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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Mike Houston, Superintendent of Water and Sewer Maintenance
DATE: November 24, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution to accept the unit price bids for the 2026 Water & Sewer Division Materials and Supplies
PURPOSE:
This resolution is needed to provide an efficient process for the economic purchase of various materials needed to repair water and sewer infrastructure.
BACKGROUND:
The City's Water and Sewer Maintenance Division responsibilities include making repairs to Aurora's water and sewer system. These repairs require various materials such as piping, fittings, valves, hydrants, and the like. A total of five quotes from material suppliers were received, opened, and reviewed on October 22, 2025. The subject bids provide unit prices from several suppliers for the majority of materials needed for typical repairs to the City's water and sewer infrastructure. Attached are exhibits A & B, the posted bid document and the Evaluation Tab. The submitted quotes are also attached as exhibits C, D, E, F & G. The prices submitted will be valid through December 31, 2026. The total 2026 materials expense is estimated to be $425,500. This contract is subject to the local vendor preference ordinance O20-029 and the only local qualifying bidder has agreed to match the applicable unit prices.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed 2026 budget provides funding for these purchases within the Water and Sewer Fund in the following accounts:
510-4063-511-65-60 (Water Lines) - FY 2026 Proposed Budget - $400,000
510-4063-511-65-65 (Sewer Lines/Sanitary) - FY 2026 Proposed Budget $22,500
IMPACT STATEMENT:
By providing an efficient way to purchase needed water and sewer materials, this resolution will help the City provide a higher level of service to its constituents.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends acceptance of the unit prices and allowing the Director of Purchasing to enter into an agreement with the material suppliers.
cc: Infrastructure & Technology Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution adopting unit price bids for the purchase of various water and sewer repair materials for the 2026 calendar year.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, A total of five quotes from material suppliers were received, opened, and received on October 22, 2025, in accordance with City of Aurora Request for Quotations No. 25-209, to provide various materials needed by the City of Aurora's Water and Sewer Maintenance Division for water and sewer repairs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aurora's proposed budget provides funding for the purchase of water and sewer repair materials in accounts 510-4063-511-65-60 and 510-4063-511-65-65.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: subject to the approval of this item in the 2026 budget, the City of Aurora's Director of Purchasing is hereby authorized to adopt the unit prices for water and sewer repair materials as listed on the attached "Exhibit B".