CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 26-132, South 40 Traffic Improvements, to Schroeder Asphalt Services, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,066,912.11 plus a 3% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Louden, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
This project supports the development of the City-owned South 40 parcel, located at the southeast corner of Illinois Route 59 and 103rd Street. The development advances the City's initiative to provide affordable housing opportunities for seniors and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
On March 1, 2023, the City issued Work Order 17-122I to design the public infrastructure improvements at the Illinois Route 59 and English Rows Avenue intersection. These improvements are necessary to provide access to the property.
DISCUSSION:
On June 11, 2026, the Transportation, Engineering and Development department issued Bid 26-132, South 40 traffic Improvements, seeking qualified vendors to construct a new entrance on the east leg of the Illinois Route 59 and English Rows Avenue intersection. This includes a temporary roadway extending east from the intersection to the affordable senior and IDD housing project, and the addition of a southbound left-turn lane and northbound deceleration/right-turn lane on Illinois Route 59.
Bids were received from the following vendors:
Vendor Name
Proposed Cost
Engineer's Estimate
$782,174.06
Schroeder Asphalt Services, Inc
$1,066,912.11
Alliance Contractors, Inc.
$1,287,689.35
Abbey Construction Co., Inc.
$1,465,197.20
Martam Construction
$1,723,163.00
Winninger Excavating, Inc.
$1,797,175.00
Baumgartner Construction, Inc.
$1,839,560.18
Due to delays associated with the multiple developments occurring on the South 40 parcel, this project was postponed for more than a year to better align with the overall development schedule. As a result, the e...
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