CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 26-090, 2026 Small Diameter Sanitary Main Line Rehabilitation, to Performance Pipelining, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $854,347 plus a 3% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Water Utilities' 2026 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes rehabilitating approximately 62 manholes, 14,502 linear feet of sanitary mainline sewers, and 184 sewer service laterals. The primary focus of these projects is to reduce groundwater and surface water leakage into the sanitary sewer system while improving the structural integrity of these assets.
The sanitary sewer main lining program is part of the Water Utilities' Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) permit that requires a Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM) plan and IEPA-required ten-year infiltration and inflow reduction program under Naperville's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
Sanitary sewer lining is a major component of the City's strategy to reduce system leaks associated with stormwater infiltration through pipe cracks and fissures, which reduces sanitary system capacity during wet weather events. Lining the sewer provides seamless, leak-free pipes and maintains structural integrity for approximately 50 years. Reducing leaks and preserving system capacity also helps reduce the number and severity of sanitary sewer backups.
In March 2026, the Water Utilities issued Bid 26-090, 2026 Small Diameter Main Line Rehabilitation. This bid will rehabilitate 14,502 linear feet of eight-inch through 18-inch diameter sanitary sewer pipelines located in the Old Farm subdivision. The contractor will use no-dig lining technology to reduce costs and disruption to the community.
Due to the large amount of groundwater infiltration located where the service connections meet the sanitary mains, this bid will also include chemical grouting of the first six feet of each service lateral connection to stop groundwater migration. Chemical grouting will prevent premature failure of the new liner, thus eliminating the unnecessary cost of treating groundwater at the Springbrook Water Reclamation Center, increasing the capacity of the sanitary sewer system, and preventing basement wastewater backups.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date: 3/16/2026 Planholders: 8
Bid Opening Date: 4/7/2026 Proposals Received: 5
Bids were received from the following vendors:
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Vendors Name |
Bid Amount |
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Performance Pipelining, Inc. |
$854,347.00 |
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Hoerr Construction, Inc. |
$936,411.00 |
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Visu Sewer, Inc. |
$969,945.10 |
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National Power Rodding Corp. |
$988,016.85 |
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Engineer’s Estimate |
$1,002,858.06 |
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Insituform Technology |
$1,069,266.68 |
Staff recommends Performance Pipelining, Inc. for the award as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the procurement of construction services, as defined by section 1-9B-7 of the Procurement Code (RBO-qualified).
The Water Utilities has worked with this contractor in the past, and the work was satisfactory.
The term of this contract is from the date of the award to December 15, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP #: WW084 - 2026 Small Diameter Sanitary Sewer Main Lining.
The requested award will be expensed to the Infrastructure account listed below. The 2026 Budget includes $1,000,000 for the completion of this project. The requested award, including contingency, is within budget.
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Account Number |
Fund Description |
Total Budget |
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41251500-551502 |
Water Utilities Fund |
$86,910,285 |
*Per Council directive, contingency on construction projects is set at 3% on projects over
$500,000 and 5% on projects under $500,000.