Lighting Upgrades on Veterans Parkway

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is soliciting electronic bids for Contract No. 72E82, highway lighting upgrades and all necessary traffic control on Veterans Parkway, with bids due by 12:00 p.m. on November 6, 2026 through the iCX-Integrated Contractors Exchange system. The contract is federally funded through FAP (Federal-Aid Primary) funds and carries a DBE participation goal of 0.00%, so it is not a set-aside. Eligibility is subject to federal requirements for prevailing wage, EEO compliance, and DBE utilization under 49 CFR Part 26.

The scope is removing existing luminaires and installing LED roadway luminaires with special mounting brackets on existing tenon-top light poles, on FAP Route 662 (IL 4 and IL 29), Project CR-QEY8(033), Section D6 Lighting 2027. The government description places the work in Sangamon County and the attached file places it in Springfield, while the listed jurisdiction is St. Clair County. No utility relocations are anticipated.

Lane closures are permitted only from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Friday, with one lighting unit removed and replaced at a time. The contractor must contact IDOT's Bureau of Traffic Operations at least 72 hours before work begins and notify District 6 Bureau of Operations at least 72 hours in advance and three weeks before implementing traffic control. Special provisions address compensable delay costs, extended project overhead, escalated material and labor costs, and traffic control extensions when specified delay criteria are met.

Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in conformity with Department terms and conditions. The solicitation was posted October 21, 2026.