Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Urbana, Illinois. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

Project Description Installation of a new safety fence around the perimeter of the top level of the existing parking deck and other work indicated in the Contract Documents. This Project is located at: 1206 Clark St, 405 N Goodwin, 1201 W University, Urbana, IL 61801 Project Labor Agreement This project includes a Project Labor Agreement that will be executed between the lowest responsible/responsive bidder and the East Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council. A copy of the Project Labor Agreement is included at the end of Section 00 90 00. Prequalification Each bidder shall prequalify with the Owner in accordance with the General Instructions to Bidders (Document 00 20 00). The project will be administered using the Owner's web-based project management system. Minimum user requirements are as follows: Internet Browser Valid e-mail account Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) viewer If multiple bids are received for the same division of work, the later bid will be considered official. A recording of the bid opening is available upon request. The public opening and reading is for information only and is not to be construed as acceptance or rejection of any bid. Documents required with bid: 1. Section 00 40 00 - Bid form, including attachments A and B, completed and signed. 2. Good Faith Efforts documentation to date if diversity goals are not achieved. 3. Bid Deposit 4. A Form A or Form B is included with the bid. Failure to submit either Form A or Form B will result in rejection of bid. The Form A and Form B can be found at website Bid Acceptance or Rejection The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof, to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to accept the bids deemed to be in the best interests of the Owner after all bids have been examined and evaluated. Alternates, if considered, will be accepted in any order as determined by the Owner. Minority and Women Business Enterprise Goals The University of Illinois has established diversity goals for participation by BEP certified vendors as prime contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers in accordance with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disability Act. Please refer to Bid Form Document 00 40 00 for additional information and instruction. Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion Business Enterprise Program certification is the basis for determination of diversity status. Only those vendors who are certified by the Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion as of the final day of the bid opening Cure Period will be considered in determining whether the vendor meets the participation goal. Utilization of WMBE certified vendors must designate full participation as either a MBE or WBE when split goals are identified for purposes of meeting diversity goals. WMBE value may not be split between MBE and WBE. Vendors that are both BEP and VBP certified may only be counted towards either the BEP or VBP goal, but not both. The goals for this project are as follows ("N/A" in "Combined Goal" column means split goals are in effect and "N/A" in "Split Goals" column means combined goals are in effect for each specific division of work). Minority and women business enterprise goals are for each division of work and may vary by project. Specific diversity goals for each project are identified within the Bid Documents. MBE/WBE/PBE: 30 % MBE % WBE % PBE % VOSB or SDVOSB %: 3 Diversity Goal Cure Period If the Bidder fails to meet the diversity goal at the time of bid submittal and provide both a completed utilization plan (Attachment B - Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program and Veteran Business Program Utilization Plan of bid form 00 40 00) and satisfactory good faith efforts documentation to date, they are granted a cure period of ten (10) calendar days, after Owner notifies Bidder of the deficiency, to meet the goal. Whenever BEP/VBP utilization on Attachment B is less than the specified goal and no good faith documentation is included, the bidder will be deemed non-responsive, and the bid will be rejected as a material condition. By the end of the cure period, Bidder shall submit an updated utilization plan and updated documentation of their good faith efforts to achieve the BEP/VBP goals, if the goals are not met. Failure to submit such documentation or to use good faith efforts, shall result in rejection of the bid. Good faith effort documentation is not required when diversity goals have been met. Bidders are required to use any and all good faith efforts to meet the diversity goal prior to the time of bid submittal. Bid submittals that do not meet the goal in its entirety must include submission of good faith efforts documentation, including bidders pricing for each diverse subcontractor identified, at the time of bid submittal. These efforts should demonstrate that every attempt to negotiate and secure diverse business participation was made prior to the bid. Bids with zero or low levels of participation at the time of bid may be determined to have not demonstrated good faith efforts and may be found non-responsive. Bidders that fall short of meeting the goal and demonstrate acceptable good faith efforts at the time of bid submittal will be considered with the additional efforts achieved within the 10-day cure period. Compliance with 30 ILCS 500/15-25(a) The Owner encourages bidders to hire qualified individuals in accordance with 30 ILCS 500/15-25(a), including but not limited to veterans (as defined by 30 ILCS 500/45-67), minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Statutory Requirements The successful bidder will be required to comply with all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rulings or enactments of any governmental authority that are applicable to the work or to the project. The successful bidder shall pay no less than the prevailing wages and shall utilize equal employment opportunity hiring practices in connection with this project. PROTEST REVIEW OFFICE: Vendors may send a written protest to the Chief Procurement Office following the requirements of the Higher Education Standard Procurement Rules. (44 Ill. Adm. Code 4.5550) For protests related to the solicitation, including specifications, the Protest Review Officer must receive the protest no later than 14 days after the solicitation or related addendum was posted to the Bulletin. For protests related to awards or rejection of individual responses, the protest must be received by close of business no later than 14 days after the protesting party knows or should have known of the facts giving rise to the protest, or posting to the Bulletin, whichever is earlier. Protests must be sent to: Chief Procurement Office Attn: Protest Review Office 401 S. Spring Street Suite 515 Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Email: eec.legalstaff@illinois.gov Facsimile: (217) 558-1399 Illinois Relay: (800) 526-0844 The preferred method for receipt of protests is electronic via email. If sent electronically, protests do not need to be sent via regular postal mail.