Procurement

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC or Tri-County) occasionally releases procurement opportunities throughout the year. You can find current procurement opportunities on this page for goods or services the Commission needs to fulfill its mission and annual planning goals. Sometimes, the Commission will utilize Requests for Bid (RFB) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) for securing goods or services, or will request formal proposals or qualifications for goods or services needed by the Commission to fulfill its mission and annual planning goals.

This page lists all active Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) available from TCRPC.

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Current Procurement Opportunities

Tri-County Multi-Jurisdictional Guardrail Improvement Project

Tazewell County and Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC) are requesting Statements of Qualifications from interested and qualified firms licensed to practice in the State of Illinois to provide Phase III Engineering services for systematic guardrail improvements in the tri-county region of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties.

Respondents shall provide services based on the project description and requirements outlined in Section 2.0 Project Description. The procurement opportunity document can be accessed below. 

Submittal Procedures

All submissions shall be identified as Tri-County Multi-Jurisdictional Guardrail Improvement Project and emailed to rfp-rfq@tricountyrpc.org no later than noon on Monday, December 8, 2025. Submissions received after that date and time will not be eligible for consideration. Submittals should be no more than 10 pages in length, excluding the exceptions, as outlined in Section 4.0 Submittal Format, and include one digital copy. Hard copies are not required. 

Schedule

Released:Friday, November 21, 2025
Question deadline:Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 3:30 p.m.
Submissions due:Monday, December 8, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
Submission Review:December 9 – 15, 2025
Interviews (if needed): December 22, 2025
Contract Negotiations:January 5 – 9, 2026
Committee Approval:January 20, 2026
Board Approval:January 28, 2026

Questions

Inquiries may be submitted via email to rfp-rfq@tricountyrpc.org no later than 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Questions should be addressed in writing to the email address above; telephone calls will not be accepted. All questions and answers are posted publicly in the log below.

Interested submitters who choose to download the procurement solicitation will be responsible for checking TCRPC’s website for clarifications and/or addenda. Failure to obtain clarification and/or addenda from Tri-County’s website shall not relieve Respondents from being bound by any additional terms and conditions in the clarifications and/or addenda, or from considering additional information contained therein for 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. 

Tri-County reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, waive informality and irregularities in the submission, and select the firm that is in the best interest of TCRPC and in compliance with the terms set forth herein. Tri-County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites Minority and Women-Owned Firms to submit. 

Procurement Policy

TCRPC Procurement Policy and Procedures ensure goods and services purchased by the Commission are obtained in a cost-effective manner and fair and equal treatment is provided to all parties involved. All RFPs/RFQs are advertised in the Pekin Daily Times, Peoria Journal Star, Woodford County Journal, American Planning Association (APA) National and Illinois State Section websites, and TCRPC website. For more information please review our Procurement Policy.

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