May 11, 2001

RE: SPECIFICATION No.: B17258401

DEAR PROSPECTIVE RESPONDENT:

ENCLOSED IS A LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES FOR SOLICITATION FOR THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE A STATE-OF-THE-ART HIGH-SPEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ("CIVICNET") SERVICING APPROXIMATELY 2,000 CITY AND SISTER AGENCY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL PRIVATE AND INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, CITY OF CHICAGO AS INDICATED ON THE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.

PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M., CHICAGO TIME, AT HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY CENTER, 400 SOUTH STATE STREET, LOWER LEVEL AUDITORIUM, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RESPONSES TO THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SHOULD BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. CST., ON MONDAY, JULY 2, 2001.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED IN PERSON BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30 A.M. TO 10:45 A.M. AND 12:00 (NOON) TO 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS FROM:

CITY OF CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES
BID AND BOND ROOM
ROOM 301, CITY HALL
121 N. LASALLE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
(312) 744-9773

IF YOUR COMPANY IS LOCATED MORE THAN FIFTY (50) MILES OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO, YOU CAN CONTACT THE BID AND BOND ROOM AT (312) 744-9773 TO ARRANGE FOR DELIVERY OF THE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS.