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Council approves incubator renovation contract award pending US EDA written approval
Summary
Council approved a resolution recommending award of the incubator renovation contract (recommended bidder: Hausman Construction), contingent on written approval from the U.S. Economic Development Administration; council noted EDA has given verbal approval but the letter is pending.
The Streator City Council voted to approve a resolution recommending award of a construction contract for the incubator renovation project, contingent on receiving the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) written approval.
The presenter reviewed the multi-year development: a planning grant in 2019, a planning study with the University of Illinois, and subsequent EDA grant support. He said two bids were received; he recommended the apparent winner (identified in the record as Hausman Construction) and reported an estimated project cost of approximately $1,000,185. He also said the EDA had given verbal approval and that the city was awaiting the formal approval letter: "it's sitting on someone in Chicago's desk to be signed," he said.
Council asked procedural questions about timing and EDA paperwork. Councilmember motion and second were recorded (Mister Geary moved; Mister Danko seconded). The roll-call vote recorded ayes and the resolution passed with the condition that the city will finalize the contract after receipt of the EDA approval letter.
The council did not record technical bid tabulation details beyond the two amounts presented in the meeting; the resolution therefore advances the award subject to the external federal agency’s final written sign-off.
