Re-Bid IDOT D9 Wetland Mitigation Credits- Louisville Corps - IFB

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) District 9 is conducting a re-bid (IFB B-52473) to procure Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits to offset wetland impacts from transportation projects in the Louisville United States Army Corps of Engineers regulatory district. The procurement requires vendors to provide compensatory wetland mitigation credits that satisfy permit requirements established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, with credits specifically associated with four designated hydrologic basins: the Saline River basin (HUC 05140204), Little Wabash River basin (HUC 05120114), Lower Wabash River basin (HUC 05120113), and the Skillet basin (HUC 05120115). Qualified vendors must submit proof of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval for their wetland credit site and documentation of available stream bank credits for jurisdictional Waters of the United States by July 1, 2026, with credits to be delivered to Christa Mahnken at IDOT District 9 in Carbondale, Illinois upon contract execution. The contract has an initial term of twelve months from execution with a maximum total term not to exceed ten years, and vendors must maintain General Commercial Liability insurance 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 solicitation was posted on May 15, 2026, with a bid submission deadline of June 2, 2026. No subcontracting is permitted under this procurement.

This procurement contains no small business set-asides, minority-owned business requirements, women-owned business requirements, or veteran-owned small business preferences; however, vendors are required to complete comprehensive disclosure forms documenting their business status, including whether they qualify as minority-owned, women-owned, disability-owned, disadvantaged, or veteran-owned entities. Vendors not already registered in the Illinois Procurement Gateway must submit a Vendor Disclosure form (formerly Forms A) providing detailed business information, and active registered vendors must complete an Active Registered Vendor Disclosure form. All bidders must comply with Illinois Department of Human Rights Public Contracts requirements if employing fifteen or more full-time employees and must demonstrate authorization to transact business in Illinois through a Secretary of State Certificate of Good Standing. For contracts valued above $100,000 annually, vendors must submit detailed Financial Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest forms. The contract is anticipated to be partially or wholly funded with Federal funds, though the specific percentage and total amount of Federal funding will be provided to the awarded vendor in the notice of intent to award; accordingly, vendors must maintain records for five years if federal funds are used. The specific contract value and estimated pricing structure will be entered in the BidBuy Purchase Order system by the State prior to execution.