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Board moves to recommend $5.8M Tinley Creek stabilization contract; MWRD grant covers $3.7M
Summary
Trustees heard a long‑running Tinley Creek streambank stabilization plan and a motion to recommend awarding a $5,796,847 contract to Copenhaver Construction Inc. The presenter said the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is covering $3.7 million, leaving the village responsible for roughly $2.2 million; construction is expected to begin in 2026 with most work completed by year-end.
The board considered a motion to recommend execution of a construction contract between the Village of Orland Park and Copenhaver Construction Inc. for the Tinley Creek streambank stabilization project (ITV‑25‑049). The motion text presented to the board specified a contract amount of $5,796,847 plus a 10 percent contingency of $580,000 for a total not to exceed $6,376,847, and authorized the village manager to approve change orders up to the contingency amount with village attorney review.
Project staff traced the work back to a 2012 conception and a 2014 design by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater…
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