I-20-4720 Elgin O'hare (I-490) Roadway & Bridge Construction Supreme Dr. to I-90 MP 3. 9 to MP 6. 3

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is soliciting competitive bids for contract I-20-4720, a major roadway and bridge construction project on the Elgin O'Hare Western Access Tollway (I-490) extending from Supreme Drive to I-90, between mile post 3.9 and mile post 6.3 in DuPage and Cook Counties. The procurement encompasses comprehensive construction services including earthwork, grading, haul road construction and maintenance, mainline and ramp pavement construction, bridge construction, retaining wall construction, building demolition, drainage infrastructure, erosion and sediment control measures, landscaping, fencing, lighting, traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation Services infrastructure, toll plaza facilities, and overhead sign truss foundations. Bidders must provide unit prices for all line items in the detailed schedule of prices, with the contract extending from notice to proceed through June 17, 2029, with a contract expiration date of June 17, 2031, and potential for two additional one-year renewal terms or one two-year renewal term. The due date for electronic bid submissions via BidBuy is May 8, 2026, with bids opened on April 10, 2026, and an optional pre-bid meeting held on April 9, 2026. Bidders must submit comprehensive documentation including vendor disclosures, performance and payment bonds equal to the contract price with acceptable corporate sureties, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Veteran Small Business (VOSB) utilization plans, plant and equipment questionnaires, and required affidavits. All work must comply with Illinois Prevailing Wage Act requirements, and the contract requires a bid credit cap of $500,000.

The contract includes specific set-aside and participation requirements for qualified enterprises, with a mandatory DBE participation goal of 25 percent of core work and a VOSB participation goal of 0.5 percent. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) goals require minority participation at 19.6 percent for Cook and DuPage Counties and female participation at 6.9 percent. Illinois businesses that have been operating and headquartered in Illinois for at least one year prior to bid advertisement and are subject to applicable state taxes are eligible for a 4 percent bid preference, contingent upon submission of a completed Illinois Business Bid Preference affidavit and supporting documentation at the time of bid submission. Vendors must be registered in the Illinois Procurement Gateway or submit a completed vendor disclosure form, and all submissions must comply with CPO Notice 2023.12 requiring electronic submissions only, with no paper responses accepted. The lowest apparent bidder must submit detailed DBE Form 2025 participation statements on the fifth calendar day after bid opening, and the Tollway will verify Secretary of State certificates, Illinois Department of Human Rights registration, and State Board of Elections compliance before contract award. The specific total contract value is not disclosed in the solicitation documents provided.