Line Item 25 Pricing Instructions B-54232.docx

This pricing instruction document pertains to Line Item 25 of a bidding package for an elevator inspection contract with the State of Illinois Bureau of Property Management. Line Item 25 functions as a placeholder line item enabling the vendor to bill the State for materials consumed during contract performance. The contract establishes a three-year engagement for inspections of elevators, escalators, chairlifts, and dumbwaiters across Illinois state facilities managed by the Bureau of Property Management.

Line Item 25 materials will be billed to the State at the vendor's actual cost with no markup or upcharge permitted. Bidders must enter $10,000 as the unit cost for evaluation purposes, with the explicit notation that this represents an estimated amount and is not guaranteed. This line item is excluded from the bid evaluation process and serves solely as a mechanism for reimbursement of actual material costs incurred during contract execution.