Resurfacing, HMA Shoulders and Patching - IL 16 in Mattoon to D Street in Charleston, Coles County

The Illinois Department of Transportation is requesting bids for pavement resurfacing, patching, and shoulder work on Old Illinois Route 316 extending approximately 8 miles from 0.2 miles north of IL 16 in Mattoon to D Street in Charleston in Coles County, with bids due June 12, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. via the iCX-Integrated Contractors Exchange system.

The project scope includes SMART overlay, milling of the existing surface course with HMA surface corrections, pavement patching to Standard 442201 (minimum 4-foot length), aggregate wedge shoulder construction, changeable message sign installation for a minimum of 14 days prior to lane closures, survey marker protection and resetting, and traffic control per specified highway standards. Work is located on FAU Routes 7705 and 7619 and FAS Route 1669, identified as Project STP-95SR(652), Section (7,6)&(5,4)RS-3 in District 7. The project is funded through the Surface Transportation Program and requires compliance with Federal-Aid construction requirements, including prevailing wage standards and Equal Employment Opportunity provisions.

Material specifications include hot-mix asphalt, portland cement concrete, aggregates, and admixtures per the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (adopted January 1, 2022, revised January 1, 2026), the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and supplemental specifications addressing concrete mix design, materials testing, traffic control, and compensable delay provisions for utility conflicts or weather-related stoppages. Bidders may elect to include bituminous materials cost adjustments and fuel cost adjustments based on published monthly price indices, subject to a minimum five percent difference threshold. IDOT will award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and reserves the right to determine responsibility at time of award, reject any or all bids, or re-advertise the project.