Vendor Experience Documentation Forms 7-21-25~6.docx

This document is a Vendor Experience Documentation Form used by the State of Illinois to evaluate and verify the qualifications of vendors and their onsite staff for contract work. The form requires vendors to provide experience documentation for their owner or primary field contact person, demonstrating relevant expertise in ecological restoration and natural area management projects.

The form mandates that vendors document experience through at least four reference projects, with at least one demonstrating the number of years of experience required for the specific project. Reference projects must be from sites with natural communities containing endangered and threatened species, areas listed on the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory with high floristic quality, dedicated Nature Preserves, or registered Land and Water Reserves. For each reference project, vendors must provide the project name and location, reference contact information, native plant community type (such as prairie, wetland, or forest), land use designation (such as Nature Preserve, State Park, or municipal park), approximate acreage, type of work completed, and completion date. The form also includes a section for documenting onsite staff experience, with allowances for staff substitutions at the time of work provided all working staff meet the specified experience requirements for the project.