The Board of Trustees of the Southern Illinois University governing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hereby requests sealed bids to furnish all labor, equipment, tools and materials to replace existing water cooled, dental air compressors, refrigerated air dryer and receiver tank with new air-cooled dental air compressors, refrigerated air dryers and receiver tanks. Work to be performed on the Alton campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Bids will be received from 2023 SIUE Prequalified Plumbing Contractors. All questions must be e-mailed to Teresa Shipton, tshipto@siue.edu by August 17, 2023, 12:00 p.m. prevailing time. Questions submitted after this date may not receive a response. Answers to all questions will be addressed in the form of an addendum and will be posted on the Illinois Higher Education Procurement Bulletin website All resulting contracts issued against this bid will have required terms to provide full compliance with Illinois Public Act 96-0795. These terms will apply to the awarded contractor and their subcontractors and include but are not limited to disclosure of financial interests, annual certifications and filing of subcontracts. Bidders who have not completed and returned their SIUE prequalification statement which is valid for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, will be required to prequalify in accordance with the bidding contract provision - Document PQ00250 Prequalification Documents. Firms may verify their prequalification status by contacting Teresa Shipton at tshipto@siue.edu. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rulings or enactments of any governmental authority which are applicable to the work or to the project. The successful bidder shall pay current prevailing wage rates as posted on the Illinois Department of Labor's website and shall utilize equal employment opportunity hiring practices in connection with this project. The University reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact: Teresa Shipton 99 Supporting Services Road Rm 1020 Campus Box 1012 Edwardsville, IL 62026 Chief Procurement Officer - John Donato State Purchasing Officer - Steve Todt There is a 30 percent BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details. There is a 3 percent Veteran-owned business goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.