Oak Park is prepared to spend more than $5 million on a set of sewer and water improvements over the next several months.
The Oak Park village board was expected to approve a contract for Kendall County-based construction firm H. Linden & Sons Sewer and Water to oversee this round of village infrastructure improvements at its Tuesday, May 20 meeting. The project will involve a variety of construction work on both the sewer lines and the roadways as the project will replace water and sewer mains on Forest Avenue between Division Street and Greenfield Street. There will also be sewer and water main replacement on Columbian Avenue between Augusta Street and Division Street, along with water valve replacements on Berkshire Street, according to the village.
“The improvements consist of the installation of combined sewer mains including residential service lines, precast manholes, drainage structures and catch basin connections, replacement of water main and water services, water valve replacements, combined sewer spot repairs, restoration of roadway including curb and gutter, sidewalks, driveways, parkways, pavement markings, curb bump-outs, hot-mix asphalt pavement,” according to the village.
Linden & Sons bid of $5,788,807 came in over the village’s budget of $5,018,70, so village staff has recommended reigning in the project’s scope, according to village board documents.
Bidding on the project was open from April 10 to May 1. The village also received a bid from Chicago based contractor MQ Construction that topped out at over $5.9 million.
The Linden firm is presently working on projects worth more than $6 million in contracts with other Illinois municipalities.
The repairs will take place primarily along Forest Avenue, Columbian Avenue and Iowa Street in the village, according to proposal documents.
The project will require nearly 3,000 feet of new sewer pipes, with those materials comprising the largest portion of the project’s expense, according to proposal documents.
All work on the project must be completed by Nov. 15, according to the contract.
Oak Park’s village board was also expected to approve a one-year contract for towing services with O’Hare Towing Service via its consent agenda Tuesday night.