RFQ - Various Phase I/II and/or III Materials Quality Assurance Testing and Inspection Projects, Various Routes

Job No. MT-98-001-22, Various Phase I/II and/or III Materials Quality Assurance Testing and Inspection Projects, Various Routes, Various Counties, Region Five/District Eight. This project requires 27% DBE participation, or if the contract goal is not met, documented evidence of good faith efforts. The Complexity Factor for this project is 0.035. The Consultant who is selected for this project and all Subconsultants the Prime Consultant will be using are scheduled to attend an initial meeting on August 4, 2022, at 11:00 AM at the Region Five/District Eight Office in Collinsville. Phase I/II and/or III engineering services are required to provide qualified staff to supplement the District Eight Laboratory, perform the quality assurance responsibilities of hot-mix asphalt (HMA), Portland cement concrete (PCC) construction, and the Aggregate Gradation Control System (AGCS). Additional services and responsibilities may include inspection of pipe and precast products, soils testing and miscellaneous materials inspection at various sources or jobsites. Work orders under the blanket agreement will be negotiated and authorized by the department on an as-needed basis. The estimated engineering fee for this project is $500,000. The completion date for this contract will be 60 months after authorization to proceed. The Prime firm must be prequalified in the following categories to be considered for this project: Location Design Studies (Reconstruction/Major Rehabilitation) Highways (Roads and Streets) Statements of Interest, including resumes of the key people noted above, must be submitted electronically to the Central Bureau of Design and Environment through the Engineering Prequalification and Agreement System (EPAS). The firm acting as the prime must be prequalified in all the prequalification categories requested in the project advertisement even if they plan to subcontract part of the project, except where noted in a specific project advertisement. Any work being done by a consultant, prime or sub must be prequalified in the IDOT prequalification category of work they are performing. Questions concerning this Bulletin should be directed to: E-mail: DOT.ConsultantServices@illinois.gov Or mailing address: Bureau of Design and Environment 2300 South Dirksen Parkway Attn: Consultant Unit Room 330 Springfield, IL 62764 The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. IDOT - 042 - RFQ - Various Phase I/II and/or III Materials Quality Assurance Testing and Inspection Projects, Various Routes

Division 00 -	Procurement and Contracting Requirements.
Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions.