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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Brian Witkowski, P.E. New Development Engineer
DATE: October 1, 2024
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award a contract to R.W. Dunteman Co. of 600 S Lombard Rd Addison, IL 60101 in the bid amount of $19,523,900.00 for the Farnsworth, Bilter, & Church Improvements Project.
PURPOSE:
To award a Construction Contract for a roadway widening, reconstruction, resurfacing, utility improvement, and intersection improvement project.
BACKGROUND:
This project has been planned for many years as the ultimate build-out of Farnsworth Ave and Bilter Road for the sections covered in this contract. The project is located on Farnsworth Ave from I-88 interchange to the lane drop approximately 700 feet south of Butterfield Rd, Bilter Rd from Church Road intersection to the west leg of Premium Outlets Blvd and Church Rd from approximately 220 feet north of the Bilter Rd intersection to approximately 800 feet south of the Bilter Intersection in the City of Aurora, Kane County, IL. The gross and net length is 9,134 ft (1.73 miles).
DISCUSSION:
This project was advertised in the Aurora Beacon on September 8th, 2024 and several vendors viewed the plan documents on the City Website. Bids were opened and read publicly on September 25th at 11 AM through a zoom meeting. The bid tabulation for the eight(8) bids received is attached as Exhibit "A". The lowest responsible bid was submitted by R.W. Dunteman Co of Addison, IL in the amount of $19,523,900.00 which is approximately 10% higher than the Engineer's Cost Estimate. While the 10% is not significantly higher than the engineers estimate staff has recommended that we endeavor to reduce the scope of this project to make it easier for the contractor to hit specific deadlines included in the project. We recommend that the contract be awarded based on the competitively bid entire package and then staff, the design engineer and the construction engineer will work together to determine the most logical terminat...
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