I-25-2033 Bid Opening Announcement.pdf

This is a Bid Opening Announcement issued by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) for competitive sealed bid solicitation I-25-2033, which covers asphalt overlay and pavement marking improvements on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between Mile Post 23.0 at Flagg Creek and Mile Post 29.5 at Cermak Road in Cook County, Illinois. The project scope includes mainline and shoulder surface removal and overlay, ramp improvements, pavement patching, bike trail and oasis access road repairs, and pavement markings. Key pay items include removal of unsuitable material (12 cubic yards), asphalt surface removal (608 to 8,009 square yards), stone matrix warm mix asphalt applications (26,217 to 118,364 tons), and pavement marking work. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Electronic bids must be submitted through BidBuy no later than 10:30 a.m. on March 20, 2026, with the bid opening meeting scheduled for March 27, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time via Microsoft Teams. Work is scheduled to commence on or about June 15, 2026, with a completion deadline of November 30, 2027, followed by a two-year contract term through November 30, 2029, with options to renew for up to two additional years.

Bidders must obtain IDOT prequalification, register with the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and submit a bid guaranty equal to five percent of the total bid amount. Prevailing wage requirements apply under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act with mandatory weekly certified payroll reporting via the Tollway's LCPtracker system. Contractors must provide performance and payment bonds equal to the contract price. The solicitation includes a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation set-aside of 24 percent of Core Work, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) goals with women representing at least 6.9 percent and minorities 19.6 percent for Cook County, and Veteran Small Business (VOSB) participation goals of 1.5 percent. Eligible Illinois businesses headquartered in the state for at least one year prior to bid advertisement are eligible for a 4 percent bid preference. A Bid Credit Incentive Program cap of $375,000 applies. All vendors must submit mandatory vendor disclosure forms, and all submissions must be made electronically through BidBuy; paper responses will not be accepted.