eBuilder License and Maintenance Sole Source

The State of Illinois, through the Capital Development Board, awarded a sole source contract to Trimble Inc., a Westminster, Colorado-based vendor, for the procurement of Trimble Unity Construct (eBuilder), a cloud-based construction management Software-as-a-Service solution. The three-year contract, valued at $1.79 million, commenced on July 1, 2026, and terminates on June 30, 2029, with no renewal options. The annual subscription pricing reflects a negotiated 3% escalation rate, beginning at $578,052.71 for Year 1, increasing to $595,394.29 for Year 2, and $613,256.12 for Year 3.

The deliverables include unlimited user licenses, unlimited projects, and unlimited document storage, complemented by 24/7 technical support, quarterly enhancements and upgrades, maintenance releases, Application Programming Interface access, Single Sign-On functionality, quarterly release training, and a Data Warehouse subscription. The service is tiered based on the purchasing agency's average annual capital construction spending, not to exceed $750 million annually. The contract incorporates a 99.95% availability service level agreement, comprehensive security requirements including System and Organization Controls 2 Type II compliance, disaster recovery protocols, and documented audit rights. The Capital Development Board justified the sole source award based on over $5 million in prior system investment, operational continuity requirements during a replacement procurement process expected to span 28 to 36 months, and the platform's critical functionality.