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Mount Vernon authorizes seeking bids for $3.6 million South 44th Street Phase II project
Summary
On Jan. 2, 2024 the Mount Vernon City Council authorized the city to seek bids for the South 44th Street Phase II frontage road and improvements to Ilberry Road and Heritage Avenue, an estimated $3.6 million project; the city said a $2 million state grant request is pending.
On Jan. 2, 2024 the Mount Vernon City Council voted unanimously to authorize City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel to seek bids for the South 44th Street Phase II frontage road construction and improvement work on Ilberry Road and Heritage Avenue, an estimated $3.6 million project. City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel said the city has requested $2 million from the State of Illinois but has not yet received word on that funding; she told the council that, if funded, construction could begin this year.
Council Member Ray Botch moved to grant permission to seek bids; Council Member Mike Young seconded. The vote was recorded as yeas: Botch, Gliosci, Moore, Young and Lewis.
The measure grants authorization to begin the procurement process; it does not award a construction contract. Bechtel described the authorization as a preparatory step so the city can proceed with bid solicitation and, if necessary, move forward with construction within the calendar year pending funding and procurement outcomes. The agenda listed no bids or quotes for immediate award under the Bids and Quotes section at this meeting.
The council did not discuss engineering firms, specific bid timelines, or detailed funding breakdowns at this meeting. Those details were not specified and would be determined in the solicitation and subsequent contract award process.
