1st round Question and Answer for Aerial Trucks B-49085~3.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 26-494DOT-FINAD-B-49085
- Issued by
- Illinois
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This is a Question and Answer document for the Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) fiscal year 2026 procurement for 10 trucks with aerial lifts and service cranes. The procurement, identified as solicitation 26-494DOT-FINAD-B-49085, seeks vehicles for various operational and maintenance activities. The document addresses bidder inquiries regarding specifications and requirements but does not specify response dates, due dates, site visits, bidder meetings, or award dates.
The procurement includes a 1% Business Enterprise Program (BEP) set-aside requirement. Certified BEP vendors meeting the qualifications include Marse Trucking LLC in Springfield, Illinois and Roesner & Associates LLC in Palatine, Illinois, available through the Illinois Supplier Diversity Management Portal. Effective April 1, 2026, certified BEP firms performing a commercially useful function on the contract are not required to be registered under a specific commodity code. The specifications listed in the procurement documentation are fixed and will not be modified through addendum, including the 23,000 gross vehicle weight rating requirement for certain truck configurations.
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Questions and Answers (FY26) Trucks with Aerial Lifts and Service Cranes (10)
26-494DOT-FINAD-B-49085
(1) QUESTION: We’re looking at trying to quote all the bridge crew trucks, but the attached 23k GVW truck only is specd around a chevy 6500 or international CV515 and those are no longer available. We were wondering if an addendum will be going out for that package to either lower the GVW requirement to 19,500, accept a regular cab, or accept aftermarket 4 wheel drive systems?
ANSWER: No addendum will be going out please refer to the specifications listed in the Procurement
(2) Question: The contract shows there is a 1% BEP for this. Will there be a list provided of BEP Suppliers?
Answer: Those certified vendors my be located at https://supplierdiversitymanagementportal.illinois.gov/VendorDirectory.aspx
Here is a list of certified vendors from the BEP website that may be able to provide services
| Marse Trucking LLC | Springfield IL. | |
| Roesner & Associates LLC | Palatine IL. |
Effective April 1, 2026, if the firm is certified in BEP and will perform a commercially useful function on the contract, then it does not matter whether the firm is registered under a specific solicitation commodity code.
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