OSHA/ANSI Testing and Inspection Service for Aerial Lifts and Cranes

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued Invitation for Bid B-51979 for OSHA/ANSI Testing and Inspection Service for Aerial Lifts and Cranes, with bids due by May 22, 2026. This solicitation seeks a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive testing and inspection services for lifting and hoisting equipment throughout Illinois, including aerial personnel devices, digger derricks, bridge inspection cranes, truck-mounted hydraulic cranes (1-9 ton capacity), gantry cranes, and vehicle lifts to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standard Institute (ANSI) requirements. The vendor must perform structural tests, acoustic emission testing, magnetic particle inspection, dye penetrant inspection, ultrasonic inspection, torque testing, functional and operational tests, and dielectric tests as applicable to equipment type and standards. Required qualifications include technicians holding ASNT NDT Level II certification with specified training and experience hours in various nondestructive testing methods; additionally, the vendor must respond to service calls within twenty-four hours or face contract cancellation. All testing must be performed with an IDOT representative present. The contract has an initial term through June 30, 2028, with a maximum total term not to exceed ten years. Bids must be submitted electronically through BidBuy and will remain firm for 180 days from opening; the State will award the contract to the lowest priced responsive and responsible bidder.

This procurement includes a Business Enterprise Program (BEP) goal of 3% for minority-owned, women-owned, and disabled-owned business participation, and bidders must submit a completed BEP Utilization Plan as part of their bid response or risk rendering the bid non-responsive. Vendors may demonstrate compliance through self-performance as a certified vendor, subcontracting with certified vendors to meet the goal, or requesting a waiver with documented good faith efforts to identify certified vendors. Vendors responding must be either registered in the Illinois Procurement Gateway (IPG) with an active, unexpired vendor registration number or complete a full Vendor Disclosure form, and those with contracts exceeding $100,000 annually must provide comprehensive financial disclosures and conflicts of interest documentation. Required insurance includes General Commercial Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, Auto Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Worker's Compensation Insurance as required by law. The contract does not receive federal funding. No bid bond or performance bond is required, and no pre-submission conference is scheduled. The total contract price is estimated with unit pricing specified in the BidBuy Purchase Order, though the specific award value or budget range has not been disclosed in the solicitation documents.