IDOT NEWSFLASH: PRE-QUALIFICATION CHANGE FOR ITEM 21A ON AUGUST LETTING

August 4, 2006 Letting
Item 21A
Contract No. AU062
Aurora Municipal Airport
KANE County

In an effort to increase bidding competition and opportunities for non-IDOT pre-qualified and IDOT pre-qualified contractors, the electrical work on this project is being considered a specialty item. Civil and electrical primes will both be allowed to bid on this project.
In addition, non-IDOT pre-qualified contractors with unique, specialized capabilities relevant to the electrical scope of work will be approved to provide sub-contracting services subject to the following requirements:

Non-IDOT pre-qualified contractors who can demonstrate successful installation of a Category I or higher Instrument Landing System within the past five years will be allowed to provide sub-contracting services for this project. Review of contractor qualifications for non-IDOT pre-qualified contractors will be conducted upon request. All non-IDOT pre-qualified contractors will be required to provide satisfactory evidence of the successful installation of all instrument landing system components (specifically glide slope, localizer and MALSR components).

For non-IDOT pre-qualified contractors, registration as an IDOT sub-contractor is required. The Sub-contractor Registration Form may be accessed on the IDOT website at www.dot.il.gov link to Doing Business/Contractor Services.

Qualifications packages may be sent to:

Alan Mlacnik, P.E.
Acting Engineer of Design
IDOT, Division of Aeronautics
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
1 Langhorne Bond Drive
Springfield, Illinois 62707-8415

E-mail: Alan.Mlacnik@illinois.gov

Tele: (217) 785-4884
Fax: (217) 785-4533