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Belvidere waives bidding, approves up to $200,000 for emergency Well No. 7 repairs

Belvidere City Council · April 6, 2026
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Summary

After a recent outage, the council waived bidding and authorized Waterwell Solutions to rehabilitate Well No. 7 with a not-to-exceed authorization of $200,000; staff said the contractor estimated $190,286 and expects 2'—'a 3-week outage.

The Belvidere City Council voted to waive competitive bidding and approved emergency repairs and rehabilitation for Well No. 7, authorizing Waterwell Solutions to perform the work with a not-to-exceed contract amount of $200,000.

Director Brent Anderson told the council that Waterwell Solutions prepared the site for pulling the well and provided a cost estimate of $190,286 for the work. Anderson said the repair process will likely take about two-and-a-half to three weeks before the well is back online.

The waiver and the repair authorization were approved by voice/roll call with all ten members voting in favor. Councilmembers noted the timing was prudent to avoid outages in the summer season.

The council also previously approved a separate motion to waive bidding for emergency repairs to be completed by Waterwell Solutions prior to approving the repair contract.