Culvert Wing Wall Repairs on SN 034-7043

The Illinois Department of Transportation is soliciting electronic bids through the iCX system for culvert wing wall repairs at Structure SN 034-7043, which carries US 136 over an unnamed ditch near Carthage in Hancock County, under Contract 72E79, with bids due by 12:00 p.m. on November 6, 2026. The project is a Federal-Aid Project (FAP Route 315) funded through Construction Funds, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation is required. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and bids will be publicly opened from the iCX SecureVault.

The scope covers wing wall repairs with helical ground anchors, hot dip galvanized structural steel, and concrete, cement, admixture, fiber, shotcrete, CLSM, and mortar specifications. Traffic control must follow standards 701001, 701006, and 701201 for two-lane, two-way traffic, and the contractor must keep at least one lane of US 136 open at all times. Work zone width restrictions and working days provisions also apply, and automated flagger assistance devices are an optional traffic control measure. Contractors must submit payroll records, a bidders list, and DBE trucking reports. The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative applies to state-funded contracts.

Utility conflicts are a schedule risk. Ameren, McDonough Telephone Cooperative, Nicor Gas, City of Carthage, and Mediacom have been notified, and several have not yet responded with relocation schedules. The contract includes provisions for compensable delay costs arising from utility conflicts.

The posting date is October 21, 2026, and the attached letting notice and contract document, ildot 72E79-086.pdf, is 488KB.