NEW BID DATE - Memorial Stadium - South Tunnel and Parking Lots
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 10273152 (New Bid Date)
- State
- Illinois
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Jeanne Rexroat jrexroat@f-w.com (309) 663-8435
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About this opportunity
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois is requesting bids on site work improvements to Memorial Stadium's south tunnel and parking lots in Champaign, Illinois, 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, and the lowest responsible and responsive bidder must execute a Project Labor Agreement with the East Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council.
The scope includes reconstruction of two parking lots at the southeast and southwest corners of Gies Memorial Stadium; replacement of the curved brick retaining wall around the south horseshoe of the stadium exterior; 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 improvements to adjacent lower building areas; replacement of the southeast vehicular ramp along the east concourse; retrofit of a new loading dock on the west side of the ramp; and improvements to lighting, landscaping, fencing, storm sewers, and retaining walls. All work shall include necessary labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and operations as shown in project drawings and technical specifications.
Mandatory pre-bid conferences are scheduled for July 22 and July 29, 2026, both at 10:00 a.m.; prospective bidders must attend one session. Optional two-person site walkthroughs occur July 23 and July 30 at 1:30 p.m. at the project location. Project documents, including specifications and drawings totaling 42 MB, are available at no charge through QuestCDN. Bids must be submitted electronically via the University of Illinois project management system as a single PDF file not exceeding 200 MB. Contact Jeanne Rexroat at Farnsworth Group, Inc., 309-663-8435 or jrexroat@f-w.com. A final closing date of August 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CDT applies, and bid opening with tabulation is scheduled for August 13 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Opportunity text
Construction shall include all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and operations necessary to complete the site work improvements as shown on the Drawings. This project will reconstruct two parking lots located near the southeast and southwest corners of Gies Memorial Stadium. The curved brick retaining wall around the south horseshoe of the stadium exterior will be replaced and a new driveway and south gate will be constructed to the south stadium tunnel. The north sidewalk along Kirby Avenue will be replaced and pavers will be added to the parkway. New accessible entrances and ramps will connect the parking lot improvements to the adjacent lower building areas at the stadium. The southeast vehicular ramp along the east concourse of the stadium will be replaced, and a new loading dock will be retrofit along the west side of the ramp. There will also be improvements to the lighting, landscaping, fencing, storm sewers, and retaining walls within the area.
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