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Public Works outlines Hazel CSO sewer-separation project; council approves $4.62 million contract
Summary
Aurora officials approved a $4,618,000 contract for the Hazel combined-sewer overflow (CSO) sewer-separation and water-main improvements project in Ward 4. Public Works said the work will replace nearly 4,000 feet of water main, swap about 120 lead services and require daytime street closures and short water shutdowns.
Aurora’s City Council on June 8 voted to award a contract for the Hazel CSO sewer-separation and water-main improvements project in Ward 4, authorizing a $4,618,000 contract with Performance Construction and Engineering LLC.
Kurt Mieth of the city’s Public Works Department presented the package as the second phase of last year’s Broadway sewer-separation effort and said it will extend sewer separation and drainage improvements east of Broadway from North Avenue down to Hazel and between Broadway and LaSalle Street. "Last year, we installed the trunk line along Broadway, and now these are all the laterals down the side streets to the east," Mieth said. He added the project will replace nearly 4,000 feet of undersized water main and anticipates replacing about 120 lead services.
Mieth described construction challenges in the area, including very narrow rights-of-way such as Tittsworth Court, overhead utilities and limited driveway access. He said the city will phase work block by block to limit disruption and will coordinate closely with homeowners to maintain access at the end of each workday.
During a question-and-answer period, council members asked about street closures and water-service interruptions. Mieth said work will require daytime street closures and that crews will "do our best to get them open back up at night." He said planned shutdowns typically occur between about 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. when crews tie new mains to existing systems and that residents will be notified in advance; "anytime there's a planned shutdown, we let them know," he said, noting the city often issues a boil order for a day or two after a shutdown.
A council member asked about the winning bidder’s background after noting the low bid was roughly $26,000 below the next bid. Mieth told the council that Performance Construction had performed the previous Bridal phase and had done several projects for the city. After discussion, the council moved, seconded and approved the resolution awarding the contract; the clerk announced the motion passed by voice vote (announced as 4–0).
The project schedule is expected to run through the summer and into the fall, Mieth said, with specific phasing and daily access plans to be coordinated with the contractor and affected homeowners. No public comments were offered during the meeting on this item.
