of
the Village and to bring insight and expertise from the community to assist the Library in defining
and meeting its goals.
As with other Village services, the Library is not supported through property taxes. It is funded
by the Village Board through the General Corporate Fund.
The interior of the OBPL building is approximately 25,000 square feet. There is a meeting room
and two quiet study rooms. The OBPL offers many adult and youth services.
The OBPL's mission is to promote the development of independent, self-confident, and literate
citizens through the provision of open access to cultural, recreational, intellectual, and
informational resources.
The Village of Oak Brook is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from
interested Consulting Firms to provide professional consulting services for the OBPL Building
and Operational Master Plan.
The Village anticipates a single point of contact to serve as Consultant, although the consulting
firms may use additional resources and personnel for specific tasks.
All inquiries regarding this RFP shall be submitted via e-mail to Rania Serences, Purchasing
and Budgeting Coordinator at rserences@oak-brook.org. Questions will be accepted until 12:00
p.m. CST on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
All questions and responses will be compiled and submitted to all Firms electronically in one
general response memorandum by Wednesday, July 26, 2023. In order to enable the Village to
equitably respond to requestor questions, the Village requests that prospective Proposers
register in advance with the Village via e-mail at rserences@oak-brook.org.
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