Industry Marketplace

Prequalified Contractors (updated every Monday)

Not on the list but want to get prequalified? Navigate to Contractor's Prequalification to get started.

Registered Subcontractors (updated every Monday)

Not on the list but want to get registered? Navigate to Subcontractor's Registration to get started.

Prequalified Consultants (updated every Friday)

Not on the list but want to get prequalified? Navigate to Consultant Prequalification to get started.

Certified DBE Firms (updated the 20th of every month)

Not on the list but want to get certified? Navigate to DBE Certification to get started.

To view all qualified product lists please click here.

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Prime Contractors request for Subcontractors click here.

Subcontractors Statement of Interest click here.

Individual reports are generated for each letting date. You can view reports by letting date, and search reports by item number. Please click here to generate interest reports.

To learn more about the DBE Working Capital Revolving Loan Program click here.

Workshops designed to assist transportation industry firms that do business with IDOT or would like to do business with IDOT are held across the state. For more information on upcoming events in your area, please visit IDOT's Event webpage.

The Construction Mentor Protégé Program centers on business collaborations between mentor firms and protégé firms (DBE certified) to provide developmental assistance to enhance the protégé’s business and technical capabilities to do more complex work.

What are the benefits of being a mentor?

• Approved firms will receive a five percent reduction of the DBE goal for a mentored project.

What are the benefits of being a Protégé?

• Opportunities to develop skill sets that can complement or diversify the protégé firm.
• Build trust and loyalty between the mentor and protégé.
• Additional mutually agreed upon benefits from mentors including work that flows from a government or commercial contract through subcontracting or teaming arrangements.

Navigate to Mentor Protégé for more information.

Contractors

Contractors and subcontractors seeking procurement opportunities can find the required information to do business with IDOT by navigating the Construction webpage. 

• Contractor's Prequalification: This section outlines the process on how to gain prequalification status, make changes and updates to your information, and also how to renew. It also provides a list of current prequalified firms.
• Subcontractors: This section outlines the role and responsibilities of subcontractors as it relates to department projects.
• Construction Bulletins: This section contains the Transportation Bulletin (state) and the Contractor's Bulletin (local), both bulletins have unique sets of process for:
  • Submitting a Bid state/local: this section outlines the process for submitting a bid along with specialized information needed when developing the bid. 
  • Award Process State/Local: this section outlines the award process and the laws that govern it and how the selection is communicated to the public.
• Contractor's Resources: This section organizes all the required forms, manuals and guides needed to comply with agency policies and standards and necessary to fulfill the firm's contractual obligation.

In an effort to consistently improve and enhance communications with the industry partners, we are featuring the Contractors Stay Connected section which provides a list of all subscription services available to this audience along with specialized information.

Consultants

Consultants and sub-consultants looking for procurement opportunities can find the required information to do business with IDOT by navigating to the Engineering, Architectural and Professional Services webpage.

• Consultant Prequalification: This section outlines the process on how to gain prequalification status, make changes and updates to your information, and also how to renew. It also provides a list of current prequalified firms.
• Professional Transportation Bulletin: This section contains the Professional Transportation Bulletin (PTB) schedule, and the active bulletin as well as archives.
• Statements of Interest (SOI): This section outlines the process to submit interest on an advertised project as well as well as relevant information needed in the development of the statement, and selection.
  
  Engineering, land surveying and architectural firm selections for PTB items are Quality Based. The review of the department’s governing state statue (30 ILCS 535/1) is encouraged. Selection occurs on the date specified on the PTB.
  
  Selected firms are notified individually by IDOT. Selections and department press releases are announced on the Resources section of the website.
• Consultant's Resources: This section houses all the required forms, manuals, and guides needed to comply with agency policies and standards and that are necessary to fulfill the firm's contractual obligation.

In an effort to consistently improve and enhance communications with the consulting community, we are featuring the Consultant Stay Connected section, which provides a list of all subscription services available to this audience along with specialized information.

Realty Specialist

Realty specialists looking for procurement opportunities can find the required information to do business with IDOT by navigating to the Land Acquisition webpage.

• Specialty Agent Designation: This section outlines the process on how to become an approved specialty agent such as an appraiser, review appraiser, negotiator, relocation agent, or an apprentice/trainee appraiser.
• Advertisements: This section contains the active advertisements. Selection is governed by state statutes and differs between advertisements.
  
  • Request for Proposals (RFP): Selection of the (RFP) proposals is based on both quality and price. Proposals will be opened at the date and time listed on the advertisements. Proposals submitted after the date and time listed on the advertisements will not be considered for selection. A technical committee reviews all proposals submitted on time for administrative and responsibility compliance. Firms will be notified by mail.
  • Invitation for Bid (IFB): Selection of the (IFB) is based on low bid as long as the vendor is determined to be responsible. Low bid selection occurs at bid opening by IDOT's Bureau of Land Acquisition. Firms will be notified by mail.
• Submit a Proposal/Bid: This section outlines the process to submit interest on an advertised project.
• Land Acquisition Compliance and Administration: This section organizes all the required forms needed to comply with agency policies and standards and necessary to fulfill the firm's contractual obligation.

In an effort to consistently improve and enhance communications with the consulting community, we are featuring the Stay Connected section which provides a list of all subscription services available to this audience along with specialized information.

DBEs

As an essential element of accomplishing the remedial objective of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, IDOT is required to establish an annual overall goal for DBE participation. The annual overall DBE goal, based on approved submissions, will be in place for three years for each applicable federal agency.

Material Producers/Suppliers

IDOT approves all materials to be used on construction projects and publishes updated approved lists constantly. In order to sell your product to contractors working on IDOT projects, you must first seek to be qualified. Please navigate to the Material Approvals webpage for more information.

To view information on the regulation construction materials as well as qualified product lists, please select the appropriate lab.

• Aggregate
• Analytical Chemistry
• Bituminous Chemistry
• Cement
• Concrete
• Hot Mix Asphalt
• Metals
• Precast/Prestress
• Soils