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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Kurt Muth, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: September 24, 2018
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award the Fox Valley Center Drive Water Main Replacement project to Swallow Construction Corporation, 4250 Lacey Road, Downers Grove, IL 60515 located in Ward 10.
PURPOSE:
To replace the 12" water main along the northeast quadrant of Fox Valley Center Drive between Entrance No. 6 off of E. New York Street and Entrance No. 1 off of Illinois Route 59 which has a history of breaks.
BACKGROUND:
The location of this water main to be replaced can be seen in the attached Exhibit A - Location Map. This section of 12" water main on Fox Valley Center Drive recently experienced several breaks over a weekend in August which caused several restaurants to temporarily close while the water main was being repaired. The water shut down area was more extensive than initially planned because there are a limited number of valves in the area and some of those did not operate properly. The existing water main was found to be in a fragile condition with an additional repair occurring during the completion of the first repair. This replacement project is being expedited through the bidding and approval process so that construction can occur this year to prevent another break from happening over the winter. The project is proposed to be completed using directional drilling methods to limit the disturbance to the public and businesses. Closures of entrances to the businesses will be kept to a minimum.
DISCUSSION:
Five bids were received, opened, and read aloud on September 18, 2018. The bid tabulation can be seen in the attached Exhibit B. The lowest responsible bid in the amount of $675,317.75 was submitted by Swallow Construction Corporation. The water main improvements will be funded with account 510-4058-511-73-02 which has a 2018 budget amount of $4,429,700.00. Also included as Exhibits C & D are the advertisement for bid and Swallow Construct...
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