Monee trustees approve Fireman’s Park pay request and award town‑center pond landscaping contract

MONEE — The Monee Village Board of Trustees on June 10 approved a contractor pay request tied to Fireman’s Park Phase 2 improvements and awarded the town‑center pond landscaping contract to PGM Design LLC d/b/a Arts Landscaping.

In the administrator’s report the board considered Pay Request No. 3 from Metropolitan Corporation for work completed through May 31, 2026. The payment request was certified in the board packet; the transcript’s numeric amount is garbled and could not be confirmed from the meeting record. Trustees moved and approved the payment on a roll‑call vote.

The board later reviewed bids for a separate town‑center pond landscape project. Staff disclosed three bids received May 14: GM GC Design ($314,780 as read aloud in the meeting), PGM Design LLC d/b/a Arts Landscaping (listed in the packet with a figure that appears garbled in the transcript), and Earthworks by Levika ($569,677). PSI and village staff recommended rejecting GM GC Design’s apparent low bid because the submission lacked required bond documentation and several line items, and awarding the contract to the next lowest complete bidder, PGM Design LLC.

Bob Adele, the village’s construction manager with PSI, described the planned landscaping as substantial, noting multiple plantings, illuminated trees, pedestrian amenities and water features. “It’s going to look like Bellagio in Vegas,” Adele said, describing decorative fountains and lighting that staff expect to install.

Trustees discussed schedule and accessibility details; staff said the work would begin within weeks and estimated completion in late summer or early fall. The motion to award the contract to PGM Design LLC was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

Votes at a glance • Pay Request No. 3 to Metropolitan Corporation (Fireman’s Park Phase 2): motion moved and seconded; roll‑call approval recorded (trustee votes read as ‘yes’ in the record). • Award town‑center pond landscaping contract to PGM Design LLC d/b/a Arts Landscaping (next lowest complete bidder): motion moved and seconded; roll‑call approval recorded.

What was notable • The apparent low bidder, GM GC Design, was disqualified from award consideration by staff because its bid packet omitted required bond documentation and other required items. • Packet figures for two dollar amounts read during the meeting are corrupted in the transcript and could not be confirmed from the audio/text provided; the board relied on the bid documents in staff files when making the award.

Next steps Staff will proceed with contract execution and preconstruction activities. The board was told the landscaping work should be substantially complete by late summer/early fall if schedules hold.