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Committee approves Millennium Contracting agreement for 2025 lead water-service replacements
Summary
The committee approved a contract with Millennium Contracting Company for the 2025 prioritized water main lead and lead water service project (Bid No. 2510). Members noted the contract exceeds the fund budget because staff increased project scope to capture additional principal-forgiveness funding from the Illinois EPA.
The Administration and Public Works Committee voted April 14 to approve a contract with Millennium Contracting Company for the 2025 prioritized water main lead and lead water service project (Bid No. 2510).
Council Member Kelly moved approval and Council Member Harris seconded. The motion carried by voice vote.
Committee discussion focused on budget implications. Council Member Kelly asked whether the contract exceeds the adopted fund budget because of the additional Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) loan principal forgiveness received; staff replied that the city increased project scope after IEPA finalized funding, so the city could accept additional principal forgiveness rather than “leave money on the table.” A staff speaker summarized: “we were getting indications from the IEPA of a certain dollar cap on a loan with principal forgiveness, and in fact, when they finalized their numbers, it was more and we didn't wanna leave any money on the table so we increased the project scope so that we could spend the additional principal forgiveness.”
Council members characterized the action as an over-budget approval tied to additional state funding: one member said the city is “spending a little bit more of our own cash to get even more free money from the state.” Committee members also emphasized the work aligns with long-term commitments to replace lead service lines over the next 20 years.
Action details recorded in the meeting: the contract (Bid No. 2510) with Millennium Contracting Company was approved; the packet and discussion note that the increase in scope caused the project to exceed the current fund budget and will be addressed through a subsequent budget amendment process.
No additional amendments to the contract were recorded at the meeting. The committee approved the motion by voice vote; no roll-call vote was read into the record.
