City of Joliet Elevator Maintenance 2027-2031

The City of Joliet is requesting sealed bids for elevator maintenance services covering 15 conveyances across eight municipal facilities under Contract 3029-1226, with bids due November 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM through the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal. The City requires 10% minority participation for contracts exceeding $100,000 and offers local bidder preference eligibility.

Bidders must demonstrate at least twenty years of current engagement in elevator servicing, ten years of technical qualifications with microprocessor-based elevator equipment, and a list of installations totaling 100 elevators under full maintenance service contracts. These qualifications are mandatory filters.

The scope encompasses preventive and corrective maintenance for twelve hydraulic passenger elevators, one freight elevator, and two vertical lifts at City Hall (2 elevators), Police Department (1), Union Station (1), Transportation Center (5), DuPage Medical Field (2), Ottawa Street Parking Deck (1), East Side Roadways (1), and Historical Museum (2). The contractor must maintain 24/7 emergency response capability with mechanics on-site within 45 minutes during business hours and one hour on weekends and holidays. The contract includes an "Out of Service" credit provision whereby the entire month's billing is credited for any unit out of service for 72 hours per month (120 hours for major repairs).

The contract term runs from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031, with the City retaining the right to terminate annually on January 1 from 2028 through 2031 with 30 days' advance written notice. Pricing shall be submitted as monthly charges for each elevator for each year, with separate rates for overtime and callback services. Bid security of 10% of the base bid amount is required. The contractor must maintain general liability insurance of $1 million and workers' compensation insurance as required by Illinois law, with the City named as additional insured. The contract is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud at City Hall, 150 W. Jefferson Street. Bidding documents are available through the Bonfire portal on the City of Joliet's website.