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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Kurt Muth, P.E., Assistant Director of Public Works
DATE: September 11, 2026
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award the 211-221 Gale Street Sanitary Service Relocation Project to H. Linden & Sons Sewer and Water, Inc. located in Ward 4.
PURPOSE:
To provide separate sanitary services for properties that currently have a combined sanitary service that is partially located on private property.
BACKGROUND:
The location of this project is located along Gale Street between Woodlawn Avenue and S. Lake Street which can be seen on the location map attached as Exhibit A. The City was previously made aware of a history of maintenance issues with the sanitary services in this area. After some investigation, the Engineering Division determined that multiple services are tributary to two undersized 6" collector sewers located on private property. There are separate 6" sewers that serve multiple properties on both the south and north sides of Gale Street. These current configurations do not meet the Illinois Environmental Protection Agencies sanitary sewer design standard specifications. The City is proposing to install new sanitary sewer extension on Gale Street and private services so that each property will have a separate service to a public sanitary sewer as required by the IEPA. Temporary construction easements were obtained where it will be necessary to perform work on private property. It is anticipated that each house has a lead water service that will be replaced.
DISCUSSION:
Five bids were received and opened on September 9, 2026. The project bid documents are attached as Exhibit B and the bid tabulation can be seen in the attached Exhibit C. The lowest total bid in the amount of $302,705.00 was submitted by H. Linden & Sons Sewer and Water, Inc. The sanitary sewer improvements will be funded with account 510-4063-511-73-14 which has a 2026 budget of $6,200,000.00 (IB018). This contract is subject to the local vendor preferenc...
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