I-24-4981R_Addendum-No 1_03272025.pdf

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Contract I-24-4981R Page 1 of 2 March 27, 2025 Addendum No. 1

ADDENDUM NO. 1

TO

CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

FOR CONTRACT I-24-4981

ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY

Date: March 27, 2025

For which proposals will be received by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority through electronic bidding via BidBuy until 10:30 A.M. local time, April 11, 2025.

NOTICE OF REVISION TO CONTRACT

NOTES:

1. Revised mile post limits. Replace A-1 with attached page A-1R.

2. The minutes and sign-in sheet from the Optional Pre-Bid Meeting held on March 19, 2025 are included in this Addendum.

Contract I-24-4981R Page 2 of 2 March 27, 2025 Addendum No. 1

CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

CHANGES TO ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED BID

Change #1 Contract Requirements, Volume I, Replace Page A-1 with Page A-1R (attached).

This replacement contains the following revisions:

1.1 Mile post limits of project revised to 19.9 and 20.1.

END OF ADDENDUM CHANGES

Contract I-24-4981R A-1R March 27, 2025 Addendum No.1

THE ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Bid Schedule and Information for

CONTRACT NO: I-24-4981R

Electronic submissions for the above numbered contract as described below will be received by the Illinois Tollway via BidBuy, the State of Illinois eProcurement System, until 10:30:00 a.m. local time on April 11, 2025. The Illinois State Tollway Highway Authority (ISTHA) will no longer accept manual, hard copy bid submissions. All bidders are strongly encouraged to submit bids timely as the system will not accept late bid submittals. Bid results will be posted on the Tollway’s on-line plan room:

www.illinoistollwaybidding.com.

For assistance with registration in BidBuy or submitting electronic bids, please contact the BidBuy Vendor Help Desk at:

il.bidbuy@illinois.gov and /or phone: 866-455-2897.

The optional pre-bid meeting will be held through Microsoft Teams on March 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.. The meeting information is listed on the A-2 page.

The work to be done under this contract shall be started on or about July 7, 2025. All work under this contract shall be completed by April 21, 2026. The location of the services to be performed for this contract is the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between Mile Post

19.9 and Mile Post 20.1 in Cook County, Illinois. The work under this contract includes roadway pavement removal and construction, retaining wall construction, drainage system removal and construction, erosion control, landscaping, roadway lighting, pavement marking, signing, protection and relocation of utilities, and maintenance of traffic.

Bidders may be required to be pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

IDOT Prequalification required: Yes

If ‘NO’, ignore any reference to IDOT Prequalification within the remainder of this document.

Joint Ventures shall be limited to no more than three (3) individually IDOT pre-qualified members.

Bidders are also required to be registered, or submit evidence of application, with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR). There are NO EXCEPTIONS.

Please note that written or oral communications received by the Illinois Tollway in connection with this solicitation may be required to be reported to the Procurement Policy Board as required by law. This provision is not intended to prohibit communications with State employees regarding a procurement matter, but rather only requires reporting of those communications when they occur.

All bids must be on forms prescribed by the Illinois Tollway and must comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the contract documents. Copies of the plans, special provisions, bid forms and other contract documents for this contract are available from BHFX Digital Imaging and can be viewed and/or ordered for purchase by visiting the On-line Plan Room via www.illinoistollwaybidding.com. Copies of the current Illinois Tollway Supplemental Specifications to the Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction can be purchased directly from BHFX Digital Imaging.

The current Illinois Tollway Supplemental Specifications may also be viewed in the ‘Doing Business’ section on the Tollway website. Current Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions can be viewed and purchased from the Illinois Department of Transportation website. Electronic copies of the contract documents are also available on compact disk (CD) from BHFX Digital Imaging.

Copies are in a portable document format (PDF). Bidders with questions or in need of assistance in purchasing contract documents are to contact a BHFX Digital Imaging, Customer Service Representative at 630-393-0777, ask for the Plan Room.

Questions pertaining to the intent of the contract documents may be sent to the Illinois Tollway, attention 4383MP.4981R_Questions@docs.e-builder.net, to be received no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on March 21, 2025.

A completed Questionnaire and a statement of current contractual obligations on forms supplied by the Illinois Tollway will be required from the apparent low bidder once the apparent low bidder is determined. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty in the amount of five (5%) percent of the total amount shown in the bid for the contract. The Bid Guaranty shall be in the form of an acceptable bid bond or a bank draft, certified check or cashier's check drawn on a solvent bank made payable to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

Award of the above contract, if any award be made, will be to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or bidders. The Illinois Tollway reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive technicalities, or cancel the solicitation.

COPIES OF PLANS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, BID FORMS, CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TOLLWAY CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

DATE: March 7, 2025

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Capital Program

PRE-BID MEETING MINUTES

MEETING PURPOSE: Optional Pre-Bid Meeting - Contract I-24-4981R The improvements to be constructed under this contract shall be performed along the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between Mile Post 19.9 and 20.1 (at 88th/Cork Avenue) in Cook County, Illinois.

MEETING DATE: 3/19/2025

MEETING TIME: 11:00 AM

CHAIRPERSON: Jim Mondel Senior Contract Negotiator

LOCATION: Illinois Tollway Microsoft Teams

TO:

Names Initials Organization / Title

Eric Occomy EO Procurement / Chief of Contract Services Maria Campuzano MC Procurement / Deputy Chief of Procurement Sainey Jobe SJ Procurement / Deputy Chief of Contract Compliance Danna Hall DH Procurement/Contract Services Manager Jim Mondel JM Procurement / Senior Contract Negotiator Adam Lintner AL Engineering/Geometrics Engineer Derek Mall - Civiltech DM Design Section Engineer

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

1.0 Open: Welcome; Self-introduction by Procurement Representative

2.0 Self-Introduction of Attendees – State name and affiliation loudly for all to hear (Please sign-in using the provided sign-in sheet)

2.1 Tollway Procurement – Contract Services

2.2 Tollway Procurement – Contract Compliance

2.3 Tollway- Diversity

2.4 Tollway- Engineering Project Manager

2.5 Design Section Engineer

3.0 Brief Project Description (by Procurement Representative)

The work under this contract includes roadway pavement removal and construction, retaining wall construction, drainage system removal and construction, erosion control, landscaping, roadway lighting, pavement marking, signing, protection and relocation of utilities, and maintenance of traffic.

4.0 Advertisement Schedules (by Procurement Representative)

4.1 Plan Holder questions should be provided to 4383MP.4981R_Questions@docs.e-builder.net as identified on Page A-1

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4.2 Final Date for Plan Holder Questions – March 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

4.3 Bid Opening Date – April 11, 2025, 10:30 AM

5.0 Compliance Goals (by Procurement Compliance)

5.1 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) - 27%

5.2 Veteran-Owned Small Business Program (VOSB) – 3%

5.3 Workforce

5.3.1 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Minority: 19.6% Female: 6.9%

6.0 Diversity Programs – Overview of Available Programs (by Diversity Representative)

6.1 Earned Credit Program (ECP) Bid Credit Cap - $70,000

6.2 Technical Assistance Program

6.3 Partnering for Growth (P4G)

6.4 Construction Works

7.0 Project Schedule (by Engineering Project Manager)

7.1 Anticipated Notice-to-Proceed – July 7, 2025

7.2 Substantial Completion Date – November 26, 2025

7.3 Contract Completion Date – April 21, 2026

8.0 Special Items to Note (by Design Section Engineer)

8.1 SP 106.3 Cook County project abuts Ramp B, 88th/ Cork Avenue (County Highway W30) at I-294 Interchange, Roadway Reconstruction, Section 19-W3019-00-PV

9.0 Responses to Plan Holder Questions (by Design Section Engineer)

9.1 Last day for questions is March 21, 2025. Answers to any questions will be provided in an Addendum.

9.2 The first Addendum will be released on or around the week of April 1, 2025.

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