Contracting With Government

The Illinois Tollway is connecting small, diverse and veteran-owned businesses with critical resources and opportunities to grow their goods and services businesses.

May 2025 Event Included:

• Learning Lab - bring your laptop and get registered for access to state contracting opportunities
• Quick Connect - one on one meetings with vendors
• Workshops 
  • Doing Business with the Tollway, a Deeper Dive into Procurement – Illinois Tollway
  • How to do Business with the Tollway: Information Technology – Illinois Tollway
  • How to get Business Enterprise Program and Veteran certified – Commission on Equity
  • Navigating BidBuy and Small Business Registration in the Illinois Procurement Gateway – Chief Procurement Office for General Services

2025 Exhibitors

• Elgin Chamber of Commerce 
• Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion
• Illinois Chief Procurement Office – General Services
• Apex Accelerator 
• Illinois Tollway Technical Assistance 
• Forest Preserves of Cook County 
• Secretary of State

Resources

TOP 10 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASING (NIGP) CATEGORIES FOR UPCOMING TOLLWAY PROCUREMENT

• DATA PROCESSING, COMPUTER, PROGRAMMING, AND SOFTWARE SERVICES
• MANAGEMENT SERVICES
• EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR GENERAL EQUIPMENT
• MARKERS, PLAQUES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
• CONSULTING SERVICES
• MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, NO. 2 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)
• SECURITY, FIRE, SAFETY, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (INCLUDING DISASTER DOCUMENT RECOVERY)
• MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, NO. 1 (NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)
• ROADSIDE, GROUNDS, RECREATIONAL AND PARK AREA SERVICES
• SIGNS, SIGN MATERIALS, SIGN MAKING EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED SUPPLIES

Learn about NIGP codes here.

Buying Plan for Goods and Services

The Illinois Tollway's buying plan provides potential vendors a list of upcoming services, equipment and materials the Tollway expects to purchase.

View the Buying Plan