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PUBLIC NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Original Offer Date: 10/02/2012

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: Illinois Height Modernization Program - Year 5 - Master Project
Description of Project: THE ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (ISGS) REQUESTS THE EXPERTISE OF MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS FOR THE SURVEY DOCUMENTATION SERVICES FOR UP TO 649 MILES OF GEODETIC LEVELING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ILLINOIS, ALONG 5 MULTI-SEGMENTED LINES. THE UNIVERSITY WILL HIRE UP TO 5 CONSULTANT TEAMS FOR 5 LEVEL LINES. A MAXIMUM OF 623 NEW MONUMENTS (DEEP DRIVEN ROD STYLE WITH VAULTS) WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE LEVEL ROUTES. THE LEVEL ROUTES WILL IDENTIFY AND LOCATE APPROXIMATELY 176 EXISTING MONUMENTS.
Project Area: GSF:0NASF:0
Project Budget: $0.00Construction Budget: $0.00

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 projects.
  • Overall 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.
  • Must have training and experience performing Second Order, First Class survey level lines
    suitable for submission to the National Geodetic Service.
  • Must have specified equipment and be proficient at operating based on the following
    guides/procedures/specifications which can be found at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov.
    NOAA's user Guide for Electronic Levels
    http:tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publiciations/laserlevelguide.pdf
    FGCS Specifications and Procedures to Incorporate Electronic Digital/Bar-Code leveling
    systems, Section 3.5 http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/tech_pub/Fgcsvert.v41.sprcs.pdf
    ANNEX L Guidelines for submitting GPS Relative Positioning Data
    http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/BlueBook/pdf/Annex_L.pdf

Firms should submit one electronic copy of their complete submittal response (in pdf format) by 10/25/2012 using the submit button below:

Download an electronic copy of the 255.

Division of Facilities and Services
1501 South Oak Street
Room 115
Champaign, IL 61820
Matt Edmonson, Planner, 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.