Deisgned Overlay IL 3 Halifax Drive to North of Market Street

The Illinois Department of Transportation is soliciting bids for a designed overlay on IL 3 from Halifax Drive to 0.2 miles north of Market Street in Waterloo, Illinois, with the letting set for November 6, 2026. The project carries a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation goal of 6.00 percent of contract work, and the source describes it as a goal, not a set-aside. The contract is federally funded through the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) and is subject to prevailing wage and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements.

Scope is a designed overlay and all work necessary to complete the project. Named work elements include hot-mix asphalt surface removal, detector loop replacement, traffic control, and survey monument cover assemblies, along with material and workmanship standards set in the supplemental and special provisions. Equipment rated 50 horsepower and above must carry diesel retrofit emission control devices.

Traffic control is the primary performance constraint. All lanes must remain open during peak hours, 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. northbound and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. southbound on weekdays, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per 15-minute interval for noncompliance. Bituminous materials cost adjustments are available based on the Bituminous Price Index. Compensable delay provisions allow recovery of escalated material and labor costs, extended project overhead, and extended traffic control when delays exceed specified thresholds. Working day adjustments apply for weather, Department delays, utility conflicts, and other uncontrollable conditions.

Compliance reporting is extensive: certified payroll on Form SBE 48, Statement of Compliance on Form SBE 348, Weekly DBE Trucking Reports on Form SBE 723, and monthly labor and contract activity reports.

The notice was posted October 21, 2026, and the state-issued Notice to Bidders is attached as ildot 76V28.119.pdf under Contract No. 76V28, Section 68RS-1-2-1, Project NHPP-W8U1(626).