Roadway & Bridge Rehabilitation & Plaza Improvements

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is soliciting bids for contract RR-26-2067, focusing on roadway and bridge rehabilitation and plaza improvements on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) between Mile Post 2.6 and Mile Post 10.3 in Winnebago County, Illinois. The scope of work encompasses pavement mill and overlay, bridge and retaining wall repairs, drainage improvements, signing installation, pavement marking, earthwork, plaza improvements, landscaping, and maintenance of traffic. Key deliverables include the installation of jointed Portland cement concrete pavement, warm-mix asphalt surface courses, and the construction of precast concrete plaza control buildings with associated electrical work. The project is scheduled to begin on or about March 22, 2027, with a completion deadline of November 17, 2028. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with a requirement for IDOT prequalification. Bidders must provide a bid guaranty of five percent of the total bid amount. The contract includes a total of 3,127,000.00 for contingency work and the Contractor's Quality Program. Strict penalties are established for non-compliance, including liquidated damages of 10,500.00 per calendar day for non-completion, 25,000.00 per occurrence for failing to respond to regulatory agency requests, and various daily fines for delays in progress schedules, erosion control non-compliance, and failure to provide complete field facilities.