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Mt. Vernon council approves $1.75 million in vouchers, awards street and demolition contracts
Summary
The City Council approved Consolidated Vouchers totaling $1,749,650.32 and unanimously awarded multiple contracts for street materials, parking-lot sealing, and a summer demolition project. All motions passed with four yeas; Mayor John Lewis was absent.
The Mt. Vernon City Council on June 16 approved Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable in the amount of $1,749,650.32 and awarded several municipal contracts, with all motions passing unanimously and Mayor John Lewis recorded as absent.
City Manager Nathan McKenna presented the vouchers and recommended awards for multiple bids. For street maintenance materials used to operate the patcher, Illini Asphalt submitted a bid of $30,000 for oil (staff had estimated $35,000) and Beelman Logistics bid $7,237.75 for chip; both awards were recommended from the Motor Fuel Tax fund and approved by the Council. The parking-lot sealing project for Downtown Lots F and G and Lincoln Park (34th Street) received three bids; Rooters American Maintenance was the low bidder at $30,795.03, a budgeted Quality of Life fund expense, and the Council approved the contract.
McKenna also reported bids for the Summer 2025 Demolition Project, covering demolition of 12 properties. Heck’s Excavating was the sole bidder at $100,900; the Engineering Department had budgeted $300,000 this fiscal year for demolition work. Council members approved the sole-bid award to Heck’s Excavating.
Council Member Donte Moore moved to approve the vouchers and each bid award; motions were seconded (most often by Council Member Mike Young) and recorded as yeas from Gliosci, Moore, Tate and Young. The actions were taken under normal roll-call procedure; no public comments were recorded on these items.
Next procedural steps: awarded vendors will proceed under the terms presented to the Council; demolition funding remains part of the Engineering Department’s budget and additional property demolitions may be scheduled later in the fiscal year.
