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Macomb council approves multiple purchases and contracts, awards emergency storm-sewer repair and advances property and demolition actions
Summary
Council approved purchases including a hydroseeder, a construction-services agreement for wastewater upgrades, awarded an emergency storm-sewer repair contract, authorized demolition work under an IHDA grant, and approved a purchase agreement and design agreement related to economic-development planning.
Macomb’s City Council approved a series of procurement and property actions on items ranging from small equipment purchases to a major construction-services agreement for wastewater improvements.
Council approved a $10,429 purchase of hydroseeder equipment for the Public Works operations division; staff said delivery is expected in four to six weeks. The council also approved a construction-services agreement with Hanson Professional Services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 2B project with a construction-services fee of $261,027; staff noted that the overall project estimate is about $3.5 million.
The council acted on an urgent public-works repair after a sinkhole and collapsed storm sewer were discovered on South Johnson Street. Public Works described approximately 180 feet of 18-inch pipe, at some points as deep as 10 feet, and two bids were received: Lavadeer at $29,430 and Hood Construction at $64,227. Staff recommended awarding the contract to Lavadeer and the council approved the award to allow work to begin as soon as possible.
On housing and blight removal, staff asked council to approve demolition of three properties eligible under an Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) fast-track demolition grant. Staff said the project uses a grant originally about $438,000 with a current balance of roughly $170,000; the council approved sending demolition bids and pursuing additional properties if they can be fit before the IHDA deadline.
For economic development, the council authorized execution of a purchase agreement for property at 1725 East Jackson Street; staff said the purchase price and closing costs would be appropriated from either the Downtown Eastside TIF fund or the business development district fund and that the agreement contains an option to withdraw if the development does not proceed by the contract date. The council also approved an approximately $8,000 schematic-design agreement with Farnsworth Group to produce visual materials and a 3-D rendering to explain the sports-complex economic-development project in advance of an open house.
All items were approved by roll call and recorded in the transcript as carried ('all ayes'). The council asked staff to be available after the meeting to answer questions from members of the public who missed the public-comment window.
