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Council rejects low bid, approves Oakland Avenue water‑main contract and engineering agreement
Summary
Council awarded the phase‑1 Oakland Avenue water‑main replacement and road reconstruction to Scanlon Excavating for $2,449,836.10 after rejecting the low bidder for not registering with sam.gov; the council also approved a $193,319 construction‑engineering agreement with B3 Companies.
The Crest Hill City Council on Monday voted to reject the apparent low bidder for the Oakland Avenue phase‑1 water‑main replacement and road reconstruction and to award the contract to Scanlon Excavating and Concrete in the amount of $2,449,836.10.
City Engineer Ron Weideman told the council the lowest bid was rejected because the bidder had not complied with a bid‑document requirement to be registered in SAM.gov, which made the submission ineligible. Weideman said that deficiency required immediate rejection and that the next qualified low bidder, Scanlon Excavating, was selected.
Alderman Darrell Jefferson moved to reject J. Russ and Company’s bid and award the contract to Scanlon; the motion passed on roll call and the council adopted the resolution (Resolution 1303). During the discussion staff acknowledged a typographical discrepancy in the agenda’s numeric listing; the resolution and award letter showing $2,449,836.10 were confirmed as correct.
The council also approved a separate resolution to execute a construction‑engineering agreement with B3 Companies of Illinois Ltd. in the amount of $193,319 for engineering oversight and construction administration related to Oakland Avenue improvements (Resolution 1304). That motion passed on roll call.
City staff said the award follows plan‑commissioned bidding and that the low‑bid rejection was procedural: the bidder lacked required SAM.gov registration. Weideman and other staff advised that the project would proceed with construction oversight under the B3 agreement and that the city would coordinate IEPA (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) approvals and funding disbursement where needed.
