EMERGENCY NOTICE Professional Engineering Services

The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology is declaring an emergency and entering into an emergency contract with Globetrotters Engineering Corporation for professional engineering services related to telecommunications plant engineering, design, and project management services for a fiber-optic backbone throughout the state. This emergency contract is needed to support five major ongoing projects and will have an expected term from May 3, 2021 to July 31, 2021. The pricing for this emergency contract was negotiated with Globetrotters Engineering Corporation, the incumbent provider under a previous competitively-bid contract set to expire on April 30, 2021, and the agency has determined the negotiated pricing is in line with current market rates. This emergency contract will be funded through state appropriated funds and has an estimated total expenditure of $1,000,000.

This emergency contract is restricted to Globetrotters Engineering Corporation as the incumbent provider. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The contract is for professional engineering services to support five major ongoing projects in the state of Illinois, specifically in St. Clair County. The contract has an expected term from May 3, 2021 to July 31, 2021 and an estimated total expenditure of $1,000,000.