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September 14, 2026

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) NO. MWJ2606

Electrical Low Voltage Services – Job Order Contracting (JOC) – District Wide

Prospective Bidders:

Please find the bid specifications for Electrical Low Voltage Services – Job Order Contracting (JOC) for the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). You are invited to provide bid quotations per the detailed specifications. All Bidders must hold a current City of Chicago Electrical Contractor’s License.

The Job Order Contract (JOC) awarded under this solicitation will have a minimum value of $25,000 and a maximum value of $5,000,000 during the base term of this Contract. The base term of the Contract will be for a base term of 60 months or when the maximum value of the term is reached and will include an option for one additional 24 month term. It is the current intention of CCC to award one or more Job Order Contracts under this solicitation. CCC reserves the right to make additional awards under this solicitation for a period of 210 days after the opening of bids.

This Contract may be used to perform on any facilities under the jurisdiction of CCC for electrical work that includes, but not limited to, IT/AV, and low voltage systems, as well as the installation and maintenance of security products, access control, turnstiles, and CCTV.

Kindly execute and submit your bid electronically to the CCC e-Bidding platform, Euna/Bonfire, submitting in accordance with Section 00200 - Bid Submittal Forms, Job Order Contracting (JOC) Standard Terms and Conditions, Construction Task Catalog, Technical Specifications, CCC Cabling Standards and including Appendices I, II, III, and IV documents are fully completed and signed, where required, and submitted in Euna/Bonfire portal by the due date and time deadline:

BIDS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. CDT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026

City Colleges of Chicago will only accept electronically SUBMITTED BIDS uploaded to the Euna/Bonfire portal:

https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

All bids shall be publicly read thereafter at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom teleconference:

Bid Opening/Reading Zoom link: (ADD LINK):

https://cccedu.zoom.us/j/98466955369?pwd=1oOp4Yr3has5fi77i0IvvDZbFC2ecJ.1

Meeting ID: 984 6695 5369 Passcode: 158986

It should also be noted that vendors who are not registered with Euna/Bonfire will not be notified of City Colleges of Chicago solicitations and will not be able to access solicitations until registration is complete. Therefore, we strongly encourage all current and potential vendors to promptly register on our e-bidding platform, Bonfire.

Following your registration, City Colleges of Chicago will issue email alerts via Bonfire for solicitations related to the product or service commodities you selected during registration.

• Registration: To register and use the Bonfire bidding portal, please log in through the Euna/Bonfire link (listed above) https://cccedu.zoom.us/j/98466955369?pwd=1oOp4Yr3has5fi77i0IvvDZbFC2ecJ.1

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For any EUNA/Bonfire support needs while using the platform, access the Vendor Help Center, look through the FAQ, or reach out to the Bonfire support team at support.bonfire@eunasolutions.com.

A virtual Zoom pre‐bid teleconference is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CDT. The Scope of Services and compliance procedures for the MBE/WBE Participation Plan will be discussed. Attendance for the pre-bid meeting is highly recommended. Please a copy of the bid documents on hand. After accessing the Zoom application, instructions for joining the meeting are as follows:

Pre-Bid Meeting Zoom link:

https://cccedu.zoom.us/j/97173858419?pwd=boie00CySUwi5weVod62KC7kzmemlT.1

Meeting ID: 971 7385 8419 Passcode: 360741

All final questions regarding clarification or verification of these specifications should be submitted in the Euna/Bonfire portal, https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, no later than Wednesday, September 23, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. CDT. Bidders requiring additional information shall contact Marietta Williams- Johnson, Senior Procurement Contracts Administrator, via email, procurementservices@ccc.edu.

Bidders who Intend to Submit a Bid must submit their intent response in the Euna/Bonfire portal by Friday, October 9, 2026, no later than 12pm CDT.

Sincerely, Angela Arrington-Jones, Vice Chancellor Office of Business and Procurement Services mailto:support.bonfire@eunasolutions.com mailto:procurementservices@ccc.edu

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VOLUME I

REQUEST FOR BIDS (IFB) #MWJ2606

ELECTRICAL LOW VOLTAGE SERVICES

JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC)

CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NO. 508

180 N. WABASH AVENUE

CHICAGO, IL 60601

September 14, 2026

JUAN SALGADO, CHANCELLOR

ANGELA ARRINGTON-JONES, VICE CHANCELLOR – BUSINESS AND PROCUREMENT SERVICES

NOTICE

BIDS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026, NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. CDT

The District will only accept electronically SUBMITTED BIDS uploaded into the Euna/Bonfire portal:

All bids shall be read publicly at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom teleconference:

Bid Opening/Reading Zoom link:

Meeting ID: 984 6695 5369 Passcode: 158986

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

00050 JOC PROGRAM INFORMATION

0.01 Definitions

0.02 Scope of Work-(Post Award)

0.03 Job Order Contracting (JOC) Overview

0.04 The Specification Documents

0.05 Obtaining Specification Bidding Documents

0.06 Contract Document Order of Precedence

0.07 Assignment of Work

0.08 Contractor License Fee……………………………………………………………………………………10

00100 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS…….……………………………………………………….…………..11

1.01 Compliance with Laws……………………………………………………………………………………11

1.02 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 ................................................. …11

1.03 Examination by Bidder

1.04 Taxes……………………………………………………………………………………………………...11

1.05 Preparation of Bid

1.06 Submission of Bid

1.07 Withdrawal of Bid

1.08 Competency of Bidder

1.09 Consideration of Bids

1.10 Acceptance of Bids

1.11 Exceptions

1.12 Interpretation of Contract Documents

1.13 Conflicts

1.14 Sexual Harrassment Policy…………………………………………………………………………….14

1.15 Illinois Criminal Code 33E-3 and 33E-4 Compliance

1.16 Contact Person……………………………………………………………………………………………14

1.17 Pre-Bid Meeting…………………………………………………………………………………………. 14

1.18 Surety Statement of Qualifications and Performance and Payment Bond

1.19 Bid Pricing

1.20 Basis of Award

1.21 Contract and Term of Award

1.22 Minority/Women Business Enterprise Plan (M/WBE)

1.23 Minimum Wage Ordinance………………………………………………………………………………18

1.24 Participation by other Local Government Agencies……………………………………………..……18

1.25 Equal Employment Opportunity

1.26 Contractor's Insurance

1.27 Indemnification

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1.28 Prevailing Wages

1.29 Contract Extension Option

1.30 CCC Ethics Policy

1.31 Workforce Diversity……………………………………………………………………………………

00200 BID SUBMITTAL FORMS………………………………………………………………………………….24

2.01 BID FORM 1 – SCHEDULE OF PRICES

2.02 BID SUBMITTAL AND SIGNATURE SHEET

ATTACHMENT B – M/WBE COMMITMENT FORM………………………….……………………………………

JOC Supplemental Conditions…………………………………………………………………………………………26

APPENDICES (The following separate pdf documents are posted in the Euna/Bonfire portal, https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities)

- APPENDIX I – TERMS & CONDITIONS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINORITY BUSINESS COMMITMENT AND THE WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COMMITMENT (for informational purposes only, do not complete and submit)

- APPENDIX II – CCC ETHICS ORIENTATION CONTRACTORS/VENDORS

- APPENDIX III – IRS W-9 FORM

- APPENDIX IV- ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT

(The following separate pdf documents are posted in the Euna/Bonfire portal, https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities)

- VOLUME II – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC) – STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

- VOLUME III - CONSTRUCTION TASK CATALOG® (use link below)

- VOLUME IV - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (use link below)

- VOLUME V - CCC CABLING STANDARDS

The Construction Task Catalog® and Technical Specifications are included as Contract Documents by reference and are available as a separate PDF documents using the link below:

https://fortive.box.com/s/vx1diiuaq4cmwrzag32zn24qastcx1r8 Link Expiration Date: Feb 10, 2027

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00050 JOC PROGRAM INFORMATION

0.01 Definitions

A. Addendum. The documents issued prior to the Proposal Due Date that clarify, correct, or change the Request for Sealed Bids or the Contract Documents. Each Addendum is uniquely numbered. The plural form, Addenda, refers to all uniquely numbered Addenda.

B. Adjustment Factor is the Contractor’s competitively bid price adjustment to the Unit Prices as published in Volume II, the Construction Task Catalog (CTC).

C. Award. The decision by the CCC to accept the Proposer’s Proposal subject to the execution and approval of a satisfactory Contract. The date of the Award is the date of execution of the Contract by the CCC.

D. Award Criteria Figure. is the weighted average of the three (3) Adjustment Factors according to the table in Document 00100, Article 1.17.B – Bid Pricing. The lowest responsive bidder(s) will be determined by the lowest Award Criteria Figure.

E. Base Term is the initial sixty (60) month term of the Contract and does not include any Option Periods.

F. Calendar Day. See Day or Days.

G. Changed Work. A material change (either an increase or decrease) in the quality, quantity, or programmatic requirements of the Work specified in the Job Order. Incidental work does not include Work that is reasonably inferable from the Job Order as being necessary for the proper, timely, and orderly completion of the Work or functioning of the Work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract and the Job Order. Also referred to as “Supplemental Job Order.”

HJ. Contract Documents is Volume I – Request for Sealed Bids, Volume II – Standard Terms and Conditions, General Conditions, Volume III -The Construction Task Catalog, Volume IV– Technical Specifications, Volume V – CCC Cabling Standards, Performance Bonds, Certificates of Insurance, Addenda, the Job Order, any other Job Order Related Documents and the Purchase Orders.

I. Construction Task Catalog® is Volume III of this Contract; the comprehensive listing of specific construction related tasks together with a specific unit of measurement and a fixed Unit Price. (Also referred to as “CTC”).

J. Contract. The contract between the CCC and the Contractor, comprised of the Contract Documents.

K. Contractor. The individual, partnership, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other entity identified in the Contract.

L. Day, day, Days or days. Calendar day or days. A day contains 24 hours, begins at midnight, and includes every day shown on the calendar including all days Monday through Friday and all Saturdays, Sundays, and all Holidays.

M. Delay. Any delay to the Schedule.

N. Detailed Scope of Work. The written scope of Work for a particular Job Order prepared by either the

Contractor or the CCC and agreed to by the Contractor and the CCC. For some projects the Detailed Scope of Work will be drawings and specifications prepared specifically for a Job Order.

Q. JOC Information Management System (JOC IMS): is CCC’s management software package used to generate the Job Order related documents including, but not limited to, the Detailed Scope of Work, Request for Price Proposal, Price Proposal. The JOC IMS software can also track M/WBE participation for each Job Order and can produce a variety of management summary reports

P. Excusable Delay. Delay to the Schedule, arising from events beyond the Contractor's control, as more fully set forth herein, Section 8.2.

Q. Fabricated. Items specifically assembled or made out of selected materials to meet individual design requirements.

R. Final Acceptance Certificate. The certificate issued by the CCC for Final Acceptance of the Work.

S. Final Acceptance of the Work. The last date on which all of the following events have occurred on a

Project: the CCC has determined that all Punch List Work and any other remaining Work has been completed in accordance with the Contract Documents and the Job Order; final inspections have been completed and operations systems and equipment testing have been completed; final occupancy certificates have been issued; all deliverables have been provided to the CCC; and all contractual

Bid #MWJ2606– Volume I - Electrical Low Voltage - JOC District Wide requirements for final payment have been completed in accordance with Section 9.2. The CCC will issue a Final Acceptance Certificate upon occurrence of all the foregoing.

T. Incidental Work. Any materials, equipment, parts, or labor that are necessary for the proper, timely, and orderly completion of the Work or functioning of the Work.

U. Holidays – New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th),J Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), Christmas Day (December 25th).

V. Job Order is a written order requiring the Contractor to complete the Detailed Scope of Work within the Job Order Completion Time and setting forth the Job Order Amount. A Job Order includes all the related documents including: the Detailed Scope of Work, the Request for Price Proposal, Request for Design, a Price Proposal, CCC’s Purchase Order, Job Order Completion Time, Progress Schedule, Payment Packages, Subcontracting Plan, Schedule A, Schedule Cs, Certification Letters and any other documents or special conditions that might apply to that Project.

W. Job Order Amount is the lump sum price to be paid to the Contractor for completing the Detailed Scope of Work within an acceptable manor and within the Job Order Completion Time.

X. Job Order Completion Time is the period of time in calendar days set forth in the Job Order within which the Contractor must substantially complete the Detailed Scope of Work for that Job Order.

Y. JOC Coordinator. The CCC representative that will oversee the execution of the Contract. The JOC Coordinator will manage and administer the JOC program on behalf of the CCC. The JOC Coordinator shall assign Projects and provide overall guidance to the Contractor in the execution of the Job Order Contract. The JOC Coordinator shall evaluate the overall performance of the Contractor and report program status and progress to the CCC.

Z. Job Order Documents. Job Order Documents consists of the Job Order, Job Order, Contract Documents, RFPP, Price Proposal, Job Order Proposal Package, Purchase Order and Notice to Proceed and other documents, if any, made a part of the Job Order Documents.

AA. Job Order Drawings. The graphic and pictorial portions of the Job Order that show the design, location, and dimensions of the Work. The Job Order Drawings generally include plans, elevations sections, details, schedules, and diagrams and incorporated in the Job Order as the Work progresses. The terms to the prices of a collection of pre-priced tasks..

AB. Job Order Proposal Package is package prepared by the Contractor and submitted to the Owner after the Price Proposal is accepted. See the JOC General Conditions, Article III.B.7 for a list of documents contained in the Job Order Proposal Package.

AC. Joint Scope Meeting is a meeting either at the Site or a location of the JOC Coordinator’s which the Contractor and the JOC Coordinator discuss the Work that is to be performed before the Detailed Scope of Work is finalized.

AD. Key Personnel. Those job titles and the persons assigned to those positions in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.

AE. M/WBE. A Minority or Woman Owned Business Enterprise approved by the CCC in accordance with Appendix 1.

AF. Manufactured. The term applies to standard units usually mass produced.

AG. Maximum Contract Amount is the maximum dollar value that can be ordered under the base term of this Contract.

AH. Minimum Contract Amount is the minimum dollar value that will be ordered under this Contract the Contractor is guaranteed the opportunity to perform under this Contract during the Base Term.

AI. Modification is a written amendment to the Contract that is signed by both parties.

AJ. Notice of Proposal Acceptance. The written notice and purchaser order issued by the CCC to the Contractor that the Price Proposal submitted by the Contractor for a Job Order has been accepted.

AK. Notice to Proceed The written notice issued by the CCC to the Contractor authorizing the Contractor to begin the Work on a Project on a certain date. The Notice to Proceed date is the first day of Job Order Completion Time

AL. Normal Working Hours are defined as Work that is to take place between the hours of 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM on non-holiday weekdays.

AM. Option Term is an additional term added to the Contract extending the Contract time and increasing the potential Maximum Value.

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AN. Other than Normal Working Hours is defined as Work that is to take place between the hours of 5:00 PM to 6:00 AM weekdays and any times during Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays as well as any Work during Normal Working Hours utilizing double shifts or as determined by City Colleges of Chicago for projects in which CCC requires normal construction schedule to be accelerated for the purposes of completing the Work in an expedited manner.

AO. Owner’s Representative is the Architect, Engineer and/or CCC’s Project Manager as designated by

CCC.

AP. Pre-priced Task is a construction task required to complete the Scope of Work that is included in the Construction Task Catalog.

AQ. Price Proposal is the document prepared by the Contractor in the JOC IMS using the Construction Task Catalog, Adjustment Factors, and appropriate quantities.

AR. Purchase Order is the written authorization from CCC notifying the Contractor the Job Order Price Proposal Package is accepted and will set forth a lump sum amount for the compensation of completing the Scope of Work.

AS. Punch List. A formal comprehensive list of incomplete or deficient Work on a Project, prepared by JOC Coordinator and attached to the Substantial Completion Certificate

AT. Punch List Work. The remaining tasks required of the Contractor to complete the Work set forth on the Punch List.

AU. Record Documents. The final As-Built Drawings and Specifications and Shop Drawings.

AV. Regulation. Any law, ordinance, statute, or lawful order issued by authorities having jurisdiction AW. Request for Price Proposal is CCC’s written request for the Contractor to prepare and submit a Price

Proposal for a specific Job Order. (Also referred to as the “RFPP”)

AX. Samples. The natural materials, fabricated items, equipment, devices, appliances or parts thereof as called for in the Specifications, and any other samples as may be required by the CCC to determine whether the kind, quality, construction, workmanship, finish, color and other characteristics of the materials, proposed by the Contractor conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents.

AY. Scope of Work is the document(s) that describes in detail the Work that the Contractor will perform for a particular Job Order.

AZ Site is the location or facility at which the Work for individual Job Order will be performed. The extent of the Site is shown in the Job Order Drawings and/or Detailed Scope of Work and may include additional equipment and material storage areas. (Also referred to as “Project Site” or “Job Site”).

BA. Subcontractor is the person or entity with whom the Contractor contracts with to perform any part of the Detailed Scope of Work for a Job Order and all Subcontractors of any tier, suppliers, and material suppliers, whether or not in privity with the Contractor.

BB. Substantial Completion. The stage in the progress of the Work when the Work or designated portion thereof is sufficiently complete in accordance with the Job Order Contract so CCC can occupy or utilize the Work for its intended use, as evidenced by issuance of a Substantial Completion Certificate.

BC. Substantial Completion Certificate. The certificate issued by CCC or the JOC Coordinator notifying the Contractor that the Work is in Substantial Completion.

BD. Supplemental Job Order is a Job Order issued to add or delete Work from an existing related Job Order.

BE. Technical Specifications is Volume IV of this Contract and is a comprehensive list dictating the quality of workmanship and materials setting the standard for the required quality of the Work and any additional specifications specific to the Job Order.

BF. Unit Price refers to the price published in the Construction Task Catalog for a specific construction or construction related work task. The Unit Prices are fixed for the duration of the Contract. Each Unit Price is comprised of the labor, equipment, and material costs to accomplish that specific task.

BG. Work means all labor, materials, equipment, deliverables and other Incidental Work to be provided by the Contractor hereunder which are necessary for the successful completion of the Detailed Scope of Work.

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0.02 Scope of Work-(Post Award)

A. The Scope of Work under this Contract (post award) shall be set forth in individual Job Orders issued hereunder. Upon receipt of a Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall provide all management, work, materials, supplies, parts (to include system components), transportation, plant, supervision, labor, and equipment, except when specified as being Owner furnished, needed to perform the necessary improvements. This Contract may be used to perform on any facilities under the jurisdiction of CCC for electrical work that includes, but not limited to, IT/AV, and low voltage systems, as well as the installation and maintenance of security products, access control, turnstiles, and CCTV.

However, CCC is not obligated nor does it guarantee that the Contractor will perform work in the above mentioned categories. CCC reserves the right to award other Contracts for Work of the types, or similar to the types of Work described in the Contract Documents for the facilities mentioned above.

0.03 Job Order Contracting (JOC) Overview

A. A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the Contractor may perform an ongoing series of individual Projects at different locations under the jurisdiction of the City Colleges of Chicago. The Contract Documents include a Construction Task Catalog containing construction tasks with preset Unit Prices. All Unit Prices are based on local labor, material and equipment prices and are for the direct cost of construction.

B. The Contractor will bid two Adjustment Factors to be applied to the Unit Prices. One Adjustment Factor for performing work during Normal Working Hours and a second Adjustment Factor for performing work on during Other than Normal Working Hours. The same two Adjustment Factors shall apply to every Pre-priced Task in the Construction Task Catalog.

C. Thereafter, as projects are identified the Contractor will jointly scope the work with the Owner. The Owner will prepare a Detailed Scope of Work and issue a Request for Proposal to the Contractor. The Contractor will then prepare a Job Order Proposal for the Project including a Job Order Price Proposal, drawings and sketches, a list of subcontractors and materialmen, construction schedule, and other requested documentation. The Job Order Price shall equal the value of the approved Job Order Price Proposal. The value of the Job Order Price Proposal shall be calculated by summing the total of the calculation for each Pre-priced Task (Unit Price x quantity x Adjustment Factor) plus the value of all Non Pre-priced Tasks.

D. If the Job Order Proposal is found to be complete and reasonable, a Job Order may be issued.

E. A Job Order will reference the Detailed Scope of Work and set forth the Job Order Completion Time, and the Job Order Price. The Job Order Price shall be a lump sum, fixed price for the completion of the Detailed Scope of Work. A separate Job Order will be issued for each Project. Extra work, credits, and deletions will be contained in a Supplemental Job Order.

0.04 The Specification Documents

A. The Contract Documents constituting component parts of this Contract are the following:

Volume I – Request for Sealed Bid

Volume II – JOC – Standard Terms and Conditions

Volume III – The Construction Task Catalog (CTC)

Volume IV – Technical Specifications

Volume V – City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Cabling Standards

B. All volumes of the Contract Documents are contained in electronic format.

0.05 Obtaining Specification Bidding Documents

A. Intending Bidders may also obtain a set of CCC’s Bid specification documents by downloading directly from the CCC’s e-bidding Euna/Bonfire portal, identified below. All issued addendums will also be available on the same Euna/Bonfire e-bidding portal. Bidders who download the Bid specifications documents directly from the e-bidding portal are responsible for downloading all addendums and waive their right to have clarifications and/or addenda sent to them. Such Bidders are responsible for checking the Euna/Bonfire e-bidding portal for clarifications and/or addenda. Failure to obtain clarifications and/or addenda from the Euna/Bonfire portal shall not relieve such Bidders from being bound by additional terms and conditions in the clarification and/or addenda, if any, or from considering additional

Bid #MWJ2606– Volume I - Electrical Low Voltage - JOC District Wide information contained therein in preparing their bids/proposals. Note that there may be multiple clarifications and/or addenda. Any harm to a Bidder resulting from such failure shall not be valid grounds for protest against award(s) made under this Request for Sealed Bid.

B. Bid and Contract Documents can be downloaded directly from the Euna/Bonfire e-bidding portal:

https://www.ccc.edu/departments/pages/procurement.aspx/.

0.06 Contract Document Order of Precedence

A. The order of precedence of the component contract parts shall be as follows:

1. Contract Modifications;

2. Addenda;

3. JOC Supplemental Conditions

4. Volume II – JOC – Standard Terms and Conditions;

5. Job Order including the Detailed Sope of Work, Plan or Drawings, the Job Order Proposal and Supplemental Job Orders;

6. Volume III - Construction Task Catalog;

8. Volume V – CCC Cabling Standards;

7. Volume IV – Technical Specifications

9. Volume I – Request for Sealed Bids;

10. Standard Specifications of City Colleges of Chicago, State or Federal Government, if any;

11. Surety Statement of Qualifications;

12. Advertisement

B. The foregoing order of precedence shall govern the interpretation of the contract in all cases of conflict or inconsistency therein, except as may be otherwise expressly provided by CCC.

0.07 Assignment of Work

Once contracts are in place, CCC reserves the right to assign individual projects in the best interest of CCC. In some cases multiple contractors may be invited to submit price proposals on the same project.

The assignment of work will be at the sole discretion of CCC.

0.08 Contractor License Fee

CCC selected The Gordian Group’s (Gordian) Job Order Contracting (JOC) Solution for their JOC program.

The Gordian JOC SolutionTM includes Gordian’s proprietary JOC Software and JOC Applications, construction cost data, and Construction Task Catalog which shall be used by the Contractor solely for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Contract, including the preparation and submission of Job Order Proposals, Price Proposals, subcontractor lists, and other requirements specified by Owner. The Contractor shall be required to execute Gordian’s General Terms of Use and pay a 1% JOC System License Fee to obtain access to the Gordian JOC SolutionTM. The JOC System License Fee applies to all Job Orders issued to the Contractor under the terms this Contract. The Contractor shall include the JOC System License Fee in the Adjustment Factors.

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00100 BIDDING REQUIREMENTS

1.01 Compliance with Laws

The bidder shall at all times observe and comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations and codes of the Federal, State, and City governments and the Board of Trustees of Community College District 508 (Owner, Board, City Colleges, CCC) which may in any manner affect the preparations of bids or the performance of the Contract.

1.02 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974

The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 of the United States Code, Title 38, Part III, Chapter 42, in part, as follows:

"Any contract in the amount of $10,000 or more entered into by any department or agency for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services (including construction) for the United States, shall contain a provision requiring that the party contracting with the United States shall take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.

The provisions of this section shall apply to any subcontract entered into by a prime Contractor...."

The regulations require that: (1) Contractor’s list immediately with the appropriate local employment service office all their suitable employment openings, and (2) each local employment service office gives such veterans priority in referral to openings.

Veterans who believe that a Contractor has failed or refused to comply with the above contract provisions may file a complaint with the Veterans' Employment Service of the Labor Department. The Secretary of Labor will investigate and act on any such complaints.

Federal Contractors and Subcontractors, including colleges and universities, are now involved with the concept of "affirmative action" in three separate areas of federal law: Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, which require affirmative action for eliminating discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex and national origin; Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which requires affirmative action in the employment of mentally and physically handicapped individuals; and the above mentioned requirements for veterans' employment.

These obligations of federal Contractors should not be confused with nondiscrimination in employment re-quirements for all employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended) and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (as amended), or with sex discrimination requirements for all recipients of federal financial assistance under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

1.03 Examination by Bidder

The bidders shall, before submitting a bid, carefully examine the bid, plans, specifications, and contract documents. If Bidders fails to call out items that need further clarification in the specifications, it is the Bidder’s responsibility to follow-up with CCC for clarification. Bidders shall inspect in detail the site of the proposed work and familiarize themselves with all the local conditions affecting the contract.

If their bid is accepted, bidder will be responsible for all errors in his bid resulting from their failure or neglect to comply with these instructions. The City Colleges of Chicago will, in no case, be responsible for any change in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect.

Failure of the Contractor to familiarize themselves with all requirements of the Contract Documents will not relieve bidder from complying with all the provisions thereof.

1.04 Taxes

The City Colleges of Chicago is a public institution and is not subject to sales tax.

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1.05 Preparation of Bid

The bidder shall prepare his bid on the bid submittal forms. Unless otherwise stated, all blank spaces on the bid page or pages, applicable to the subject specifications, must be filled in correctly. Either a unit price or a lump sum price, as the case may be, must be stated for each and every item, either typed in or written in ink, in figures, and, if required, in words.

If bidder is a corporation, the President and Secretary shall execute the bid. The Corporate seal shall be affixed to the bid. In the event that this bid is executed by other than the President, attach hereto a certified copy of that section of Corporate Bylaws or other authorization by the Corporation which permits the person to execute the offer for the corporation.

If bidder is a partnership, all partners shall execute the bid, unless one partner has been authorized to sign for the partnership, in which case, evidence of such authority satisfactory to the City Colleges of Chicago shall be submitted.

If bidder is a sole proprietor, he shall execute the bid.

A "Partnership" or "Sole Proprietor" operating under an Assumed Name, must be registered with the Illinois county in which located, as provided in Chapter 96, Section 4 et sub, Illinois Revised Statutes 1967.

In order for Bidders to participate in this bid solicitation, you must meet the following requirements:

• Have been in business for a total of two (2) full calendar years.

• Currently registered to do business in the State of Illinois regardless of the state of origin.

• Must also be registered and in “Good Standing” with the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State, Please check your “Good Standing” status with this link, https://apps.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/, and that while doing business with City Colleges of Chicago will remain in “Good Standing”.

1.06 Submission of Bid

All bids are due by Friday, October 16, 2026, no later than 12:00 p.m. CDT and are required to be submitted electronically, uploaded to the Euna/Bonfire e-bidding portal at:

https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities by the bid due date and time deadline.

If you are unable to quote on this bid, please submit a “No Bid” in the e-bidding Euna/Bonfire portal https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities so that the Board may know that you have had an opportunity to bid.

1.07 Withdrawal of Bid

Bidders may withdraw their bid at any time prior to the time specified as the closing time for the receipt of bids. However, no bidder shall withdraw or cancel his bid for a period of one-hundred twenty (120) calendar days after said closing time for the receipt of bids nor shall the successful bidder withdraw, cancel or modify his bid after having been notified by the City Colleges of Chicago that said bid has been accep-ted.

1.08 Competency of Bidder

A. No bid will be accepted or contract awarded to any person, firm or corporation that is in arrears or is in default to CCC upon any debt or contract, or that is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to said City Colleges of Chicago, or had failed to perform faithfully any previous contract with CCC.

B. The contract will be awarded only to a responsible Contractor(s), qualified by experience and in a https://apps.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/

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The bidder’s compliance with this provision shall be made by the Associate Vice Chancellor of Business and Procurement Services, whose decision will be final and binding.

C. The bidder should be experienced in repair and rehabilitation type work with at least five (5) years of experience completing such repair and rehabilitation projects. The actual work shall be done by qualified and experienced workers working under a supervisor who has been doing this type of work for a minimum of five (5) years.

1.09 Consideration of Bids

A. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to disregard any informality in the bids and bidding when, in its opinion, the best interest of CCC will be served by such action.

B. It is the intent of this specification to obtain competitive prices for the tasks listed specified in

Volume III – the Construction Task Catalog®.

1.10 Acceptance of Bids

The City Colleges of Chicago will accept in writing one of the bids or reject all bids, within two-hundred

(210) days from the date of opening bids, unless the lowest responsible bidder, upon request of the City Colleges of Chicago, extends the time of acceptance to the City Colleges of Chicago.

1.11 Exceptions

Any deviations from these specifications must be noted on the Bid Submittal Form or pages attached thereto, with the exact nature of the change outlined in sufficient detail. The reason for which deviations were made should also follow if not self-explanatory. Failure of a bidder to comply with the terms of this paragraph may be cause for rejection.

City Colleges of Chicago reserves the right to disqualify bids which do not completely meet outlined specifications. City Colleges of Chicago will evaluate the impact of exceptions to the specification in determining its need.

1.12 Interpretation of Contract Documents

If any person contemplating submission of a bid is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the specifications or other contract documents, he may submit to the City Colleges of Chicago a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery.

Any interpretation of the proposed documents will be made only by an addendum duly issued by the City Colleges of Chicago. A copy of such addendum will be mailed or delivered to each person receiving a set of such contract documents and to such other prospective bidders as shall have requested that they be furnished with a copy of each addendum. Failure on the part of the prospective bidder to receive a written interpretation prior to the time of the opening of bids will not be grounds for withdrawal of bid. Bidder will acknowledge receipt of each addendum issued in space provided on bid page. Oral explanations will not be binding.

In the case of conflict between the written specifications and the drawings, the item with the most stringent requirements shall apply.

All questions regarding clarification or verification of these specifications should be submitted in Euna/Bonfire, https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, by Wednesday, September 23, 2026, no later than 12:00 p.m. CDT. Bidders requiring additional information shall contact Marietta Williams-Johnson, Senior Procurement Contracts Administrator, via email at procurementservices@ccc.edu.

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Respondents who contact any City Colleges of Chicago personnel other than the Senior Procurement Contracts Administrator will be considered in violation of the procurement rules and may have any proposal response disqualified.

1.13 Conflicts

In the event of a conflict between the Contractor’s terms and conditions and those of City Colleges of Chicago, City Colleges of Chicago's terms and conditions will take precedence.

1.14 Sexual Harassment Policy

State law requires that every party to a public contract and every eligible bidder shall have a written sexual harassment policy that includes at a minimum: (1) a statement that sexual harassment is illegal: (2) the definition of sexual harassment under Illinois law; (3) a description of sexual harassment, utilizing examples; (4) the bidder's internal complaint process including penalties; (5) the legal recourse, investigative and complaint process available through the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) and the Illinois Human Rights Commission (IHRC); (6) directions on how to contact the IDHR and IHRC; and (7) protection against retaliation for reporting suspected sexual harassment. See Illinois Human Rights Act

775 ILCS 5/2-105.

A copy of the Bidder's sexual harassment policy shall be provided to the City Colleges of Chicago upon request. Failure to provide a copy of said policy upon request will result in rejection of the bid.

1.15 Illinois Criminal Code 33E-3 and 33E-4 Compliance

The bidder certifies that he/she is not barred from bidding on or entering into public contracts due to having been convicted of bid-rigging or bid rotating under paragraphs 33E-3 or 33E-4 of the Illinois Criminal Code.

Bidder also certifies that no officers or employees of the bidder have been so convicted that the bidder is not the successor company, or a new company created by the officers of owners of one so convicted.

Bidder further certifies that any such conviction occurring after the date of this certification will be reported to the public body awarding the contract or agents thereof, immediately in writing, if it occurs during the bidding process, or otherwise prior to entering into the contract therewith.

1.16 Contact Person

All questions regarding clarification or verification of these specifications should be submitted in Bonfire, https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities, no later than Wednesday, September 23, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Bidders requiring additional information shall contact Marietta Williams-Johnson, Senior Procurement Contracts Administrator, via email at procurementservices@ccc.edu.

Bidders who contact any City Colleges of Chicago personnel other than the Procurement Contract Administrator will be considered in violation of the procurement rules and may have any bid response disqualified.

1.17 Pre‐Bid Meeting

A virtual Zoom pre‐bid teleconference is scheduled for Monday, September 21, at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

The Scope of Services and compliance procedures for the MBE/WBE Participation Plan will be discussed.

Attendance for the pre-bid meeting is highly recommended. Please a copy of the bid documents on hand.

After accessing the Zoom application, instructions for joining the meeting are as follows:

Pre-Bid Meeting Zoom link:

https://cccedu.zoom.us/j/97173858419?pwd=boie00CySUwi5weVod62KC7kzmemlT.1

Meeting ID: 971 7385 8419 Passcode: 360741 https://ccc.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

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1.18 Surety Statement of Qualifications and Performance and Payment Bond

With its bid, the Contractor must provide an accurately executed Surety’s Statement of Qualification for Bonding. The Statement must be issued by a surety authorized to issue surety bonds in the State of Illinois.

Attach a Statement of Qualification for Bonding from the Bidder’s surety company that states ALL of the following: 1) Name of the Surety, 2) Your Bonding Capacity (aggregate dollar amount), 3) The current amount of bonding outstanding, 4) how long the bonding company has been providing bonds, 5) confirmation the Bidder can be issued Performance and Payment Bonds for individual projects up to $500,000, and 6) a statement that the Surety will provide Performance and Payment Bonds if the Bidder is awarded a Contract.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any individual Job Order Contract exceeds $500,000, the Contractor shall provide the full amount of the Job Order Contract. The Performance and Payment Bond required by each Job Order Contract must be secured by a guarantee or surety company listed in the latest issue of U.S.

Treasury Circular 570.

It is estimated that the maximum amount of each Performance and Payment Bond for each respective job order will not exceed $500,000. The Contractor shall furnish a Performance and Payment Bond corresponding to the value of each respective job order in the form of AIA document A312 (latest Edition).

Such bond shall be with a surety acceptable to CCC. Contactor’s contract may be terminated for failure to furnish Bond. For each work order issued, the Contractor shall provide additional performance bonds corresponding in value.

1.19 Bid Pricing

A. Each bidder must submit two Adjustment Factors (See Submittal Bid Forms-Section-00200-5.01- Bid Form 1-Schedule of Prices) in order to be considered responsive. The first Adjustment Factor is to be applied to that Work anticipated to be accomplished during Normal Working Hours. The second Adjustment Factor will be applied to that Work anticipated to be accomplished on an during Other than Normal Working Hours. The Other than Normal Working Hours Adjustment Factor must be greater than or equal to the Normal Hours Adjustment Factor and must take into account all the additional costs of overtime work, shift work and double time work. Bidders must take into account all the costs the Bidder would experience above and beyond the direct cost of the work performance, such as, but not limited to overheads and profits. Adjustment Factors must be specified to the fourth decimal place.

B. For bid evaluation purposes, only, the following work distributions shall be used to determine the

Award Criteria Figure, Bid Form 1.

Adjustment Factor Weight Normal Working Hours 70% Other than Normal Working Hours 30%

C. CTC is priced at a net value of 1.0000. The bid shall be an increase to" (e.g., 1.1000) or decrease (e.g., .9500) to the unit prices listed in the CTC. Bidders who submit separate Adjustment Factors for separate line items will be considered non-responsive and their bid will be rejected.

D. The bidder's Adjustment Factor shall include all of the bidder's direct and indirect costs including, but not limited to its costs for overhead, profit, insurance, mobilization, proposal development, and all contingencies in connection therewith. See pages 00-1 – 00-6 of Volume III – the CTC for a complete explanation of what is included in the unit prices and what is not.

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E. Any revision by the Illinois Department of Labor to the applicable minimum hourly rates of wages and any increases or decreases in the material prices during the Contract period shall not result in a revision of the unit price to be paid by CCC for Work performed under the Contract.

F. Each factor must take into consideration all the direct costs and indirect costs of doing business with CCC.

1. CCC encourages Contractors to bid as competitively as possible, however CCC reminds the Bidders that there is no opportunity during the course of the Contract to make up for an unrealistic low bid. The Bidder must first of all evaluate the Direct Cost Unit Prices contained in the CTC against the Bidder’s Direct Costs.

2. The bidder must be aware that there are numerous business and construction related costs not included in the unit costs and must be considered in the adjustment factors.

Following is a synopsis of some of these costs which are shown more completely and in more detail in Volume II, the Construction Task Catalog pages 00-1 to 00-6.

A. Business costs, including but not limited to:

• Overhead costs such as: home office overhead; insurance; bonds; training;

management; supervision; project office staff; and mobilization.

• Profit

• Subcontractor’s overhead and profit

• All taxes which are not waived

• The cost of fringe benefits, payroll taxes, worker’s compensation, insurance costs and any other payment mandated by law in connection with labor that exceeds the labor rate allowances.

B. Construction related costs, including but not limited to:

• Services required to obtain filings and permits,

• Costs incurred to investigate work sites, develop work scopes, preparation and modification of proposals sketches, drawings, submittals, as-builts drawings and other records

• Incidental engineering and architectural services other than those required for stamped drawings

• Construction vehicles

• The difference in cost of equipment ownership vs. equipment rental

• Personnel safety equipment

• Traffic barricades, flagmen, groundmen

• Protection of all surfaces during construction

• Daily clean-up and professional final project clean-up

• Difficult and extreme working conditions

• The LEED requirements associated with each Job Order and the cost of preparing LEED documentation

C. Price variations.

• Any price variations or fluctuations anticipated over the year must be taken into account in the Bidder’s adjustment factors.

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1.20 Basis of Award

A. It is the intent of CCC to award one or more Contracts based on the lowest responsive and responsible bid(s) as determined by the lowest Award Criteria Figure.

B. City Colleges of Chicago reserves the right to award a contract or multiple contracts herein or reject any or all bids when, in their opinion, the best interest of CCC will be served thereby.

C. For bids that CCC in its sole discretion determines are below an acceptable range, the bidder shall be required to justify its bid to the satisfaction of CCC. This justification may require the bidder to provide to CCC its cost basis for arriving at the bid factor by submitting its analysis and/or pricing of a scope of work on a prospective project provided by CCC.

Award will be made solely on the basis of this written bid request and any subsequent written addenda. Bids submitted to the contrary will be considered incomplete, and as a result, will be rejected as being non-responsive to this requirement.

City Colleges of Chicago reserves the right to correct mathematical errors.

1.21 Contract and Term of Award

A. The minimum Contract amount for the entire Contract including option terms is $25,000 and is dependent on the Contractor’s performance. If CCC is unable to issue the minimum Contract amount due to an event of non-performance on the Contractor’s behalf, CCC is under no obligation to issue or pay the minimum Contract amount. CCC also has the option of terminating the Contract without issuing any Work to the Contractor.

B. The maximum Contract amount for the base term of the Contract and each additional Contract term is $5,000,000.

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