FY27 DHS Murray- SP- Appliance Maintenance and Repair

Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois is soliciting bids for appliance repair, service, and maintenance, with proposals due June 12, 2026. The contract term runs from execution through June 30, 2027. This is classified as a public work under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, making prevailing wage compliance a hard requirement.

The vendor must provide labor, supervision, equipment, tools, materials, and parts for walk-in coolers and freezers, refrigerators, freezers, water fountains, washing machines, and clothes dryers. Response to all service calls is required within four hours unless the Facility Chief Engineer approves extended timelines. Operations are limited to 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and holidays absent written approval. The vendor must be authorized as either a factory representative or competing manufacturer and supply only genuine manufacturer parts or acceptable substitutes approved by the Facility Chief Engineer. No markup on parts is permitted. Detailed work progress reports and documentation of all materials, equipment, and parts must be maintained and provided to the Facility Chief Engineer. The vendor must sign in and out at the Boiler House during each service call; failure to do so may result in denial of service fee approval.

The vendor must maintain general commercial liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence with $2 million annual aggregate, auto liability of $1 million per occurrence, and worker's compensation insurance as required by law. Work product becomes the sole property of the State of Illinois. The contract is contingent upon appropriations and funding availability; the State may terminate for convenience with thirty days' notice if adequate funds are not available. Performance records must be retained for three years from final payment, or five years if federal funds are used.