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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Kurt Muth, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: August 23, 2021
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award the Marion Avenue & Weston Avenue Water Main Replacement project located in Ward 3 to Swallow Construction Corporation, 490 Topsoil Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185 in the bid amount of eight hundred sixty thousand, two hundred sixty-two dollars and zero cents ($860,262.00).
PURPOSE:
To replace the 4" water main along Marion Avenue & Weston Avenue with 8" water main to increase the capacity of the water system on those two blocks.
BACKGROUND:
The existing water main on both of these blocks is 4" diameter which is much smaller than the minimum 8" water main currently used for new water main installation. During recent water main work on neighboring blocks, it was confirmed that the existing water main has significant tuberculation or build-up on the inside of the pipe further restricting the available flow.
The proposed water main will be installed via the directional drilling method to limit conflicts with the existing utilities within the Right-of-Way.
It is anticipated that the majority of the services on this project will consist of lead. The City will soon be required to perform full replacement of lead service lines and is concurrently in the process of revising the lead water service line replacement policy. If the lead water service line policy is concurrently approved, then bid alternate 1 including the replacement of the services to the meter within the house is being requested.
DISCUSSION:
Four bids were received, opened, and read aloud on July 28, 2021. The bid tabulation can be seen in the attached Exhibit B. The lowest responsible bid in the amount of $860,262.00 was submitted by Swallow Construction Corporation. The water main improvements ($860,262.00) will be funded with account 510-4058-511-73-02 (IC076) which has a 2021 budget amount of $5,100,000.00. Also included is the ad for bid and Swallow Constru...
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