REBID District 3 Ladd and Sycamore Maintenance Yard Generator and Installation

The Illinois Department of Transportation is soliciting bids on the procurement and installation of backup generators at two maintenance yards — a 96 kW/120 kVA unit at the Ladd Maintenance Yard (Spring Valley, Bureau County) and a 60 kW/75 kVA unit at the Sycamore Maintenance Yard (Sycamore, DeKalb County) — under IFB 27-494DOT-FINAD-B-53347, with bids due August 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. This is an open bid with no small-business set-aside or BEP/VBP participation goals.

The scope includes generator procurement, miscellaneous parts, and installation labor at both sites. Both units operate at 240–120V configuration; the Ladd unit is three-wire and the Sycamore unit is four-wire. Labor is estimated at $10,000 per location. Vendors must submit a signed contract, a completed Offer to the State of Illinois with authorized signature, and vendor disclosure forms or active registered vendor documentation; failure to complete and upload these documents results in disqualification. Electronic bids are permitted.

A non-mandatory walk-through site visit is scheduled for August 3, 2026 at both locations; all questions must be submitted via email to timothy.g.neisler@illinois.gov, as no questions will be answered during the visits. The procurement is conducted through the BidBuy platform and is open to all registered vendors. Administrative oversight is with Timothy Neisler, Finance & Administration Department; the ship-to and bill-to contact is Christian Nickel at 700 East Norris Drive, Ottawa, Illinois 61350.