Hoffman Estates committees approve multiple sewer contracts totaling about $3.1 million
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Summary
The village approved contracts for sanitary sewer rehabilitation, storm inlet cleaning, a large storm-sewer rehab and a construction‑inspection supplement; staff said the combined approach will save nearly $1 million by bundling planned 2025–26 work.
Hoffman Estates officials on Dec. 15 approved a set of Public Works contracts to repair and rehabilitate sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure and to expand inspection services tied to a private utility route.
Public Works staff told the committee the lowest qualified bidder for the 2025 sanitary sewer rehabilitation program was a firm listed in the agenda as National Power (Chicago), and recommended a contract not to exceed $780,489 for trenchless repairs targeting aging clay pipe. Staff said four bids were received and that some streets previously rehabilitated were intentionally excluded from the scope. The committee approved the resolution unanimously.
The board also approved a contract with VISU Sewer of Illinois LLC (Bridgeview) for a new storm-inlet cleaning program, an inaugural annual maintenance effort, in an amount not to exceed $55,100. Staff described the work as routine cleaning and data collection; the low qualified bid was from VISU Sewer.
A larger storm-sewer rehabilitation project, also awarded to VISU Sewer of Illinois LLC, will proceed in an amount not to exceed $2,194,480. Staff said the scope was increased to include planned 2026 work, completing more than 23,000 linear feet of corrugated metal pipe rehabilitation that began in 2023; the combined award, staff said, realizes nearly $1 million in cost savings compared with separate contracts.
Separately, the committee approved a supplemental agreement with BLA Incorporated (Itasca) for expanded construction inspection services tied to ComEd license agreements for the Compass data center. The supplement adds $82,225 for a total inspection contract amount not to exceed $246,805; staff said inspection costs will be covered by permit fees paid by ComEd.
All items were approved by committee and then folded into the board's consent/omnibus approvals later in the evening.
What this means: The village is accelerating trenchless and condition-assessment work across older clay and corrugated metal sewer lines, and consolidating some work to realize program-level savings while using permit fees to fund inspection services for private utility work.
