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

This project replaces elevators in the following buildings:Everitt Laboratory Hall (0037): Replaces the only hydraulic elevator in the building. Project will include full modernization, including new machine, new cab, new doors, and new controls, with capacity upgraded to C3 and relocation of machine room to the basement. Elevator may remain hydraulic with existing jack in service.Engineering Sciences Building (0174): Replaces existing duplex Elevator 2 and Elevator 3 which are overhead traction. Project will include full modernization, including new machine, new cab, new doors, new controls, new overhead traction with Permanent Magnet Gearless machines. Elevator 2 to be C3 rated and be provided with inconspicuous riser to permit maintenance to call the C3 for heavy loads. 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 This Project is located at: Engineering Sciences Building: 1101 West Springfield Avenue Everitt Laboratory Hall: 1406 W Green St Document notes: Consultant by depositing a check made payable to the Professional Services Consultant in the amount of $400 OR non-cash plan deposit programs which are guaranteed by contractor associations are acceptable The project manual, drawings and all addenda are available after a one-time electronic registration for electronic viewing at no cost at online For the convenience of bidders, complete sets of documents will be on file at Eastern Engineering 404 E University Champaign, IL 61820 PH: 217-359-3261 The Owner shall assign the contracts for 05 - Electrical Work to the 01 - General Work Contractor in accordance with Article 6.3 of the General Conditions. (Refer to Articles 6 and 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning assignments of contracts.) Each bidder shall prequalify with the Owner in accordance with the General Instructions to Bidders (Document 00 20 00). For reference, a current Approved Prequalification Listing Report, including prequalified vendor information per Division and prequalification expiration date, can be found at: ONLINE The project will be administered using the Owner's web-based project management system. Bid open notes: 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 online By submitting a signed bid, the bidder also certifies compliance with the additional certifications below. 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. 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. The diversity baseline goals established for each campus 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. Protests must be sent to: Chief Procurement Office - Higher Education Attn: Protest Review Office 401 S. Spring Street Suite 513 Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Email: EEC.CPOHE@illinois.govThe preferred method for receipt of protests is electronic via email. If sent electronically, protests do not need to be sent via regular postal mail. Event Pre-bid notes: Representatives of the Owner and the Professional Services Consultant will be present to answer questions regarding the project and bidding procedures. All prospective bidders are REQUIRED to attend. If the Bidder fails to meet the diversity goal at the time of bid submittal and provides a completed utilization plan (Attachment B - Minority/Women Business Enterprise Program and Veteran Business Program Utilization Plan of bid form 00 40 00) they are granted a cure period of ten (10) calendar days, after Owner notifies Bidder of the deficiency, to meet the goal. 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. RFI deadline (Monday 9/23). Additional information about this project can be obtained from Muhammad Hanzla Rafaqat, rafaqat2@illinois.edu,217-954-3346 This project replaces elevators in the following buildings:Everitt Laboratory Hall (0037): Replaces the only hydraulic elevator in the building. Project will include full modernization, including new machine, new cab, new doors, and new controls, with capacity upgraded to C3 and relocation of machine room to the basement. Elevator may remain hydraulic with existing jack in service.Engineering Sciences Building (0174): Replaces existing duplex Elevator 2 and Elevator 3 which are overhead traction. Project will include full modernization, including new machine, new cab, new doors, new controls, new overhead traction with Permanent Magnet Gearless machines. Elevator 2 to be C3 rated and be provided with inconspicuous riser to permit maintenance to call the C3 for heavy loads. 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. This Project is located at: Engineering Sciences Building: 1101 West Springfield AvenueEveritt Laboratory Hall: 1406 W Green St