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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: April 7, 2025
SUBJECT:
A resolution authorizing Crawford, Murphy & Tilly to provide professional engineering services to the Water Production Division for a new water well construction project, in an amount not to exceed of $195,990.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council authorization to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT), Aurora, IL for the design, bidding, and construction engineering of proposed Well 128 for the Water Production Division (WPD).
BACKGROUND:
Proposed Well 128 will be a shallow well located at 1960 E. Indian Trail (Ward 1), at the same location as existing deep Well 28. Well 128 was pre-planned during the Well 28 design in 2006. Electrical and piping systems were constructed at that time within the shared well house. When completed, Well 128 is estimated to provide an additional 1,250,000 gallons of sustainable groundwater derived from the limestone/bedrock aquifer.
DISCUSSION:
In order to drill a new well, ensure professional construction, and specify equipment selection, full design plans, drawings, and specifications must be developed and subsequently approved/permitted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. CMT will provide comprehensive engineering services for the proposed Well 128 project.
CMT has been the engineer of record for the most recent well construction projects completed for the WPD, including the on-going Well 105 project, as well as Well 28 in 2008 and wells 29 and 129, both in 2009, and several others in the 1990's. The proposed Well 128 is planned to be drilled and constructed in a very similar manner to wells 129 and 105. CMT possesses the appropriate expertise and qualifications for this project, as well as extensive project experience for the City of Aurora and long-term familiarity with Water Production Division assets and operations. As such, it is recommended the agreement be approved per City of Aurora Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Division 2, Section 2-336 Contracts Exempt or Excluded From Formal Bidding: (a) The city may award a written contract for professional services, which shall include architectural, engineering, surveying, construction management, accounting, auditing, safety and security risk assessment, computer and data assessment and services, legal and other financial services, without complying with the other provisions of this division.
A proposal from CMT to perform the necessary design, project administration, and construction observation professional services is attached for a time and expense, not to exceed amount of $195,990. Funding is provided in the 2025 city budget in account 510-4058-511-73-04 via CIP I037.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Request committee and city council approval of a resolution authorizing a professional engineering services agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly in an amount not to exceed of $195,990, for the Water Production Division.
cc: Infrastructure and Technology Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing Crawford, Murphy & Tilly to provide professional engineering services to the Water Production Division for a new water well construction project, in an amount not to exceed of $195,990.
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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, the Water Production Division requires professional engineering services for a new water well construction project; and
WHEREAS, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly is recommended for this project based on previous and similar well design projects for the Water Production Division; and
WHEREAS, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly has provided a proposal in the not to exceed amount of $195,990 to perform the necessary design, project administration, and construction observation for the subject project on a time and expense basis; and
WHEREAS, funding is available in the 2025 city budget in account 510-4058-511-73-04 via CIP I037; and
WHEREAS, per City of Aurora Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Division 2, Section 2-336 Contracts Exempt or Excluded From Formal Bidding: (a) The city may award a written contract for professional services, which shall include architectural, engineering, surveying, construction management, accounting, auditing, safety and security risk assessment, computer and data assessment and services, legal and other financial services, without complying with the other provisions of this division.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the Purchasing Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Crawford, Murphy & Tilly and execute the professional services agreement for a new well construction project, on a time and expense basis in the not to exceed amount of $195,990 for the Water Production Division.