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Oak Park council roundup: contracts, change orders and assessments approved
Summary
In a single meeting the council approved multiple contract awards and change orders including a $979,679.75 street reconstruction, DTE lighting agreement ($56,510.13), vehicle purchases ($84,574), a Hatzalah lease extension, rejected janitorial bids to rebid, two change orders totaling $188,897.50, adopted special-assessment resolutions and affirmed a business-license revocation.
Oak Park — At its regular meeting the City Council took a series of formal actions on contracts, procurement and code-enforcement matters.
Key votes and motions approved by the council included:
• Award of the 2025 Northfield Reconstruction Project (M770) to A and G Construction and Remodeling for $979,679.75.
• Approval of the CDBG-funded senior yard services contract to Capital Landscapes of Detroit for a not-to-exceed $34,353.
• Adoption of Traffic Control Order No. 160 (section 1.35) to replace yield signs on Kipling Street with stop signs following a TIA study.
• Approval of a one-year lease extension for Hatzalah of Michigan at 13650 Oak Park Boulevard, Suite A, from 05/01/2025 to 08/30/2026, subject to city-attorney review; the rental rate was unchanged from the prior year.
• Approval of an agreement with DTE Energy to install nine decorative LED street lights with GFCI outlets around the new event hub for $56,510.13, funded by the parks and recreation improvement fund.
• Authorization to purchase two Public Works vehicles (Ford F-250 and Ford Maverick) totaling $84,574 under the MiDeal contract.
• Rejection of all bids for the 2025 citywide janitorial services contract (lowest qualified bid $161,452.28 exceeded budget) and authorization for staff to restructure and rebid the project.
• Approval of Change Order 2 for the 2024 sewer cleaning project (M774) with Taplin Group LLC for $7,300 to clean sewers not on original maps; funding from the water and sewer fund.
• Approval of Change Order 2 for the 2024-25 miscellaneous concrete program (M773) to add $181,597.50 for two large full-depth concrete replacements; funding is available in the water/sewer and local streets funds.
• Adoption of Special Assessment Resolutions Nos. 9 and 10 to confirm assessments and set a due date of 05/21/2025 with penalty for SAD 721–724 (unpaid utilities, false alarms, miscellaneous concrete and blight invoices); written exceptions were read into the record.
• Affirmation of the city manager’s revocation of the business license for the property at 21700 Wyoming under section 22-48 of the Code of Ordinances following repeated violations; no representative for the business appeared.
Most motions passed on roll calls recorded as unanimous among the present council members. Several items included staff commitments for follow-up documentation or contract review by the city attorney. No ordinance adoptions or amendments were recorded at the meeting.
