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Request for Bids: Signage & Wayfinding Phase I Implementation

Date: 
September 30, 2011 - 2:30pm

Sealed BIDS will be received until 2:30 P.M. local time on September 30, 2011 and opened and read aloud publicly at the Office of the Director of Public Works for the furnishing of all materials, equipment and labor necessary for Phase 1 Implementation: Signage & Wayfinding, and other incidental work.


Specifications are available for download below. Please contact the Office of the Director of Public Works, 706 South Glover Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, 61802 if other arrangements for receipt of bid related materials need to be made.


Any questions must be submitted in writing by 2:00 P.M. local time on September 16, 2011 to the Director of Public Works. Written answers will be provided to all bidders.


The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive irregularities or technicalities.

Notice of Request For Proposals for Cellular Telephone Service

Date: 
September 20, 2011 - 2:00pm

The City of Urbana is seeking competitive proposals to satisfy cellular telephone service and equipment needs. A set of sample bills for actual usage of current cellular telephone service for a typical month by the City of Urbana is provided. The bills are broken down into the preferred billing groups and show the detailed billing required.

All proposals must include: 

  • Examples and literature for equipment that is free with contract and cost of upgrading to other equipment. 
  • Map of coverage area. 
  • Roam areas, access fees, and long distance rates. 
  • Description of and features included. At a minimum, features must include call waiting, voice mail, detailed billing, and caller I.D. 
  • Description of ‘Push-To-Talk’ feature and associated costs, if any.

The City requires that a specific account representative be assigned to address inquiries, periodic reviews, changes, and problems. If you have any questions, please call N. Patrick Pioletti, Public Facilities Manager, at 217-384-2342.

Completed proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

Urbana Broadband Project Open House

Date: 
August 31, 2011 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Residents of Urbana will have an opportunity to view exhibits and plans of the UC2B Urbana Broadband project at an informal public open house to be held in the Multi-Purpose Room at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, 1108 West Fairview Avenue, Urbana, Illinois on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.


Participants are asked to park in the north parking lot off Goodwin Avenue and enter through the doors on the northwest side of the building.


For more information, contact Beth Reinke at 217.384.2385 or bcreinke@urbanaillinois.us.

ADDENDUM - Advertisement For Bid - Phase I Implementation: Signage & Wayfinding

Date: 
August 25, 2011 - 2:30pm

NOTICE: To the Bid Documents and Specifications for PHASE 1 IMPLEMENTATION: SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING URBANA DOWNTOWN PROJECT STUDY AREA URBANA, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS.


Please disregard and discount the previous copy of the “Design Intent Document Specifications” in the abovementioned bid documents for this bid process. Please use the updated attached ADDENDUM file in its place for this bid process.


City staff apologizes for any confusion or inconvenience caused from the inaccuracies found within the original bid documents. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely, William R. Gray, P. E. Public Works Director.


Bids will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works, City of Urbana, Illinois, for:


PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION: SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING


Specifications may be obtained from the Office of the Director of Public Works, 706 South Glover Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, 61802.

Bids for Parking Lot #12 Construction Project

Date: 
August 31, 2011 - 2:00am

Sealed BIDS will be received until 2:00 P.M. prevailing time on AUGUST 31, 2011 and opened and read aloud publicly at 2:05 P.M. prevailing time on AUGUST 31, 2011 at the office of the City ENGINEER, 706 South Glover Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, 61802 for the furnishing of all materials, equipment and labor necessary for the Parking Lot #12 Project (City Section 11-00507-00-PK).


The project includes constructing a new 4,482 square foot asphalt parking lot including storm sewer and other site work.