Removing and Installing New Mast Arms, Foundations, and Street Signs

The Illinois Department of Transportation is soliciting electronic bids for traffic signal infrastructure work at three intersections in LaSalle and Bureau Counties—Wenzel Road and IL 251, Shooting Park Road and IL 251, and IL 26 and Backbone Road—with bids due June 12, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. via the iCX (Integrated Contractors Exchange) system.

The scope encompasses removal and installation of new mast arms, foundations, and street signs; furnishing handholes, conduit, wiring, and video detection systems; and supplying full-actuated traffic signal controllers, closed-circuit television dome cameras, and LED signal face lens covers at all three intersections. The contractor must maintain existing traffic signal operations during construction, restore the work area, and comply with federal-aid contract requirements including EEO responsibilities and payroll record submissions. A 30-day burn-in period is required for all new signal controllers and video detection systems prior to final acceptance.

The contract is a federal-aid highway construction project funded through the Highway Trust Fund (NHPP-STP-E408(644)). The work includes extensive special provisions and supplemental specifications covering Portland cement concrete, hot-mix asphalt, precast concrete products, electrical requirements, and traffic control devices. Utility coordination has been documented with Ameren Illinois, AT&T, Comcast, Frontier Communications, Nicor Gas, and other regional utilities; no anticipated conflicts are reported. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with Illinois Department of Transportation policies and federal-aid requirements. Subletting is restricted under federal-aid contract terms.