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Oak Park awards $18.46 million contract for Oak Park Avenue streetscape project
Summary
After re-scoping to cut costs (removing bluestone sidewalks), the Village Board accepted a competitive low bid of $18,464,000 from A Lamp (ALAMP) and authorized staff to execute the contract with approximately $350,000 contingency; trustees pressed on budget variance and disadvantaged-business participation.
The Village of Oak Park approved a resolution awarding the Oak Park Avenue Streetscape contract to A Lamp (ALAMP/"A Lamp Concrete Contractors") after staff presented a multi-year design and bidding process and revisions intended to reduce costs.
Assistant Public Works Director and Village Engineer Bill McKenna summarized the procurement: the project was refined to remove bluestone sidewalks in favor of a similar-colored concrete paver to…
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