Renovation of an educational facility in Champaign, Illinois. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

This project will replace the Building 2 High Bay HVAC system (AHU-2-007 and associated materials and equipment) at the Construction Engineering Research Lab (CERL). The current HVAC system is outdated and provides inadequate climate control and must be upgraded to accommodate recent renovations and to support future research projects. The new system will provide improved air flow and temperature control for the workspace. Refer to Division 01 of the technical specifications for a complete, detailed breakdown of the base bids and alternates for this project. 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. Project Location. 2902 Newmark Drive Champaign, Illinois 61822 General Work (Contractor) in accordance with paragraph 6.3 of the General Conditions. (Refer to paragraph 6.3 of the General Conditions and Article 5 of the Agreement for requirements concerning assignment of contracts.) Bid Documents. The bid documents include, but are not limited to, the Notice to Bidders, bid forms, the project manual (including supplementary conditions, list of drawings, schedules and tables, details, and specifications), drawings, and addenda. Electronic documents: online. Hard copy documents: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.1800 S. Oak Street Suite 114 Champaign, Illinois 61820. Annual Prequalification. Each bidder is required to be prequalified on an annual basis with the Owner in accordance with Document 00 20 00-General Instructions to Bidders. For reference, a current Approved Prequalification Listing Report, including prequalified vendor information per Division and prequalification expiration date, can be found at: online. Project-Specific Prequalification. Project specific prequalification is not required for this project. Pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Act, the most current schedule of prevailing wage rates for all crafts (which includes the hourly basic wages, the hourly overtime rates, and the hourly fringe rates for health and welfare, insurance, vacation, and pension benefits) published by the Illinois Department of Labor for the locality in which the work is to be performed, that was available to the Owner at the time the documents were issued for bidding, is attached at the end of Document 00 90 00 and incorporated herein. If the Illinois Department of Labor revises the prevailing rate of hourly wages to be paid by the Owner, the revised rate shall apply to this contract. The prevailing rate of hourly wages is revised by the Illinois Department of Labor and is available on the Illinois Department of Labor's official website. Each Bidder shall name the BEP and VBP certified firm(s) it intends to use to meet the specified goals set for this project on Attachment B - Business Enterprise Program (BEP) and Veteran Business Program (VBP) Utilization Plan of bid form document 00 40 00. 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 Arrangements to visit and examine the site in accordance with Document 00 20 00-General Instructions to Bidders may be made by contacting Mark Roessler, phone 217-333-2814, mroesslr@illinois.edu. Submit bids on forms furnished by the Owner as one pdf < 200 MB at online for this project. If multiple bids are received for the same division of work, the later bid will be considered official. Up to two (2) sets of Bid Documents per prequalified bidder of the divisions of work being bid may be obtained from the Professional Services Consultant by depositing a check made payable to the Professional Services Consultant in the amount of $100.00 OR non-cash plan deposit programs which are guaranteed by contractor associations are acceptable. f applicable, the above deposit will be refunded upon the return of the bid documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening date. The bid documents shall remain the property of the Owner. They shall not be returned with the bids, but shall be returned under separate cover to the Professional Services Consultant's office. Questions must be posed by Tuesday, August 6th, 2:00 pm Questions and discussions during the bidding process must all be processed through the Contract Specialist, Jalon Thurmon. Questions shall be submitted by email to Jalon Thurman jtell@illinois.edu with the Project Manager Mark Roessler and the PSC David Guth, dguth@aeieng.com and Donna Luedke, dluedke@aeieng.com all copied. New goals as of July 2021 Diversity (BEP)= 30% minimum Veterans (VBP)= 3%