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

Construction projects may include involving buildings, utility systems, and other structures, including one or more of the divisions of work as defined by the Construction Specifications Institute Master Format. The price for individual projects to be accomplished through these contracts will be under the State of Illinois small purchase limit for construction, currently $100,000. The University or a University-authorized architect/engineer firm will develop a scope of work for each project, solicit multiple quotes from the contractors awarded this bid, and the University will issue a fixed-price order with a specific completion date for each project. The University reserves the right to award multiple orders for all work to assure timely delivery of work and best price. Multiple contracts will be issued for the Facilities Management Departments use. SIUE also reserves the right to receive quotes for projects under the formal bid limit from contractors not awarded this project. All resulting contracts issued against this bid will have required terms to provide full compliance with Illinois Public Act 96-0795, These terms will apply to the awarded contractor and their subcontractors and include but are not limited to disclosure of financial interests, annual certifications and filing of subcontracts. Bidders who have not completed and returned their prequalification statement which is valid for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will be required to prequalify in accordance with the bidding contract provision - Document PQ00250 Prequalification Documents. Firms may verify their prequalification status by contacting Teresa Shipton at (618) 650-3384. The prequalification document will be due at the SIUE Purchasing Office a minimum of five days prior to the bid opening. Bids will not be accepted from contractors who have not submitted and received approval of the SIUE Prequalification Statement. The 2025 SIUE Prequalification Documents may be obtained on the Bulletin under RFI 2025SIUEPrequal. Prequalification statements will be required every year. In addition to completing SIUE's prequalification statement, all bidders may qualify to submit bids to state universities of Illinois only if they are a legal entity authorized to do business in Illinois prior to submitting the bid. All first-tier subcontractors also meet this requirement. This applies to both in-state and out-of-state firms. Question Deadline 03/13/2025 at 12:00 PM CT All questions must be e-mailed to Teresa Shipton, tshipto@siue.edu. Questions submitted after this date may not receive a response. Answers to all questions will be addressed in the form of an addendum and will be posted electronically. Questions should not be addressed to any other SIUE representative. If contact of any kind occurs with any other representative, this will be grounds for disqualification. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rulings or enactments of any governmental authority which are applicable to the work or to the project. The successful bidder shall pay current prevailing wage rates as posted online and shall utilize equal employment opportunity hiring practices in connection with this project. The University reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact: Teresa Shipton 99 Supporting Services Road Rm 1020 Campus Box 1012 Edwardsville, IL 62026 Chief Procurement Officer - Bridget McHatton State Purchasing Officer - Steve Todt Bid security. A letter from a surety company in substantially the form set forth in the Instructions to Bidders assuring the issuance of the performance and payment bonds. There is a 30 percent BEP goal for this procurement. There is a 3 percent Veteran-owned business goal for this procurement. The contract(s) for this solicitation could exceed $50,000 annually. This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971. The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.