Kankakee City Council approves sewer contract, engineering agreement and routine budgets; rejects two fire-station roof bids

Kankakee City Council on April 21 approved a package of routine and capital measures, including acceptance of a low bid for sanitary main rehabilitation, authorization of an outside engineering services agreement to avoid conflicts of interest, routine motor-fuel-tax maintenance paperwork and temporary spending authority while the 2025–26 budget is finalized. The council also rejected two roof-rehabilitation bids for Fire Stations 4 and 6 and tabled a development-agreement ordinance to the May 5 meeting.

The actions keep work moving while the city finalizes its 2025–26 budget and follow standard procurement steps. Several items were routine annual filings (motor fuel tax/IDOT forms) or administrative (temporary budget authority) that the council said would preserve operations and allow contracted work to proceed on schedule.

Most votes were unanimous or near-unanimous. The council accepted a bid for sanitary main rehabilitation in Basin 9 and approved an outside engineering services agreement so a private engineer’s work can be reviewed by a third party when conflicts arise. Resolutions to reject two roof proposals for fire stations were approved after staff explained the bids exceeded the available Community Development Block Grant funding.

Council members also voted to table an ordinance-development agreement with Limestone Townhomes LLC to the May 5 meeting after staff and…