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Wauconda board approves $3.0 million reconstruction and related engineering contracts for multiple lift stations
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The Wauconda Village Board on March 16 approved a $3,000,977.32 contract to rebuild Lift Stations 4 and 5 and approved related engineering and electrical design agreements with HMG Engineers totaling $374,100. Staff said the work addresses high-flow collection from the village's northeast and aims for substantial completion by year-end.
The Wauconda Village Board on March 16 approved awarding a $3,000,977.32 contract to Performance Construction and Engineering LLC to reconstruct Lift Stations 4 and 5, and also approved professional agreements with HMG Engineers for construction management ($284,800) and design work for Lift Station 15 ($35,200) and electrical upgrades at five stations ($54,100).
Director Mannings told the board the lift stations rank high in priority because they collect a large volume of flow from the village’s northeastern side and sit near Bangs Lake. "This project includes a full replacement of Lift Station 5," Director Mannings said, adding the new Lift Station 5 will be built about 30 feet from the existing pump house and Lift Station 4 will be relocated to an abandoned well house near Lakeshore Boulevard and Hill Street. He said both existing stations will be abandoned and demolished and that design plans are finalized.
Staff said the construction contract was the lowest of three bids and that Performance Construction and Engineering had positive reference checks on similar projects. The construction contract carries a staff-recommended substantial-completion target by the end of the calendar year. On-site construction management and daily oversight will be provided by HMG Engineers under a separate $284,800 agreement; staff described their representative as likely to be on-site full time for the first three to four months of open-cut work.
The board also approved a $35,200 design agreement for Lift Station 15 on Anderson Road to replace pumps, discharge and pump rail piping, valves and level-control equipment, and a $54,100 professional-services agreement for electrical control-panel replacements and a full rehabilitation of Lift Station 7 that includes new pumps and a backup generator. Trustee questions focused on homeowner-association easements and how work near public beaches would be coordinated; staff said easement discussions are underway.
All items were approved on roll call. The contracts now proceed to execution and construction scheduling; staff said homeowners and nearby users will receive coordination notices before major work begins.
