PBC Alert 17-015 The Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC) has invited eligible, Class A prequalified firms to bid on PBC Contract C1577R, for the construction of the new Dore Elementary School located at 7134 West 65th Street, in Chicago, Illinois, 60638. The project consists of the construction of a new 113,000 gsf 3-story school and site improvements at 7134 West 65th Street. The school will accommodate approximately 1200 students and will include 51 classrooms (typical classrooms, Pre-K/K, diverse Learners, science, music, art and computer); gymnatorium; library; kitchen/dining room; administrative and student services. Building construction will be structural steel frame, concrete masonry unit (CMU) and steel lateral bracing, shallow foundations on spread footings and an exterior cavity wall envelope of cold formed framing and face brick veneer. Site improvements shall consist of a new parking lot, storm water management improvements, play lot, turf play field, waste/transformer enclosure, landscape planting areas, site furnishings, and right-of-way improvements. The project page containing additional information can be viewed here: https://pbcchicago.com/content/working/opening_display.asp?BID_ID=494 On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in the PBC’s Second Floor Boardroom located in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington, PBC will host a Pre-Bid Meeting at 11:00 a.m. and a Mandatory Technical Review Meeting at 11:30 a.m. The Technical Review Meeting is mandatory for all eligible, prequalified firms interested in submitting a bid for this Project. Sub-contractors and suppliers are invited to attend these meetings to meet the pre-qualified contractors bidding on this project. The sign-in sheets for the above-mentioned meetings will be posted to the PBC’s website. Sealed bids will be received at the Public Building Commission, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington, Room 200, until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at which time they will be publicly opened. Plans and specifications for the above-referenced project may be found on the designated printer’s online plan-room for this Project at: https://www.springerblueprint.com/. The list of Assist Agencies who will have complete sets of drawings and specifications can be found here: https://pbcchicago.com/upload/12917.pdf Information on this invitation and all of the projects currently open for bid is available at www.pbcchicago.com.
Public Building Commission of Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chairman
Carina E. Sánchez, Executive Director
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