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Burr Ridge board approves $250,000 design contract as village hall sale discussions continue
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Summary
The Burr Ridge board voted unanimously to award up to $250,000 to Legat Architects to design a proposed new village hall on the police-campus site, while continuing public discussion of a possible sale of the existing village hall (appraisal cited at $1,800,000).
The Village of Burr Ridge board voted to award a contract for architectural design services to Legat Architects of Oak Brook, Illinois, not to exceed $250,000, moving the village closer to designing a proposed new village hall on the police campus.
The contract covers the design phase, which staff said would last about 15 weeks and represents the first of two phases; staff reported the combined design budget for both phases had been shown previously as $500,000. At the meeting the mayor and staff reiterated that the board is still exploring sale options for the existing village hall and reviewing appraisal and cost information as part of that process.
Board members discussed timeline and background before the motion. Staff described the design step as the phase in which the architect of record will work with staff to produce permit-ready construction documents, then move to a bid phase projected for March 2026 with theoretical approval in April 2026. The board was told the current village-hall appraisal stands at $1,800,000 and that the mayor had suggested a target sale range around $2.25 million; staff said project materials and historic board documents will be posted on the village website for public review.
The motion to award the Legat contract was moved and seconded and passed in a roll call vote recorded as 6–0. Staff said the award authorizes entering a contract for the design phase only and does not commit the village to construction; the second (construction) phase would follow after design and separate budget approvals.
Trustees also asked that the project webpage include cost information previously requested and a space-needs study from 2007 so the public has access to the materials the board has considered. A trustee asked whether a withdrawn private development that had previously proposed constructing a new public-works facility would change the village’s planning assumptions; staff said there were no immediate structural needs at public works and that alternate village-owned sites (including Rustic Acres) remain available if needed.
The contract award was the main formal action recorded on the Village Hall item; the board deferred final decisions about selling the existing village hall and the exact funding approach for a new building while moving forward with the design phase.
Votes at a glance
- Architectural design contract, Legat Architects of Oak Brook, Illinois — motion to award passed by roll call (recorded 6–0). Contract amount: not to exceed $250,000; scope: design phase (~15 weeks).
