Waukegan committee approves Deegan Group contract and change order for soil remediation

The Waukegan Environmental and Sustainability Committee voted unanimously March 2 to approve a work agreement with the Deegan Group for environmental services at Parking Lot D for $74,457.50 and a subsequent change order of $17,650.30 for the Fan Steel soil remediation project, bringing the contract total to $143,424.72.

Chairman Florian put the resolution and the change order before the committee and, after a brief comment from Alderman Bolton about neighborhood redevelopment, the motions passed on roll call with all members voting in favor. "This is in the 1st Ward," Alderman Bolton said, noting the site was previously owned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and that the work is meant to help give the area a "face lift."

The change order covers additional remediation work identified during the Fan Steel project. The committee did not record an individual mover or seconder for the Deegan items in the transcript; motions were made and seconded and then approved by roll call. The clerk called the votes for Chairman Florian, Alderman Felix, Alderman Turner, Alderman Guzman and Alderman Bolton; each vote was recorded as "Aye."

The approvals allow the city to proceed with the contracted environmental services at Parking Lot D and to continue remediation at the Fan Steel site under the amended contract terms. No further timeline for completion was specified during the committee meeting.