Request for Statement of Qualifications
Phase III Engineering for the Furrow Road Bridge Replacement over Lost Creek
Tazewell County seeks Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms to provide phase III construction engineering for a bridge replacement project on Furrow Road over Lost Creek in Cincinnati Road District. Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), in accordance with the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act (30 ILCS 535/), will be used to determine a successful respondent.
Statements of Qualifications must be received prior to 12:00 PM on Monday, October 12, 2026, and shall be submitted via e-mail to dparr@tazewell-il.gov and paugspurger@tazewell-il.gov . The Statement of Qualifications must not contain any cost information and shall include the required IDOT Form BDE Disc 2 Template “Consultant’s Disclosure Statement.”
Statements will be evaluated by the Selection Committee. Applicants may be asked to provide additional information, presentations, or interviews. Please see the Request for Statements of Qualifications at the link below.
Request for Statements of Qualifications
Phase III Engineering – Furrow Road Bridge Replacement over Lost Creek
SCHEDULE
| RFQ opens: | Friday, September 18, 2026 |
| Deadline for RFQ questions: | Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. |
| RFQ closes and is due: | Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. |
| Subcommittee reviews SOQs: | October 13-16, 2026 |
QUESTIONS
Inquires may be submitted via email to dparr@tazewell-il.gov and paugspurger@tazewell-il.gov no later than 3:30 PM on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Questions should be addressed in writing to the email addresses above; telephone calls will not be accepted. All questions and answers are posted publicly in the log below.
A Respondent who chooses to download a procurement solicitation will be responsible for checking Tazewell County Highway Department’s website for clarifications and/or addenda. Failure to obtain clarification and/or addenda from the aforementioned website shall not relieve Respondent from being bound by any additional terms and conditions in the clarifications and/or addenda, or from considering additional information contained therein in preparing a submission.
Please note there may be multiple clarifications and/or addenda. Any harm to the Respondent resulting from such failure shall not be valid grounds for a protest against award(s) made under the solicitation. All Respondents are responsible for obtaining all procurement materials.
Tazewell County reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, waive informality and irregularities in the submissions, and select the firm that is in the best interest of Tazewell County and in compliance with the terms set forth herein. Tazewell County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites Minority and Women-Owned Firms to submit.
Highway Entrance Permits
A written permit issued by the County Engineer is required for construction, modification, removal, or other work associated with an access driveway within County Highway right-of-way other than work performed by the Tazewell County Highway Department. All such permitted work shall be performed by the applicant at the applicant’s expense in accordance with the permit requirements as issued by the County Engineer. All resulting improvements within the County Highway right-of-way meeting the approval of the County Engineer shall become the property of the county by statute. Tazewell County Highway Department applies the Illinois Department of Transportation’s “Policy on Permits for Access Driveways to State Highways” in the discretion of the County Engineer. The location and intended use of the entrance is required information for the Office of County Engineer to determine what additional information may be necessary and what conditions and restrictions may need to be placed on the permit. A plan may be required in order to issue a permit. Interested parties are encouraged to call the Tazewell County Highway Department at 309-925-5532 as a first step.
A $15 fee is required for each highway entrance permit.
Utility Permits
A written permit issued by the County Engineer is required for ditches, drains, track, rails, poles, wires, pipe line, or other equipment to be placed anywhere within County Highway right-of-way by any public utility company, municipal corporation, or other public or private corporation, association, or person. The location of the proposed utility facilities, their alignment and/or offset relative to the highway right-of-way or centerline, and whether they are proposed to be buried or aerial are all necessary items of information for the Office of County Engineer to determine what additional information may be necessary and what conditions and restrictions may need to be placed on the permit. Interested parties are encouraged to call the Tazewell County Highway Department at 309-925-5532 as a first step.
Tazewell County Highway Department does not currently charge a fee for utility permits, however, the applicant may incur some expense for related costs. As an example, a title commitment from an acceptable title company is necessary in order for the County Engineer to issue a permit to place a sub-surface drain within county highway right-of-way.
A few sample utility permits are available by clicking below.
- Overhead Electric Permit Sample
- Buried Electric Permit Sample
- Buried Gas Permit Sample
- Buried Fiber Optic Permit Sample
- Buried Tile Permit Sample
- Standard Permit Conditions and Restrictions
General Highway Permits
A written permit issued by the County Engineer is required for any work to occur within the County Highway right-of-way or in order to occupy any County Highway right-of-way. Interested parties are encouraged to call the Tazewell County Highway Department at 309-925-5532 as a first step.