AE Solicitation Worksheet
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Original Offer Date: 09/02/2010

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois hereby requests qualifications from professional services consultants to provide professional services in connection with the following project:
Project Name: Urbana Champaign Big Broadband - Infrastruction Installation
Description of Project: THE FIRST COMPONENT OF UC2B IS A SERIES OF SEVEN FIBER RINGS THAT SPAN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TOTAL 67.4 ROUTE MILES OF CONDUIT. THE SECOND COMPONENT OF UC2B IS A FIBER-TO-THE-PREMISE POLOT PROJECT THAT WILL PASS SOME 4,650 HOUSEHOLDS AND 200 BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED IN ELEVEN CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS THAT A DOOR-TO-DOOR SURVEY IN JULY OF 2009 FOUND TO BE "UNDERSERVED" BY EXISTING BROADBAND PROVIDERS.
Project Area: GSF:0NASF:0
Project Budget: $29,386,925.00Construction Budget: $26,772,621.00

Note: The project will be administered using the Owner's web-based project management system. PRZM was developed to maximaize the potential of the Internet in allowing project team members to access and exchange project information. PRZM supports team colllaboration in management and interaction, as well as a team member empowerment on a multi-layer security system.

Minimum user requirements are as follows:

  • Internet Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher is recommended.
  • E-mail: PRZM requires the user to have a valid e-mail account.
  • Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD) viewer.

Only those firms which meet the following qualifications will be considered for selection:

  • Licensed to practice as an (Architect, Engineer, or Landscape Architect) in the State of Illinois.
  • Prequalified with the State of Illinois Capital Development Board.
  • Registered and authorized to do business in the State of Illinois.
  • Utilization of AutoCAD compatible System.

The following project-related criteria will be used to evaluate the firms requesting consideration for selection:
  • Current commitments of firm, proposed staff and consultants.
  • Prior experience of the proposed project staff in the design and construction of similar municipal fiber and fiber-to-the-premise infrastructure projects.
  • Overall design quality of the relevant projects submitted.
  • MAFBE participation of Professional Service Consultant and sub-consultants with a goal of 20%. Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) Business Enterprise Program certification is the basis for determination of MAFBE status.
  • Quality of the firm’s experience with designing fiber network infrastructure to provide IP-based triple play services.
  • Demonstrated ability of the firm to complete project on time.
  • Quality and relevance of the municipal fiber backbone design references provided.
  • Quality and relevance of the fiber-to-the-premise design references provided.

Firms should submit one electronic copy of their complete submittal response (in pdf format) by 09/17/2010 using the submit button below:

Download an electronic copy of the 255.

Division of Facilities and Services
1501 S. Oak St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Matt Edmonson & Landscape Architect, medmonso@illinois.edu
The Professional Services Consultant selection will be consistent with the Architectual, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act (30 ILCS 535/1).

Interested firms should not forward brochures or other data until notified by Division of Facilities and Services.