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Invitation to Bid
Cambridge Sound Masking System
February 2, 2023
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (the System or TRS) is requesting bids from qualified vendors to supply and implement a Cambridge Sound Masking System for the TRS building located at 2815 W. Washington St., Springfield, Illinois. Scope will include purchasing, preparation, execution, and oversight of the system installation activities. The objective of this invitation to bid is to solicit competitive bid proposals from qualified firms in sufficient detail to permit objective evaluation of all bid proposals which may result in a contract to provide Cambridge sound masking system and installation services to the Teachers’ Retirement System.
TRS is committed to increasing racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in all aspects of its utilization of vendors to provide goods and services to the System, to the greatest extent feasible, and within the bounds of financial and fiduciary prudence. To that end, the System strongly encourages qualified minority, female, disabled, and veteran-owned firms to submit bids to this invitation to bid.
This Invitation to Bid is neither a contract nor meant to serve as a contract. A bidder’s preparation or submittal of a bid or subsequent participation in presentations or contract negotiations creates no obligation on the System to award a contract or to pay any associated costs. All bids and related materials will be retained by the System and will be subject to disclosure as required in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Bid packets are available below. All bids must be received at the address designated below no later than 2 p.m. CST on March 1, 2023. Bids should be in an Adobe Acrobat format and should be emailed to Heidi Darow at bidsubmissions@trsil.org. Subject must contain “Response to Invitation to Bid for Cambridge Sound Masking System – Name of Responder.” Failure to clearly identify the bid in the subject line may result in the rejection of the proposal. Only email submissions will be accepted. TRS is not responsible for receipt of any bids which is improperly labeled. An email confirmation will be sent confirming receipt of the bid.