Note: Addendum 1 issued on 7/20/2026 changes pre-bid and bid date.
Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting For All Prime Bidders: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 10:00 am at the project
site: A mandatory pre-bid meeting is required due to;(1) the unique nature of this project; (2) the complexity of
this project; (3) unique site features; (4) the size and scope of the project; (5) restricted access to the job site.
Meeting will be hosted at the Christian H. Moe Laboratory Theater located inside the Communications
Building, 1100 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale IL 62901. Additional (Non-Mandatory) Site Visits are available on
Friday August 21, 2026 at 1:00pm and Friday August 28, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
BID OPENING:
The public bid opening will be conducted on TUESDAY, September 15, 2026, at 2:00pm prevailing time via
WebEx.
Contractors interested in attending the public bid opening may attend virtually by using the following meeting
information:
When it's time, join your WebEx meeting here.
Meeting website: https://illinois.webex.com/illinois/j.php?MTID=mf16208fdf54acca9467c54a18a678d06
Meeting number (access code): 2866 547 2541
Meeting password: a4iGWWZ3fk5
Join by phone
+1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Chicago)
+1-415-655-0002 US Toll
Meeting participants will not be able to ask questions either verbally or via the meeting’s chat feature.
Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting For All Prime Bidders: Tuesday July 23, 2026 at 10:00 am at the project site: A mandatory pre-bid meeting is required due to;(1) the unique nature of this project; (2) the complexity of this project; (3) unique site features; (4) the size and scope of the project; (5) restricted access to the job site. Meeting will be hosted at the Christian H. Moe Laboratory Theater located inside the Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale IL 62901. Additional (Non-Mandatory) Site Visits are available on Tuesday July 28, 2026 at 10:00 am and Thursday August 6, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
The public bid opening will be conducted on TUESDAY, August 18, 2026, at 2:00pm prevailing time via WebEx. Contractors interested in attending the public bid opening may attend virtually by using the following meeting information: When it's time, join your WebEx meeting here. Meeting website: https://illinois.webex.com/illinois/j.php?MTID=mf16208fdf54acca9467c54a18a678d06 Meeting number (access code): 2866 547 2541 Meeting password: a4iGWWZ3fk5 Join by phone +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-415-655-0002 US Toll Meeting participants will not be able to ask questions either verbally or via the meeting’s chat feature.