CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Accept the record of Emergency Procurement 26-193, June 2026 Storm Restoration and Cleanup, to various vendors for an amount not to exceed $627,549.28
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Dan Randolph, P.E., Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Between June 10th and June 11th, Naperville experienced several severe storms that produced more than two inches of rainfall, wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour, and an EF0 tornado that touched down near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Naper Boulevard. As a result of the storms, the Department of Public Works received more than 700 service requests related to storm damage. These requests included approximately 30 blocked roadways, 19 blocked driveways, 82 blocked sidewalks, and more than 400 reports of downed trees or hazardous hanging branches requiring immediate attention.
For the same storm event, the Department of Public Utilities - Electric experienced over 20 outages related to various tree contacts. The Electric Utility utilizes contractors for vegetation management beyond small limbs that can be removed by hand. Additionally, there was a storm of equal or greater magnitude forecasted for the following week. For storms with reasonable probability of high winds, the Electric Utility will place vegetation management crews on standby to ensure the timeliest response.
DISCUSSION:
Following the severe storms, the City initiated a special citywide storm debris collection on June 15th to expedite the removal of storm-related debris and restore normal operations throughout the community. To support these emergency response efforts, an emergency procurement was approved by the City Manager on June 15, 2026, per Section 1-9B-4-8 Emergency Procurements, of the Naperville Procurement Code, to fund storm damage cleanup services provided by D Ryan Tree & Landscape, Steve Piper & Sons, Trees R Us, and Bartlett Tree Experts in the...
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