EMERGENCY NOTICE: Spoon River Rest Area Maintenance

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued an Emergency Purchase Statement (EPS Form B-50377) for 90-day emergency maintenance services at the Spoon River Rest Area, effective from May 5, 2026 through August 2, 2026, with a due date of August 2, 2026. This emergency procurement addresses critical disruptions to state services affecting public health and safety and encompasses comprehensive janitorial and grounds maintenance deliverables including routine building cleaning, grounds maintenance with mowing services, trash and litter removal, flower bed and shrub upkeep, parking area and ramp cleanup, oil absorbent material placement and removal, and snow and ice removal as needed. The procurement was authorized by Omolara Erewele, Authorized Procurement Officer (APO), with the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, and was classified as an emergency due to the need to prevent or minimize serious disruption in critical state services. The selected vendor must have demonstrated prior successful experience providing maintenance services at IDOT rest areas in the local area, and competitive efforts were pursued as practicable under emergency circumstances to identify qualified contractors.

F. Patsson, Inc., located at 8703 North University Street, Suite D, Peoria, Illinois 61615, has been selected as the vendor for this emergency maintenance contract based on its prior successful performance history with IDOT rest area maintenance in the region. The procurement process incorporated best efforts to include Business Enterprise Program-certified contractors within the constraints of emergency procurement procedures. The estimated contract expenditure is $234,321.00, funded entirely through State Appropriated Funds, with no renewal options specified in the authorization document. No existing state contract was determined to adequately meet this emergency maintenance need, necessitating the emergency procurement authority. This is an emergency notice and does not constitute a formal solicitation for competitive bidding.