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Aurora, Illinois

File #: 25-0880    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Forwarded to Committee of the Whole
File created: 10/27/2025 In control: Infrastructure and Technology Committee
On agenda: 11/24/2025 Final action:
Title: A Resolution to accept the Proposals received for the 2026 Water & Sewer Maintenance Division Plumbing Service.
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Bid Document_2026 W&S Plumbing Services, 2. Exhibit B - Evaluation Tabulation, 3. Exhibit C - [Foster Reliable Plumbing and heating] Response Document Report, 4. Exhibit D - [R.J. O'Neil, Inc.] Response Document Report, 5. Exhibit E - [Michels Plumbing, Inc.] Response Document Report, 6. Exhibit F - [Cannonball Mechanical Paul L Buddy Plbg & Hg Inc] Response Document Report, 7. Exhibit G - [Tiles in Style, LLC] Response Document Report
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TO: Mayor John Laesch

FROM: Michael Houston, Superintendent of Water and Sewer Maintenance

DATE: November 10, 2025

SUBJECT:
A Resolution to accept the Proposals received for the 2026 Water & Sewer Maintenance Division Plumbing Service.

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this resolution is to establish a Contractors' availability list with set per item costs to enable the City to complete plumbing services which can't be performed in-house as the need arises based on competitive bidding and timely response to the need. The submission of a bid shall not bind the Contractor to the performance of work under this resolution. The Contractor(s) deemed to be in the best interests of the City, for whatever specific project the City may be considering, shall be given an opportunity to accept or decline projects on a case-by-case basis. If that Contractor declines the project, the next Contractor deemed to be in the best interests of the City shall be given the opportunity

In accordance with Municipal Code Section 48-26 (Utility: Responsibility for Installation and Maintenance) the City of Aurora occasionally requires plumbing services to make repairs to private water services.

BACKGROUND:
In accordance with Municipal Code Section 48-26 (Utility: Responsibility for Installation and Maintenance) the City of Aurora occasionally requires plumbing services to make repairs to private water services. Plumbers will be dispatched when needed to supplement City staff and will be required to respond within one hour after Water & Sewer Maintenance Division makes the request for assistance. Typical services include repair or reconnection of a curb stop, replacement of a valve following the swap out of a meter, or assistance with flushing or unclogging a service if it clogs after pressurization.

DISCUSSION:
A total of five bids were received, opened, and reviewed on October 22, 2025. Foster Reliable Plumbing and Heating, R.J. O'Neil, Inc, Michels Plumbing, Inc., Cannonball Mecha...

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