THUNDER - FIX CAPITALS IN TITLE - Resurfacing on IL 61 from 0. 2 miles West of IL 94

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is soliciting electronic bids for Contract No. 72C54, a federal-aid resurfacing and bridge-repair project on IL 61 in Adams County, with bids due November 6, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. through the iCX system. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and public bid opening follows the submission deadline. The source includes DBE participation reporting provisions but no DBE participation goal.

The scope covers roadway resurfacing from 0.2 miles west of IL 94 to east of IL 110/336, including 1-inch milling, a 2-inch binder course, a 1-inch surface course, hot-mix asphalt and aggregate wedge shoulders, pavement marking, and guardrail installation. Work on bridge structures SN 001-0077 and SN 001-0078 includes scarification, a 2-inch microsilica overlay, polymer concrete installation on approach ends, and miscellaneous bridge repairs. The project is funded through Federal-Aid Highway funds (Project STP-BR-DZ67(468)) and falls under District 6. Contractors must keep at least one lane of IL 61 open to traffic, observe limits on overnight lane closures and drop-offs, and coordinate with the District 6 Bureau of Operations at least 72 hours before work begins and three weeks before implementing traffic control. Changeable message signs must be operational seven days before construction starts at specified locations. Bituminous material price-fluctuation adjustments and compensation for qualifying delays are available. Working-day contracts with a delayed start must reach project completion by November 30, 2027, excluding off-pavement and cleanup work.