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North Aurora board awards $2.01 million road contract, $182,581 veterans sign and $294,272 emergency VFD replacement
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Summary
At its April 20 meeting the North Aurora Village Board approved the 2026 road reconstruction contract to Geneva Construction for $2,012,975.73, awarded a Veterans Memorial sign contract to Aurora Sign for $182,581.16 and approved an emergency VFD replacement to Frank Marshall Electric for $294,272.
At its April 20 meeting the North Aurora Village Board approved three infrastructure contracts: the 2026 road reconstruction program, a Veterans Memorial sign contract and an emergency purchase to replace a variable frequency drive (VFD) at Well 4.
For the 2026 road program, staff recommended awarding the project to Geneva Construction for $2,012,975.73. Staff said the work covers pavement replacement on eight streets totaling roughly 2.9 miles and includes related sidewalk work. "Staff is recommending awarding the contract to Geneva Construction in the amount of $2,012,975.73," a staff presenter said. The board approved the award on roll call.
On the Veterans Memorial sign project, staff reported two bids and said Aurora Sign was the lowest qualified bidder. Staff noted an arithmetic error in Aurora Sign's lump-sum bid calculation, which the company later corrected and confirmed. Staff recommended awarding the contract to Aurora Sign for $182,581.16; the board approved the award. "AuroraSign confirmed that the lump sum bid was correct," staff said in the record.
The board also approved an emergency procurement to replace a failed variable frequency drive at Well 4. Staff said a prior, less expensive repair effort failed and that the replacement has a lead time of 26 weeks. Because of the operational urgency, staff recommended waiving the formal bidding process and awarding the work to Frank Marshall Electric for $294,272; the board approved the waiver and award by roll call.
On the recorded roll calls the clerk confirmed affirmative votes from the trustees present for each item (Trustee Christiansen; Trustee Curtis; Trustee Gaitley; Trustee Lowery; Trustee Nejvedge; Trustee Salazar). The board's approvals complete formal contract awards; staff said the VFD work will proceed under the emergency procurement and that road and sign work will move to contract execution and scheduling.
