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Vernon Hills to hire Leopardo as construction manager for police station renovation; staff warns GMP will return for approval
Summary
Trustees approved Resolution 2026-006 to waive formal bidding and execute a construction-manager-at-risk contract with Leopardo Construction for the police station project; staff said Leopardo’s preconstruction fee is $30,000, its fee 2.25% on subcontract packages and general-conditions estimates (24-month schedule) raise the total CM-related value to about $2.4 million.
The Village Board voted Feb. 17 to waive competitive bidding and authorize entering a construction-manager-at-risk agreement with Leopardo Construction for the police station addition and renovation project.
Director Bonata reviewed how the village selected the construction-manager (CM) delivery method and why CM-at-risk is appropriate for a complex, phased renovation that must keep existing operations functioning. He outlined the RFP and evaluation process: eight firms showed…
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