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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: April 7, 2025
SUBJECT:
A resolution authorizing Engineering Enterprises, Inc., to provide professional engineering services for the Church Road Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation project for the Water Production Division in the not to exceed amount of $206,149.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council authorization to enter into a professional engineering services agreement for design, project administration, and construction observation with Engineering Enterprises, Inc., Sugar Grove, IL (EEI) for the Church Road Elevated Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation project.
BACKGROUND:
The Church Road Elevated Water Storage Tank (Church Road), located at 2680 Church Road, is a welded steel, fluted column tank design with a storage volume of 1,500,000 gallons of water. Church Road was placed into service in 1976, approaching nearly 50 years of service. Church Road underwent its first rehabilitation in 2001, after 25 years of service.
As part of the WPD's regular tank inspection program, Church Road underwent a professional, comprehensive, independent inspection in 2020. The findings of that inspection recommended that full recoating and ancillary repairs are now due and should be completed. CIP I054 was requested in anticipation of the necessity for this project in the current timeframe. The timing of the 2026 planned work corresponds nicely with the 25 year lifetime that is typically expected of steel tank coatings.
DISCUSSION:
Due to the complexity and scope of such a project, a professional engineering consultant is necessary to provide design, bidding administration, and construction observation services to ensure all project aspects are properly completed.
EEI has a substantial resume of experience in water tank recoating and rehabilitation projects for the Water Production Division (WPD), including the Indian Trail Elevated Water Tank in 2013/2014, the Fox Va...
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