EMERGENCY EXTENSION Professional Engineering Services

The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology, in agreement with the Chief Procurement Office for General Services, is seeking to extend an existing contract with Globetrotters Engineering Corporation to provide ongoing professional engineering services for telecommunications plant engineering, design, and project management for a fiber-optic backbone throughout the state on an as-needed basis. The original $1,000,000 contract from May 3, 2021 to July 31, 2021 is being extended from August 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022 for an additional $1,500,000. This extension is necessary to allow Globetrotters Engineering Corporation to complete five major projects across Illinois and to support upcoming projects such as the "Prophetstown Project" and potential IDOT roadwork. The agency has determined it is not feasible to switch providers at this time, as a new vendor would need to start over much of the existing work. The contract will be funded using state appropriated funds, and the pricing is based on the competitive rates established in the original 2014 contract with a slight increase negotiated for the emergency extension.

There are no set-aside designations or restrictions indicated for this opportunity. Globetrotters Engineering Corporation is the incumbent provider, having been awarded the original contract in 2014 through a competitive bidding process. No information is provided about the existing infrastructure or technology requirements that need to be integrated. The total potential award value for the extended contract is $2,500,000, consisting of the original $1,000,000 contract and the $1,500,000 extension.