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Lombard trustees approve consent agenda including $1.17M roadway contract and $1.48M water main lining
Summary
At its May 15 meeting the Village of Lombard Board of Trustees approved a broad consent agenda that included two IDOT funding closeouts, municipal contracts for road and water work, equipment purchases and ordinance and resolution actions.
The Village of Lombard Board of Trustees on May 15 approved a consent agenda that included multiple contracts, funding closeouts and ordinance actions affecting village roads, utilities and municipal operations.
The board approved the fiscal year 2025 asphalt roadway program contract to Schroeder Asphalt Services Inc. for $1,170,869.21 and awarded a Butterfield Road water main lining contract to Sheridan Plumbing and Sewer Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,480,800. The board also approved a waiver of bids and contract for sewer root control to Dukes Root Control Inc. not to exceed $36,117.88 and authorized purchase of a Horton ALS ambulance from Foster Coach for $380,229 through a joint cooperative purchase.
The trustees approved two Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) federal funding closeouts: a supplemental resolution appropriating $121,217.05 tied to a federal funding IDOT project agreement, and a separate IDOT closeout appropriating $1,437,579.45. The resolutions give the director of public works authorization to sign federal funding agreement documents tied to those projects.
Other items approved on the consent agenda included routine accounts payable and payroll certifications (accounts payable for periods ending May 2 and May 9 totaling $1,793,478.95 and payroll for the period ending May 3 of $1,016,618.02), an ordinance on first reading to increase AB3 alcoholic beverage licenses by one and to grant a class AB3 license to Gianliao Lombard at 310 Yorktown Shopping Center, a resolution to authorize sale or disposal of surplus police and fire department equipment (with transfer to the DuPage County Metropolitan SWAT team), temporary parking restrictions for the 2025 cruise nights and summer concert series, approval of Civiltech Engineering Inc. for preliminary engineering on the Westmore Myers Road safety enhancement project (not to exceed $150,819), a business district master redevelopment agreement with YTC Highland LLC, a fifth amendment to the village manager's employment agreement for the term May 1, 2025, through the first village board meeting in May 2029, and authorization for North Main Street design engineering using motor fuel tax funds not to exceed $361,708.48.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (multiple items listed above): approved. Motion to approve recorded as "first by Patrick, second by Bob" in the transcript; roll call recorded ayes by Trustee Alevac, Trustee Dudek, Trustee Egan and Trustee Wagner (yes:4, no:0). - Fiscal year 2025 asphalt roadway program (Schroeder Asphalt Services Inc., $1,170,869.21): included in consent agenda; approved as above. - Butterfield Road water main lining (Sheridan Plumbing and Sewer Inc., up to $1,480,800): included in consent agenda; approved as above. - Sewer root control program (Dukes Root Control Inc., up to $36,117.88): included in consent agenda; approved as above. - Horton ALS ambulance (Foster Coach, $380,229): included in consent agenda; approved as above. - IDOT funding closeouts (supplemental resolutions appropriating $121,217.05 and $1,437,579.45): approved; director of public works authorized to sign related federal funding documents. - Ordinance (first reading) increasing AB3 licenses and granting a license to Gianliao Lombard at 310 Yorktown Shopping Center: introduced on first reading as part of the consent package.
Why it matters These approvals authorize multi-hundred-thousand-dollar public works and utilities contracts and complete federal funding closeouts tied to state transportation projects. The awards and funding authorizations will affect near-term street repair schedules, a major water-main rehabilitation on Butterfield Road and the village's capital spending plan.
Meeting context and next steps The items were handled on the consent agenda with no extended discussion recorded in the transcript. The board approved the consent agenda by roll call; the meeting then moved to a separate appointment item and later to executive session. Implementation of the contracts and use of federal funds are subject to the conditions and signatures specified in the IDOT project agreements and the vendor contracts.
Sources and transcript evidence The consent items and resolutions were read into the record by the clerk between timestamps shown in the official meeting transcript; the board's roll-call approval is recorded later in the transcript (see provenance).
