EMERGENCY NOTICE: Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Maintenance

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), through the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services, has issued an emergency procurement notice for 90-day janitorial and maintenance services at the Mackinaw Rest Area. This emergency purchase statement, issued on May 8, 2026, with a contract period running from May 5, 2026, to August 2, 2026, is classified as an emergency service to prevent serious disruption in critical state services affecting public health and safety. The scope of services encompasses comprehensive rest area maintenance including routine cleaning and maintenance of rest area buildings and grounds from the interstate shoulder edge to the access control fence and from the entrance ramp taper to the exit ramp taper. Specific deliverables include building cleaning, grounds care and mowing, trash and litter pickup, maintenance of flower beds and shrub beds, debris removal, parking area and ramp cleaning, oil absorbent material placement and cleanup, and seasonal snow and ice removal as needed. The procurement was deemed necessary because no existing state contract was identified as available to meet the emergency requirement, and the selected vendor, F. Patsson, Inc., was chosen based on their successful history of providing maintenance services for IDOT rest areas in the local area. The contract requires vendors to demonstrate experience and capability in delivering comprehensive rest area maintenance services with proven track records in similar work for IDOT facilities.

The Emergency Purchase Statement indicates that the procurement was conducted with as much competition as practicable under the emergency circumstances, and best efforts were made to include contractors certified under the Business Enterprise Program in the procurement process, suggesting a preference for disadvantaged enterprise participation. The awarded contractor is F. Patsson, Inc., located at 8703 North University Street, Suite D, Peoria, Illinois, who will serve as the incumbent vendor for this 90-day period. The estimated expenditure for this emergency purchase is $234,321.00, with funding derived from state appropriated funds allocated for IDOT operations. The authorization was granted by Omolara Erewele, Authorized Procurement Officer (APO), under the Chief Procurement Office's emergency procurement authority. Given the emergency nature of this procurement and the compressed timeline, the due date for this notice is listed as August 2, 2026, which marks the conclusion of the 90-day emergency service period rather than a traditional proposal submission deadline.