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LaSalle County approves bills, intergovernmental roadwork agreements and reviews bridge bids
Summary
The county approved payment of bills and multiple intergovernmental agreements for resurfacing, striping and sealcoating with neighboring municipalities; staff also reviewed contractor bids for multiple bridge and road projects and advanced permits.
LaSalle County Highway Department officials approved payment of bills, entered intergovernmental agreements with three municipalities for street work and reviewed multiple contractor bids for county bridge and road projects during the meeting on Oct. 12.
Votes at a glance - Bills: Motion to approve bills and claims totaling $338,622.71 carried on a voice vote. (Named affirmative votes in the transcript: Bill, Ray.) - Resolution 25-03: Intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Grand Ridge to resurface Main Street; village share $15,000 plus a $900 engineering fee. Motion carried (yeses recorded: Ray, Dave). - Resolution 25-04: Intergovernmental agreement with the City of Marseilles for pavement marking on several streets; county-reported cost $21,000; engineering fee $1,200. Motion carried (yes recorded: James). - City of Ottawa (seal coating / SILCO program): County to perform seal coating on lesser-traveled streets; city work estimated at $42,000 with a $2,400 engineering fee. Motion carried. - Permits: Staff reported one utility permit application from ComEd on County Highway 44 in Mill Sage Township was pulled from the permit pool because planned work included a bore pit and work onto private property; staff moved to approve remaining permits and the motion carried. - Executive session: Board entered executive session under ILCS 120/2(c)(2) (topic read on the record) and completed the session; roll call was conducted.
Bid reviews and procurement notes County staff read multiple bids for bridge and road sections (bids are listed as presented by staff): - Section 20-00830-00 (County Highway 52): bids reported from Martin & Company Excavating ($1,090,711.40), Martin & Company Excavating (alternate listing $1,355,933.93), and Scholzstrom and Sons Inc. ($1,498,849.50). - Section 22-07849-00 (North 35th Road, Dimock Township): bids reported including a low bid of $504,987.00 and higher bids at $543,198.97 and $588,908.19 (contractor names reported in meeting). - Other sections and an East 30th Road project (Allen/Townesdale): bids from Toby Construction ($770,359.84), Reber Construction ($588,908.19 listed for another section), and others; staff presented the complete bid amounts for each listed section without awarding contracts at this meeting.
Administrative notes and timeline items - The board discussed a county salary resolution (listed as resolution 24-25 or similar) but did not act because the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) letter establishing the county engineer pay rates has not been issued; staff said the letter has been awaiting signature at IDOT since October and the pay action is being held until that letter issues. - Staff confirmed the county will bill partner municipalities for work and collect engineering fees as listed in the intergovernmental agreements.
What changed: The meeting advanced administrative approvals for municipal roadwork agreements and routine bills, and it moved several capital bid packages and one permit application forward for later procurement actions. No construction awards were finalized at the session.
