Council approves emergency water-main replacement contract after engineer’s recommendation
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Summary
Council discussed an emergency water-main break and, following staff recommendation, approved hiring a contractor to replace failing mains on Malcolm, Creve Coeur and Gunn avenues; the work includes full roadway resurfacing.
City engineers told the LaSalle City Council that persistent leaks and a failing water main on Creve Coeur near Eleventh Street created an emergency that required immediate replacement of affected mains and related services.
City Engineer Bridal Brown (referred to in discussion) described field surveys and permits submitted to the Illinois EPA and said bids were solicited; the low bidder was substantially below the other proposals. The project scope described in the meeting includes saw-cutting pavement, excavating and replacing the water main and service lines to the curb box, pressure testing and then connecting each home service; after the main is operating the contractor will perform full pavement resurfacing of the sections where line work was performed rather than temporary patches.
Council considered timing and funding implications: staff said the project is an emergency and they are awaiting permits; overlay work would be scheduled to avoid leaving a paved street uncompleted through winter, so temporary backfill and a first lift of pavement would be installed prior to cold weather and final surface applied in spring. Council voted to approve the engineer’s recommendation to hire the recommended contractor for the project (motion and roll-call recorded). The council noted detours and temporary street closures will be necessary during construction and that homeowners in the immediate area would be given access during the work.
No final permit issuance date was recorded in the meeting; staff said they expected permits within a few weeks and planned to begin work as soon as permits are received.
