Opportunity
Illinois BidBuy #27-557THA-ENGCO-B-54761
I-294 bridge reconstruction and roadway improvements — CM/GC services
Posted
November 09, 2026
Respond By
December 07, 2026
Identifier
27-557THA-ENGCO-B-54761
NAICS
237310, 237990
The Illinois Tollway is planning a CM/GC procurement for bridge reconstruction and roadway improvements on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) in Cook County. - Government buyer: Illinois Tollway (Toll Highway Authority), Engineering - Construction. - Project scope: I-294, mileposts 15.6–16.8, from 107th Street to Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue). Reconstruct two structures over each of 107th Street, Norfolk Southern Railroad, Southwest Highway, and Harlem Avenue, plus a culvert over Stony Creek, and complete associated roadway improvements. - Services requested: One Construction Manager/General Contractor engagement, including Phase One design-phase services such as cost modeling and open-book estimates, scheduling, constructability and phasing reviews, risk assessment, site investigations, value engineering, coordination, permitting support, and identification of early work packages. Phase Two construction services may follow, subject to Tollway approval and negotiated pricing. - Estimated project cost: $150 million–$200 million. - OEMs and products: No OEMs, manufactured products, product quantities, or part numbers are specified. Norfolk Southern Railroad is named as a project crossing; it is not identified as a supplier. - Named firms identified as ineligible due to conflicts of interest: AECOM; American Surveying & Engineering, Ltd.; Bravo Company Engineering, Inc.; GSG Consultants, Inc.; Egis (formerly H.W. Lochner, Inc.); Innleadair, LLC; Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Inc.; SE3, LLC; WSP USA, Inc.; Ardmore Roderick; HOH Group; Morreale Communications; HNTB Corporation; and the Future Construction Oversite Team, pending Illinois Tollway selection. - Performance term: Not stated; construction duration and contract term are unspecified.
Description
The Illinois Tollway issued a Notice of Intent for an upcoming Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) procurement to reconstruct multiple structures and make associated roadway improvements on I-294 from 107th Street to Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue), in Cook County. The project includes bridges over 107th Street, Norfolk Southern Railroad, Southwest Highway, and Harlem Avenue, as well as a culvert over Stony Creek. The CM/GC will provide design-phase services and, subject to approval and successful price negotiation, construction-phase services; selection is planned through RFQ and RFP steps. The estimated project cost is $150 million to $200 million.