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Invitation to Bid: Section 23-00663-00-SC, Bituminous Surface Treatment 2023

Sealed BIDS for the construction of Bituminous Surface Treatment 2023 (Section 23-00663-00-SC) including: bituminous surface treatment (preventative maintenance) with crushed steel slag at various locations, that will be received by the City of Urbana at the Public Works Department, 706 South Glover, Urbana, Illinois 61802 until 2:15 PM prevailing time on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 and publicly opened and read aloud at said office.

The City of Urbana is transitioning to a new eProcurement system called OpenGov for publishing solicitations, and receiving vendor responses. Register your account early to begin receiving email notifications of bid/RFP postings.  Registration is 100% free for vendors!
1) Follow this link to begin the registration process: https://procurement.opengov.com/signup
2) To access the Bid Documents and to subscribe to Urbana’s postings, visit this page: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/urbanaillinois

Invitation to Bid: Section 23-00664-00-ST, Pavement Marking 2023

Sealed BIDS for the construction of Pavement Marking 2023 (Section 23-00664-00-ST) including: paint pavement marking lines and modified urethane pavement marking symbols at various locations, that will be received by the City of Urbana at the Public Works Department, 706 South Glover, Urbana, Illinois 61802 until 2:00 PM prevailing time on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 and publicly opened and read aloud at said office.

The City of Urbana is transitioning to a new eProcurement system called OpenGov for publishing solicitations, and receiving vendor responses. Register your account early to begin receiving email notifications of bid/RFP postings.  Registration is 100% free for vendors!
1) Follow this link to begin the registration process: https://procurement.opengov.com/signup
2) To access the Bid Documents and to subscribe to Urbana’s postings, visit this page: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/urbanaillinois
3) You will need to sign in to OpenGov to access the bid materials.

Invitation to Bid #2223-39: Washington Street Precast Culvert

The CITY OF URBANA will receive electronic sealed bids for the “WASHINGTON STREET PRECAST CULVERT” contract for furnishing of a precast box culvert as specified in the contract documents.

To access the materials
The City of Urbana is transitioning to a new eProcurement system called OpenGov for publishing solicitations, and receiving vendor responses. Register your account early to begin receiving email notifications of bid/RFP postings.  Registration is 100% free for vendors!

    Follow this link to begin the registration process: https://procurement.opengov.com/signup
    To access the Bid Documents and to subscribe to Urbana’s postings, visit this page: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/urbanaillinois
    You will need to sign in to OpenGov to access the bid materials.

After you register, you can then subscribe to organizations from across the Country – not just Urbana!

INVITATION TO BID: 2223-38 “HVAC AND PLUMBING SERVICES FOR CITY OF URBANA FACILITIES”

The City of Urbana will receive electronic sealed bids for the “HVAC AND PLUMBING SERVICES FOR CITY OF URBANA FACILITIES ” contract. Time and material HVAC and plumbing repair services are needed by municipal facilities under the jurisdiction of the City of Urbana, Illinois.

Electronic bids will be received until closing time of 2:00 PM prevailing time on June 15, 2023. Bids received after the closing time will not be accepted. Time and material HVAC and plumbing repair services are needed by municipal facilities under the jurisdiction of the City of Urbana, Illinois.

Attention of the Bidders is directed to the fact that the City is not required to pay Federal Excise Tax or State Sales Tax.

The City of Urbana reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without consent of the City of Urbana for a period of sixty (60) days.

To access the materials

RFQ 2223-35: Construction Manager for Two New Fire Stations Posting

Date: 
April 27, 2023 - 3:30pm

The City of Urbana is seeking statements of qualifications from qualified firms to provide construction management (CM) services for the reconstruction of Urbana Fire Substations No. 2 and No.3. These services will include pre-construction, construction, and post-construction activities. The CM team will have the qualifications and staff resources necessary to work in tandem with the design team on cost estimating, constructability, material and systems selection, drawing review, and bidding. City staff will select a CM firm utilizing a Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) process. The City expects to elect to receive a guaranteed maximum price and proceed under a CM at Risk (CMAR) delivery method. RFQ instructions and selection procedures may be obtained from the City of Urbana website at https://urbanaillinois.us/bids-rfps.

RFP 2223-34: Sewer Manhole Inspections and GIS Updates

Date: 
April 14, 2023 - 8:00am

The City of Urbana is seeking assistance from a qualified company to perform data acquisition of critical information related to its sanitary sewer collection system and storm sewer conveyance system to enhance the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS). The efforts will generally include performing GPS surveying, subsurface structure/pipe invert depth measurements, visual conditional assessments of various subsurface structures related to these systems, and coordinating with the City and the Champaign County GIS Consortium to effectively integrate new information into our existing GIS.

Sealed proposals titled “Sewer Manhole Inspections and GIS Updates – Company Name” will be accepted until May 11th, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. CDT by the City of Urbana at the Public Works Department, 706 South Glover, Urbana, Illinois 61802 until the date/time listed above.

Invitation to Bid: Section 23-00662-00-SA Sanitary and Storm Sewer Lining 2023 (Solicitation #2223-31)

Sealed BIDS for the construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewer Lining 2023 (Section 23-00662-00-SA) including: rehabilitation of existing gravity sewers, both storm and sanitary, by the installation of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) that will be received by the City of Urbana at the Public Works Department, 706 South Glover, Urbana, Illinois 61802 until 2:15 PM prevailing time on Friday, April 14, 2023 and publicly opened and read aloud at said office.

Register online at Invitation to Bid: Section 23-00662-00-SA Sanitary and Storm Sewer Lining 2023 (Solicitation #2223-31) - Contact Form to receive bid documents.

The plans and proposals are each a call for bids containing all requirements governing the letting and performance of the particular contract including but not limited to any applicable requirements for the payment of prevailing rates of wages for labor as required by law. Any questions regarding individual plans and proposals should be directed to the City of Urbana Public Works Department.

Invitation to Bid: Section 23-00660-00-PP Joint and Crack Sealing 2023 (Solicitation #2223-30)

Sealed BIDS for the construction of Joint and Crack Sealing 2023 (Section 23-00660-00-PP) including: routing, cleaning, and sealing cracks in existing hot-mix asphalt pavement and joints and cracks in existing portland cement concrete pavement that will be received by the City of Urbana at the Public Works Department, 706 South Glover, Urbana, Illinois 61802 until 2:30 PM prevailing time on Friday, April 14, 2023 and publicly opened and read aloud at said office.

Register online at Invitation to Bid: Section 23-00660-00-PP Joint and Crack Sealing 2023 (Solicitation #2223-30) - Contact Form to receive bid documents.

The plans and proposals are each a call for bids containing all requirements governing the letting and performance of the particular contract including but not limited to any applicable requirements for the payment of prevailing rates of wages for labor as required by law. Any questions regarding individual plans and proposals should be directed to the City of Urbana Public Works Department.

Public Safety Review Begins

The City of Urbana is working with BerryDunn, a national consulting firm, to evaluate its public safety service delivery model.


This project involves considering which services are to be provided by the police and fire departments, and which services are more appropriate for an alternative response model. For this project, the City has outlined three distinct yet interconnected project phases:

RFP 2223-25 Parking Lot 1

Date: 
February 17, 2023 - 10:00am

The City is seeking proposals to activate City-owned parking lot spaces through an agreement or agreements for activities that generate sales tax and/or provide public accommodations for art and culture. Interested parties should understand that any use of the parking lot spaces shall be temporary.

RFP details may be obtained by registering online at https://urbanaillinois.us/node/10590