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Champaign Township defers approval of flooring contract after local-labor, safety questions
Summary
The Champaign Township board voted to defer awarding a flooring-replacement contract with Tiles in Style (dba TASA Construction) until staff returns with a local-labor plan and a construction/tenant-protection implementation plan; prevailing wage is required and asbestos testing is planned.
Champaign Township on March 4 deferred action on a resolution approving a contract between the township and Tiles in Style (dba TASA Construction) for a flooring replacement project tied to RFP 242521.
Board members voted to postpone awarding the contract until staff provides a plan that addresses use of local labor and a detailed implementation schedule that would limit disruption to people temporarily housed at the facility. The board’s vote to defer passed unanimously on the roll call.
Board members and the public asked several technical and logistical questions during the discussion. Councilmember / Town Board Member (Pianfetti) asked why the flooring must be replaced and whether the work would occur across the whole building; staff replied the building is older and the flooring is in poor condition. Board members pressed staff for an implementation plan describing phasing, whether sections of the facility would be closed for asbestos abatement if materials test positive, and a calendar for construction. The town attorney confirmed the contract requires compliance with prevailing wage.
Town Board Member Beck said the board should prioritize use of local labor on the project and requested the item return with a plan describing how local hiring and prevailing-wage compliance would be ensured. Beck moved to defer the action to the next town board meeting for those updates; the motion passed on a roll call in which all named board members voted yes.
Staff noted the original RFP included a 60-day bid-hold requirement and that the vendor’s October 2024 bid would require confirmation that the bidder will hold that pricing through the next meeting. The township supervisor offered to obtain the requested details and report back.
The board did not approve the contract at the March 4 meeting; members directed staff to return with the local-labor and implementation plans and any confirmations from the contractor about bid hold and asbestos protocol.
The item will return to the next town board agenda for further consideration.
