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Mount Vernon approves $29,940 contract to complete Illinois EPA lead service surveys
Summary
The council unanimously approved a $29,940 sole-source quote from Schulte Supply, Inc. to contact and visit about 1,000 accounts to complete the city’s Illinois EPA-mandated lead service survey after mailed notices failed to achieve compliance.
On Jan. 2, 2024 the Mount Vernon City Council approved a resolution accepting a $29,940 quote from Schulte Supply, Inc. to complete the city’s lead service survey work intended to satisfy Illinois EPA requirements. City Attorney David Leggans presented the resolution and City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel told the council the city has about 1,000 residential and commercial accounts that have not completed the survey; prior mailers did not yield sufficient responses.
Bechtel said Schulte Supply would contact customers by phone and physically visit customers to assist in completing the mandatory survey. The city described Schulte as the sole source it is aware of for this outreach and in-person assistance.
Council Member Donte Moore moved to accept the quote; Council Member Joe Gliosci seconded. The motion passed with yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis. The council recorded no abstentions or no votes.
The action authorizes the staff to proceed with the outreach contract; the transcript does not include a detailed timeline for the outreach, specific terms beyond the $29,940 quote, or a contractor start date.
