Memorial Stadium - South Tunnel and Parking Lots

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois is requesting bids for site work improvements at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, with electronic bids due August 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CDT. Prime bidders must be prequalified with the Owner under Division I — General Work. A Project Labor Agreement with the East Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council will be executed by the lowest responsive bidder.

The scope includes reconstruction of two parking lots at the southeast and southwest corners of the stadium; replacement of the curved brick retaining wall around the south horseshoe; construction of a new driveway and south gate to the south stadium tunnel; replacement of the north sidewalk along Kirby Avenue with added pavers; installation of new accessible entrances and ramps connecting parking lots to adjacent lower building areas; replacement of the southeast vehicular ramp along the east concourse; retrofit of a new loading dock along the west side of the ramp; and improvements to lighting, landscaping, fencing, storm sewers, and retaining walls. All labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and operations necessary to complete the work are included.

Work is performed at 1402 South 1st Street in Champaign, Illinois. Two mandatory virtual pre-bid conferences are scheduled for July 22 and July 29, 2026, both at 10:00 a.m. CDT; prospective bidders must attend one. Optional two-person site walkthroughs are offered July 23 and July 30, 2026, both at 1:30 p.m. Electronic bid submission is limited to a single PDF file of no more than 200 MB through the project portal, with public opening and reading at 2:30 p.m. on August 13. Project documents are available for download from QuestCDN (42 MB file) at no delivery fee. Questions are directed to Jeanne Rexroat, Farnsworth Group, Inc., at jrexroat@f-w.com or 309-663-8435.