Specifications for Road Bridge Law Book 2026~1.docx
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- Road & Bridge Laws of Illinois FY26
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- 26-494DOT-FINAD-B-52288
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- Illinois
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This is a printing specifications document for the Illinois Department of Transportation detailing requirements for the 2026 Edition of Road, Bridge, and Other Related Laws of Illinois. The Agency seeks a vendor to publish and print a handbook containing Illinois statutes relevant to highway agencies, incorporating the complete 2022 edition plus legislative updates from regular sessions of the 102nd, 103rd, and 104th Illinois General Assemblies spanning 2022 through 2026. The publication will include a title page, forward, legislative changes summary, table of contents, index formatted in Illinois Compiled Statutes style, and a quick tab locator on the back cover. The Agency requires 1,500 copies delivered by December 15, 2026, with a 24-hour delivery notice required prior to shipment to the Illinois Department of Transportation Warehouse at 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois. The purchaser will supply additional statutes for inclusion by October 1, 2026, and will approve the cover color, layout, and photography.
The specifications require books to be 7 1/4" x 9 7/8" with perfect binding (T3S), printed on recyclable 40# offset or off-white publishing paper with black soybean or vegetable oil-based ink. The cover shall be 65# patina matte or similar cover laminated or aqueous coated with black or white lettering. Books must be individually shrink wrapped with no more than 20 books per box, labeled with title, quantity, and printing date. The successful bidder must provide a proof copy, supply a non-copyrighted Adobe Acrobat PDF electronic version for the purchaser's public website, limit underruns to 2% with no overruns permitted, and submit an electronic version of the book. Outsourcing of labor is prohibited, and the bidder shall make recommendations regarding statute inclusion or exclusion in the publication.
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2026 Edition of Road, Bridge, and Other Related Laws of Illinois Printing Proposal Specifications April 27, 2026
1. The book shall contain all statutes of the 2022 edition as well as additional statutes as determined by the purchaser. Any additional statutes to be included in the book shall be supplied by the purchaser to the successful bidder by October 1, 2026.
2. The book shall generally include legislative updates to the statutes currently in the book that were passed during 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 regular sessions (including any extensions) of the 102nd, 103rd and 104th Illinois General Assemblies.
3. Recommendations should be made for statute inclusion or exclusion in the book.
4. The preface of the book shall include Title Page, Forward, Legislative Changes (from the previous edition), Table of Contents, and Contents. The preface shall be in the same format as the 2022 edition. The purchaser will supply the Forward; the remaining items shall be supplied by the publisher.
5. Laws shall be printed in Illinois Compiled Statutes format.
6. Index shall be printed in Illinois Compiled Statutes format.
7. The book shall not contain any pages or loose flyers advertising other publications.
8. Individual pages shall not contain copyright information and/or company name. Since this book is intended for the use of public highway agencies or their agents, there shall be no prohibition on duplicating pages of this book.
9. The successful bidder shall also supply a non-copyrighted Adobe Acrobat PDF electronic version of the book to the purchaser for placement on the purchaser’s public website.
10. The book shall contain a quick tab locator on the back cover similar to the 2018 edition.
11. The Agency requires the services of a Vendor who can print the books in the requirements outlined below.
a. Materials shall be recyclable paper unless a recyclable substitute cannot be used to meet the following requirements.
b. The size of the book shall be approximately 7 1/4” x 9 7/8”.
c. Inside pages shall be 40# offset or 40# off-white publishing paper (recyclable)
d. Ink shall be black, no bleeds, soybean oil-based, or vegetable oil-based.
e. The cover shall be 65# patina matte or similar cover, to be laminated or aquious coated on one side. The color shall be a solid color agreed upon between successful bidder and purchaser by the purchaser with black or white lettering on one side and shall include a black and white photo supplied by the purchaser. Color and layout will be approved by purchaser.
f. The binding shall be perfect bound T3S.
g. Number of Copies: 1,500
h. Proof: Provide a proof copy
i. No overruns, underruns limited to 2%.
12. Outsourcing of labor is not allowed.
13. Each box shall contain no more than 20 books with each book individually shrink wrapped. Boxes shall be labeled on the side with the following:
| 1) "Road, Bridge, and Other Related Laws of Illinois" |
| 2) Quantity per Box |
| 3) Printing Date |
14. The books shall be delivered to the purchaser by December 15, 2026, unless authorized by the Agency.
15. 24-hour delivery noticed required.
16. Deliver to: Illinois Department of Transportation, Attention Warehouse - south of main building, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62764. Contact James Gott at 217-782-4096 / Mary Cave at 217-782-3972
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