RIVERWALK COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
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Report regarding the Naperville Riverwalk standard paving brick
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, P.E., Director of Transportation, Engineering and Development/City Engineer
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BACKGROUND:
The Naperville Riverwalk has used the same standard paver, the Stockholm red brick with the squiggly edges, since the first phase of the Riverwalk was constructed in 1981. The original manufacturer was Paveloc, which was eventually bought out by Unilock about fifteen years ago. Brick pavers were not as common forty years ago as they are today, and the squiggly-edged brick was chosen due to the belief that the edges would lock the adjacent bricks in place to form one large mat. Brick pavers and installations have improved significantly over the years and the interlock is no longer as important as it was in the 1980's.
Unilock informed us years ago that Naperville is the only client that still uses this brick, and that they would only manufacture the Stockholm paver at our request with a minimum order of 20,000 square feet. Unilock later informed us that the brick mold was no longer suitable for producing this brick and that we needed to choose a new standard brick for the Naperville Riverwalk. With several large upcoming projects such as 430 S. Washington Street and the South Extension we had discussion at last week's Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) committee meeting about the various choices available for our new standard.
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Since our consultant Gary R Weber Associates (GRWA) works with Unilock frequently they reached out to different contacts at the company to inquire about the mold. After discussions with several different people GRWA was later informed that the mold is still capable of producing pavers and that Unilock would be very happy to continue to produce the Stockholm paver for us a...
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