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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Kurt Muth, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: June 12, 2023
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award the 115-125 S. Fordham Avenue and Lancaster Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements to Stokes Excavating, 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 on the west side of S. Fordham Avenue south of Garfield Avenue at specifically address 115, 119, 121 and 125 which can be seen on the location map attached as Exhibit A. The City's Water & Sewer Maintenance Division was previously notified by several homeowners at each location regarding basement back-ups that occurred. After some investigation, the Engineering Division determined that multiple services are tributary to an insufficiently sized 6" collector sewer located on private property behind these houses. This 6" sewer travels west and connects to the S. Commonwealth Avenue sanitary sewer. These current configurations do not meet the Illinois Environmental Protection Agencies sanitary sewer design standard specifications. The City is proposing to install new sanitary services so that each property will have a separate service to a public sanitary sewer as required by the IEPA. Temporary construction easements will be 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 and one service on the east side of the street that will be disturbed as part of the construction.
DISCUSSION:
Four bids were received, opened, and read aloud on May 31, 2023. The bid tabulation can be seen in the attached Exhibit B. The lowest total bid in the amount of $160,680.00 was submitted by Stokes Excavating, Inc. The sanitary sewer improvements ($130,680.00) will be funded with account 510-4063-511-73-14 which has a 2023...
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