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Burr Ridge approves $484,137 in pump-center upgrades to replace aging pumps and modernize controls
Summary
The Burr Ridge mayor and board voted 6-0 Sept. 22 to approve two contracts totaling $484,137 for phase 1 of pump-center improvements, replacing four pumps and upgrading SCADA controls to improve reliability and operational flexibility.
The Burr Ridge mayor and Board of Trustees voted 6-0 on Sept. 22 to approve two contracts totaling $484,137 for phase 1 of the village pump-center improvements project.
Trustee Paveza moved to approve the contracts; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. The contracts are for replacement pumps and motors (Illinois Pump Inc., Rolling Meadows) for $434,500 and SCADA-system modifications (Metropolitan Pump Company/Metropolitan Industries, Romeoville) for $49,637.
David, a village staff member who presented the project, said the pump center ‘‘originates all of our Burr Ridge drinking water’’ and feeds a 3,000,000-gallon reservoir on German Church Road. He told the board two of the four pumps are original to the facility (constructed in 1983) and other components were last modernized around 2000.
‘‘Phase 1 is really just the pumps,’’ David said, describing the replacements as four matching 150-horsepower pumps (about 2,100 gallons per minute each) that will allow operational flexibility and reduce wear on any single unit. He also described SCADA upgrades—supervisory control and data-acquisition systems—that consolidate flow, chlorination and reservoir-level monitoring on one screen for operators.
Trustees questioned whether the work had been put out to bid; David said consultant CMT prepared the bids and specifications after being contracted in June. On billing-side leak detection, David said customer metered-leak detection is handled by the utility billing AMI system, but the village has engaged Aqua Hawk to provide ancillary leak-detection services for about $600 per month to help identify smaller leaks more promptly.
A participant who reviewed the recommended vendor materials said the specified Goulds pumps and Chesterton mechanical seals are industry-standard and compatible with the village’s needs.
The board approved the motion and the project will move forward as the village’s phase 1 work; David said HVAC and electronic upgrades, variable-frequency drives and chlorination-system changes remain part of a later phase.
The board did not take additional related votes at the meeting; the contracts approved cover pumps and SCADA for the described phase 1 work.
