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Engineer reports low TMF grant bid; residents question exclusive use of Spicer engineering
Summary
Spicer gave a two-month update, reporting a low bid of about $131,564 for a TMF lead service-line project and urging grant-scoped additional work; public commenters questioned why Spicer repeatedly handles the village's engineering work and cited engineering fees they said total roughly $314,000 annually
Austin Alexander Spicer, an engineering consultant, reported to the Village of Saint Charles council that bids for a recent TMF (Targeted Municipal Funding) lead service-line removal project opened with a low bid around $131,564 from a company identified in the bid opening.
Spicer said the low bid allows the village to consider adding additional scope within the grant dollar limits so the village does not return unspent grant funds. He described contractor techniques intended to limit driveway disruption, saying, “they literally have these trucks that come in and they just do a puck,” and that…
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