Section 8.3050  Public Notice

a)         With the exception of contracts with an estimated basic professional fee of less than $25,000, whenever CDB requires the services of an A/E or land surveyor, CDB shall submit to the CPO a notice of the need for services, also known as an RFP, for publication in the Bulletin.  In addition, CDB may publish a list of projects whose contract values do not exceed $25,000.  The CPO shall publish in the Bulletin any notice that meets the requirements of this Part.

b)         When the services of a CM are required, CDB shall publish a request for proposals setting forth the nature of the projects.

c)         The public notice shall include an abstract of the services required for each project, a description of each project, and the required expertise of the A/E or CM to be considered.  The public notice shall also include the statement of qualifications form to be completed for each project, as well as the date and time by which submittal of the statement of qualifications will be accepted.

d)         Notice shall be posted in CDB's Procurement Bulletin and may be published in the official State newspaper or otherwise made available in print.  CDB may also publish the notice in related construction industry service publications.

e)         In addition to the other requirements of this Section, a request for proposal for CM services will also be mailed to each vendor prequalified under Section 33-10 of the Code.  When CDB establishes additional criteria for special projects under 44 Ill. Adm. Code 900.140 (Prequalification of Construction Managers), the notice shall be published at least 30 days before the date the special prequalification application or the statement of qualifications is due.

f)         The public notice shall be published at least 14 days prior to the date for submittal of the statement of qualifications.

g)         CM prequalification standards may be revised to be more closely related to the needs or environment of the special project, e.g., required vendor and/or personnel experience may be limited to a particular size of project or to experience in a particular environment, such as correctional facility work.