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CLOSED: Request for Proposal - Police Sergeant Promotional Testing (1920-19)

Date: 
January 24, 2020 - 4:00pm

CLOSED

Requesting Department: Police Department
Contact Person: Richard Surles, Deputy Chief of Police
Address: 400 S. Vine St. Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone No.: (217) 384-2371
E-mail Address: surlesrh@urbanaillinois.us

The original Proposal MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Schedule of Critical Dates:
Last Day to Submit Provider Questions: Friday, 01/17/2020
Proposal Submission Date: 01/24/2020 Time: 4:00 P.M. Central Time

The purpose of this request for proposals is to select a qualified professional vendor to develop, validate, administer, and score assessment centers and/or a written examination for the promotional testing of Sergeant in the Police Department, per the specifications attached. The selected vendor will also analyze test results and provide final results.

CLOSED: Request for Proposals: 2020 Ford F250 (1920-18)

Date: 
December 9, 2019 - 8:00am to December 23, 2019 - 5:00pm

CLOSED

Requesting Department: Fire Department
Contact Person: DC Derrick Odle
Address: 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Telephone No.: (217) 384-2420
E-mail Address: daodle@urbanaillinois.us

The original Proposal MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Proposal Submission Date: 12/23/2019 Time: 5:00 P.M. Central Time

CLOSED: Request for Proposals: 2020 Ford Expedition (1920-17)

Date: 
December 9, 2019 - 8:00am to December 23, 2019 - 5:00pm

CLOSED

Requesting Department: Fire DepartmentContact Person: DC Derrick Odle
Address: 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Telephone No.: (217) 384-2420
E-mail Address: daodle@urbanaillinois.us

The original Proposal MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Proposal Submission Date: 12/23/2019 Time: 5:00 P.M. Central Time

City Council Continued Public Hearing

Date: 
December 9, 2019 - 7:00pm

The Urbana City Council will hold a public hearing, continued from September 23, 2019, at 7:00pm on Monday, December 9, 2019, in the Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois, to receive public input on a proposed annexation agreement between the City of Urbana and Henri Merkelo. The proposed annexation agreement is for a tract of land consisting of approximately 1.01 acres and generally located east of North Smith Road, and north of University Avenue. The property is commonly referred to as 2218 East University Avenue and has a permanent index number of 30-21-10-351-016.

Cunningham Township Public Hearing December 9, 2019 - 7:00pm

Date: 
December 10, 2019 - 7:00pm

A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax increase for Town of Cunningham for 2019 will be held on December 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Urbana Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801. 

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contract Charles Smyth, Township Clerk, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 at 217-384-2362. 

Street Closure - South Vine Street between Colorado Avenue and East Mumford Drive

Date: 
December 3, 2019 - 7:00am to December 9, 2019 - 8:00am

Weather permitting; South Vine Street will be closed to thru traffic between Colorado Avenue and East Mumford Drive starting at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 until 8:00 a.m. Monday December 9 for an emergency sewer repair done by Fred’s Plumbing.

Access will be maintained to all properties along South Vine Street but no thru traffic will be permitted on South Vine Street between Colorado Avenue and East Mumford Drive during the project.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction zones. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this project. Questions or concerns may be directed to Mr. Ben Holzhausen at (217) 384-2342 or beholzhausen@urbanaillinois.us.

City Council Public Hearing

Date: 
December 9, 2019 - 7:00pm

Notice of Proposed Property Tax Increase for the City of Urbana, Illinois I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax increase for the City of Urbana for 2019 will be held on December 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Urbana Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contract Charles Smyth, City Clerk, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 at 217-384-2362. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $7,876,330. The proposed corporate and special service property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $10,325,152. This represents a 31.1% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2018 were $0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2019 are $0. This represents a 0.00% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $7,876,330. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $10,325,152.

Public Hearing of Urbana City Council

Date: 
December 2, 2019 - 7:00am

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (the “City”) will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 2, 2019 at its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., at the City Council Chambers, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois, pursuant to the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to consider the proposed issuance by the City of its not to exceed $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2019 (the “Bonds”). The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Cunningham Children’s Home of Urbana, Illinois, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation (the “Borrower”), and will be used to (a) finance and refinance (by refunding certain prior obligations) the acquisition, construction and installation of land, buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment for an Education and Recreation Center and a Residential Treatment Center at 1303 North Cunningham Avenue, in Urbana, Illinois (the “Project”), and (b) pay a portion of the costs of issuing the Bonds.

CLOSED - Invitation to Bid 1920-15: Tree and Stump Removal

Date: 
December 9, 2019 - 1:30pm

CLOSED

Requesting Department: Urbana Public Works Department
Contact Person: Barb Stiehl
Address: 706 South Glover Avenue
Telephone No.: (217) 384-2342
E-Mail Address: blstiehl@urbanaillinois.us

An invitation to bid is sought grom qualified vendors to provide all supervision, labor, tools, equipment and services required to perform tree and stump removal work in the City of Urbana as specified therein.

Please register with the link below to have documents emailed to you.

Tree and Stump Removal Bid Contact Form

Sealed hardcopy bids MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration.

Bid Submission Date: 12/09/2019   Time: 1:30 P.M. Central Time

CLOSED - Invitation to Bid: Snow Removal Abatement (1920-16)

Date: 
December 6, 2019 - 11:00am

CLOSED

Requesting Department: Community Development
Contact Person: Jason Arrasmith
Address: 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: (217) 384-2416
E-mail Address: jlarrasmith@urbanaillinois.us

The original Bid plus 0 copies MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Bid Submission Date: 12/6/2019 Time: 11:00 A.M. Central Time

Allowable Means for Transmitting Bids: printed hardcopy

Public Bid Opening Date: 12/6/2019
Time: 11:00 A.M. Central Time
Location for above: 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801

Vendors should be prepared to submit Vendor Representations, W-9, and Equal Opportunity documentation if selected.