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Mundelein board approves omnibus of contracts, new liquor license class and several capital projects
Summary
At its May 11 meeting the Mundelein Village Board approved an omnibus package of roughly 50 routine fiscal-year items, created a new Class S distillery license and authorized multiple procurement contracts — including design services for McKinley Avenue and drainage work on Wellington Avenue. A large road contract award was approved subject to bonding; the transcript records an unusually large figure in the packet (see article).
The Mundelein Village Board on May 11 approved a bundle of municipal actions to begin the 2026–27 fiscal year, including code amendments, vendor contracts, grant programs and infrastructure design and construction authorizations.
Key actions approved included creation of a new Class S distillery license and authorization to issue it to North Shore Distillery; an ordinance amending Class F liquor license allocations for two Mexican restaurants; and multiple procurement and service contracts across public works, parks and safety functions.
Public works approvals highlighted at the meeting included a design engineering services agreement for the McKinley Avenue Roadway Reconstruction Project with Guelalt Hamilton Associates (purchase order $146,260) and construction observation services for the 2026 infrastructure improvement project (PO $50,810). The board also accepted a proposal for Wellington Avenue drainage improvements with Herky's Trucking Inc. (PO $102,593.37) and extended a landscape maintenance contract with LandCare USA (PO $250,000).
Other municipal contracts approved included a concrete curb and sidewalk contract with Schrader and Schrader Inc. (PO $210,000), an extension for tree removal and maintenance services (contract value in transcript: $50,000), a custodial services contract with a not-to-exceed PO of $88,900, and a bulk rock salt contract with Compass Minerals America. The board also authorized a purchase order referenced in the meeting packet related to the Archer Business Center (documented in the transcript as $804,000) and approved a light-pole painting PO to CertaPro Painters for $35,600.
Finance and public-safety items cleared the board as well: the Governing Body approved payments totaling $1,255,862.36 for the April 28–May 11 period; an ordinance amending municipal-code sections for full‑time firefighter-paramedics and for full‑time police officers passed; and the board authorized year 2 of a three-year paramedic-services agreement with Metro Paramedic Services (PO $562,059.87), subject to final attorney review.
The board also moved to accept all submitted bids and award a construction contract for the fiscal-year 2027 Road Rehabilitation Project to Campanella and Sons Inc., subject to bonding and insurance. The meeting transcript and packet record the contract amount as $3,000,187,581.15; this figure appears in the materials presented at the meeting and was part of the motion. The amount is flagged in published meeting materials and by this report as a likely typographical error in the packet; the board’s action was recorded as approval subject to receipt of required bonding and insurance.
All motions reported in the transcript passed on roll call during the meeting. Where a mover and seconder were recorded, the transcript notes those names (for example: motion to cancel the May 25 meeting moved by Krinsky and seconded by Grieco). Several items were described as waiving bids before entering into contracts; where noted, vendor locations were included in the motion text in the packet (for example: LandCare USA, Park City, Illinois; Compass Minerals, Overland Park, Kansas).
Votes at a glance (selected items): • Creation of Class S distillery license; issuance to North Shore Distillery — approved (motion recorded). • Amendment to Class F liquor allocation for Los Magenes entities (660 S. Lake St.) — approved. • McKinley Avenue design engineering agreement (Guelalt Hamilton Associates) — approved; PO $146,260. • Wellington Avenue drainage contract (Herky's Trucking Inc.) — approved; PO $102,593.37. • Archer Business Center PO referenced in packet — approved; packet shows $804,000. • Road Rehabilitation Project contract award (Campanella and Sons Inc.) — approved, subject to bonding and insurance; packet lists amount as $3,000,187,581.15 (likely typographical error). • Governing Body bills payment (04/28/2026–05/11/2026) — approved; $1,255,862.36.
What happens next: several projects are scheduled for design work this summer with construction planned in 2027 (McKinley Avenue and Wellington Avenue were noted for upcoming construction windows). The board also set a public hearing on the budget appropriation ordinance for June 8, 2026, at 7:05 p.m. at Village Hall. The May 25, 2026 regular board meeting was canceled and board members were authorized to allow the village administrator to approve bills in the interim.
This report is based on the meeting transcript and recorded motions; many items were routine fiscal-year renewals or administrative approvals included in a 50-item omnibus. The transcript contains several typographical inconsistencies in vendor and project spellings and one unusually large contract figure (noted above) that appears in the meeting packet and should be confirmed in the official contract documents.
