U23107 - Engineering Science Building (ESB) Chilled Water Expansion
Pre-Bid Information
02/05/2024 11:00 AM CT
A virtual pre-bid conference for all parties interested in bidding the
project will be held at 11:00 AM on 02/05/2024 on a Zoom call-in telephone number 312-
626-6799 Meeting ID: 893 5955 1895 Password: 1867. VOLUNTARY Site Walk through
on Tuesday 02/06/2024 at 9:30am, starting in the main north lobby of the Engineering
Sciences Building. 1101 West Springfield, 61801 Urbana, IL. Representatives of the Owner
and the Professional Services Consultant will be present to answer questions regarding
the project and bidding procedures. All prospective bidders are urged to attend.
Bid Information
02/21/2024 02:00 PM CT
Electronic Bids will be received up to the hour of 2:00 PM, prevailing time,
on 2/21/2024.
Electronic bids will be electronically opened and publicly
read on 2/21/2024 / 2:30 PM on a Zoom call-in telephone number
312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 875 1673 0944 Password: 1867 and tabulated. A
recording of the bid opening is available upon request.
Site Visit Information
The Bidder, before submitting a bid for this Work, shall visit and carefully
examine the site of the Work in order to have full knowledge of, and to fully understand and
appreciate, the facilities, difficulties, and restrictions attending the performance of the
contract for which a bid is submitted. The Bidder shall take all required measurements and
carefully inspect all existing conditions, constructions, irregularities, and interferences
which may affect the Work under this contract.
Description
The general scope of this project is to replace the existing “once-through” usage of
potable/domestic cooling water with a closed-loop chilled-water heat rejection system for
laboratories within the Engineering Sciences Building. The targeted areas shall be the
basement, first and second floors of the low-rise and, the basement and first floors of the
6-story high rise if the budget supports it.
Refer to Division 01 of the technical specifications for a complete, detailed breakdown of
the base bids and alternates for this project.
This project includes a Project Labor Agreement that will be executed between the lowest
responsible/responsive bidder and the East Central Illinois Building and Construction
Trades Council. A copy of the Project Labor Agreement is included at the end of Section
00 90 00.
