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Antioch accepts base bids for new Village Hall; recommended bidders total about $1.36 million
Summary
FQC recommended awarding low responsive/responsible bidders across 13 bid packages (70 bids total) for the new Village Hall; the base trade bids recommended total $1,359,185 and the overall project remains aligned with a previously described $2.1 million budget. The board approved moving forward with contracting steps.
The Antioch Village Board accepted FQC’s recommendation to proceed with low responsive/responsible bidders for the new Village Hall project after a presentation by the village’s construction consultant.
Mr. Hayes of FQC told trustees the public bidding process produced 70 bids across 13 packages and that the consultants recommended the low responsive/responsible bidder for each package. The recommended total of the base trade bids was $1,359,185, which Mr. Hayes said was consistent with the project budget the board reviewed last October. Including soft costs and contingencies, staff and consultants said the total project remains near the $2.1 million figure previously discussed.
Hayes highlighted areas that required additional vetting: one HVAC low bid (RDS HVAC of Oak Forest) was significantly lower than the next bidder, prompting a scope and reference review; the originally low electrical/low‑voltage bidder requested to withdraw a bid after discovering an omission and the next low responsive bidder recommended for that package was a local contractor (Turo Electrical of Antioch) with a contract of about $577,000 for that package. For a paving/site improvement package where two low bids tied at $45,000, FQC described a coin‑flip method as its tie‑breaker practice and asked if the board preferred an alternative policy.
Trustees asked about alternates, including milling and repaving versus seal coating (an alternate paving scope was estimated to add about $33,000). Mr. Hayes said alternates were available for later decision in order to manage the budget. If the board approved the base bids, the next step was to issue letters of intent and proceed with contracting and permit review so work could begin following receipt of permits.
The board voted to accept FQC’s recommendations and move forward with contracting. Staff said letters of intent would be issued the following business day and contracting would be paralleled with permit review so the construction schedule could proceed.
What happens next: Staff will issue letters of intent, finalize contracts with the recommended bidders, complete permitting, and begin construction once permits are in hand. FQC said the base construction duration is roughly four months from the start of construction, with anticipated start and completion windows contingent on permits and schedule.
