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

This project requires 24% 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 January 31, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the Region Five/District Nine Office in Carbondale. Phase I/II engineering services are required to perform subsurface explorations and prepare geotechnical recommendations and/or reports for roadway and structure improvements as needed throughout District Nine. The work shall consist of in-situ testing, soil sampling, laboratory testing, geotechnical analysis, report preparation and all other work needed to provide adequate subsurface information and geotechnical recommendations. In-situ testing will include Standard Penetration Testing (SPT), Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) with shear wave capability, and Dynamic Cone Penetration Tests (DCP). Sampling will include soil borings, rock cores, pavement cores and any other sampling required for analysis. Laboratory testing will include moisture content, Atterberg limits, grain size analysis, and unconfined compression tests. The Consultants work is expected to include all management, layout, JULIE notification, traffic control, clearing, drilling and pavement coring, laboratory testing, inclinometer pipe installation, piezometer installation, and presentation of subsurface data including geotechnical reports providing recommendations to stabilize slope failures and other specialized geotechnical analysis. The Consultants laboratory must have recent inspection results in AASHTO Standards applicable for testing soils. 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 Geotechnical Services (Subsurface Explorations) 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 - 30 - RFQ - Various Phase I/II Projects, Various Routes, Various Counties, Region Five/District Nine