Infrastructure Committee approves consent package of contract awards

The West Chicago Infrastructure Committee on Aug. 7 unanimously approved a consent packet of contract awards covering road reconstruction, tree planting, aggregate purchases, chemicals and sewer rehabilitation.

The committee voted to approve resolutions 25‑R‑0052, 25‑R‑0053, 25‑R‑0054, 25‑R‑0055, 25‑R‑0056, 25‑R‑0058, 25‑R‑0059 and change order 25‑R‑0061 after Chairperson Morano pulled items 4F and 4I for separate discussion. Alderman Dimas moved to approve the remaining consent items; Alderman Beebe seconded and a roll call recorded all aye votes.

Votes at a glance: 25‑R‑0052 (Gonzalez Companies, LLC) — Town Road Reconstruction and Resurfacing, not to exceed $219,361 — approved. 25‑R‑0053 (Yellowstone Landscape, Inc.) — 2025 Fall Parkway Tree Planting Program, not to exceed $81,660 — approved. 25‑R‑0054 (Landscape Material and Firewood Sales, Inc.) — aggregate materials for FY2025, not to exceed $61,830 — approved. 25‑R‑0055 (Alexander Chemical Corp.) — liquid sodium hypochlorite for FY2026, not to exceed $99,216 — approved. 25‑R‑0056 (MacCarb Inc.) — carbon dioxide for FY2026, not to exceed $48,600 — approved. 25‑R‑0058 (Graymont Western Lime, Inc.) — hydrated lime for FY2026, not to exceed $392,600 — approved. 25‑R‑0059 (Hoerr Construction, Inc.) — 2025 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project, not to exceed $500,000 — approved. 25‑R‑0061 (Independent Mechanical Industries) — Change Order No.1 for the A20 Phosphorous Removal Project at the West Chicago/Winfield Wastewater Authority Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, additional $105,800 for a revised contract not to exceed $5,120,800 — approved.

The approvals move several city procurement items to execution and keep multiple maintenance and capital projects on schedule, according to committee remarks. The committee then proceeded to consider the two items it had pulled from the consent packet.