Construction - Active Contracts - Contract Management and Payment
Construction - Active Contracts - Contract Management and Payment
The Illinois Tollway’s construction contract management and payment processes are designed to ensure accountability, timely delivery, and compliance with state procurement and financial regulations.
After contract award, the Tollway oversees project execution through strict adherence to specifications, schedules, and quality standards, supported by robust documentation and reporting requirements.
Construction Managers submit progress payment requests based on verified quantities and work completed.
All contract management, payments, and contract adjustment processes are managed through the Tollway’s web-based project management (WBPM) and Central Engineering Payment System (CEPS) software.
Central Engineering Payment Section (CEPS)
A Tollway-administered, password based, access controlled online application for Construction Managers to develop, document, track and report on construction activities including daily reports (DR), pay estimates, bid tabulations (BT), change orders (CO), extra work orders (EWO) for Tollway construction projects.
New Construction Manager users can request access, and current users can request changes to their CEPS profile (e-mail change, company change, telephone change including a new telephone, adding additional construction contracts to their CEPS profile, etc.) by completing and submitting the form below (see form for submittal instructions):
CEPS New User_Change Request Form
For guidance with CEPS, please refer to the user manual below:
CEPS General User Guide (rev. Dec 2025)
Approved forms, requests for assistance and general inquiries should be submitted to: CEPSSupport@getipass.com.
To check the status of a payment, refer to the ‘Vendor Payments’ page on the Illinois Office of the Comptroller (IOC) website: https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/vendor-services/vendor-payments-new. Note: the prime contractor’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is required.
To check pay item quantities and obtain pay estimate-specific data, refer to the Tollway’s Contract Tracker:
Contracts that have been approved/awarded by the Tollway’s Board of Directors at a monthly review meeting can be found on the Tollway’s “Shared Resources” page under Awards:
Central Engineering Payment System (CEPS) is a Tollway-administered, password based, access controlled online application for Construction Managers to develop, document, track and report on construction activities including daily reports (DR), pay estimates, bid tabulations (BT), change orders (CO), extra work orders (EWO) for Tollway construction projects.