TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Lining Program to Performance Pipelining Inc. in the Amount of $719,939.64 and Award of the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Professional Services Agreement to RJN Group in the Amount of $71,700.00
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Joliet provides wastewater services to residential customers, commercial customers, industrial customers, private utilities, and other sanitary districts, covering over 40 square miles across Will and Kendall Counties. The wastewater collection system consists of 52 sanitary sewer pumping stations, 601 miles of sanitary sewers with pipe diameters ranging from 3” to 72”, and approximately 13,823 manholes. The age of the system ranges from the late 1800s to present day. The IEPA has stipulated in the City’s wastewater treatment plant NPDES permits that a Capacity, Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) plan be implemented. This plan requires a program for identification and reduction of inflow and infiltration (I&I). In order to meet the requirements of the CMOM plan, a ten-year sewer rehabilitation program was prepared. The goals of the rehabilitation program are to restore the structural integrity of the system, reduce inflow and infiltration, and reduce the occurrence of basement back-ups.
On February 4, 2025, the Mayor and City Council awarded the 2025 Sanitary Rehabilitation Program for the Garnsey Park area which is Year 8 of the ten-year plan. The cured-in-place pipelining, manhole rehabilitation, and chemical grouting for this area was successfully completed in 2025. The only rehabilitation work remaining in the Year 8 priority area is the lining of service laterals.
Design drawings and bidding documents were prepared for service lateral lining and the invitation to bid was advertised in the Herald News on Thursday, December 19, 2024. The contract was advertised as a 3-year renewable contract for 2025, 2026 and 2027 that would be awarded based on the total price of all three years.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
On Tuesday, January 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., three (3) sealed bids were received for the 2025 - 2027 Sanitary Sewer Lateral Lining Program. The bid summary is as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
Performance Pipelining Inc., Ottawa, IL $2,132,629.96
Hoerr Construction Inc., Goodfield, IL $2,358,050.00
BLD Services, LLC, Kenner, LA $2,878,039.50*
Engineer’s Estimate $3,053,008.00
*The bid submitted by BLD Services, LLC was corrected from the “as-read” amount at the bid opening. There was a mathematical error in the bid amount of the Bid Opening documents. The Bid Amount shown in the table above is the corrected amount.
The low bid from Performance Pipelining Inc., in the amount of $2,132,629.96, was 30.1% below the engineer’s estimate. This bid included pricing for 2025, 2026 and 2027. Performance Pipelining satisfactorily completed the 2025 work. Therefore, staff recommends renewing the contract with Performance Pipelining based on the unit prices of the 2026 Base Bid which totals $719,939.64.
Funds will be charged to the 2026 Water & Sewer Improvement Fund / Sewer Collection / Construction (Org 50180020, Object 557200, $719,939.64).
Included with this Contract Award is the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Professional Services Agreement with RJN Group, for an amount not to exceed $71,700.00, for construction administration and resident engineering services. During construction RJN Group will provide construction related engineering services including construction inspection, review contractor submittals, respond to contractor requests for information, review pay requests, attend monthly meetings, and review post construction televising for quality assurance.
Funds will be charged to the 2026 Water & Sewer Improvement Fund / Sewer Collection / Professional Services (Org 50180020, Object 557200, $71,700.00).
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases whose estimated cost is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be awarded without written specifications or bidding under certain circumstances. Two (2) of these circumstances apply:
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council;
(g) Purchases of Professional Services.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council take the following actions:
1. Award the Contract for the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Lining Program, in the amount of $719,939.64, on behalf of Performance Pipelining Inc.
2. Approve the Professional Services Agreement for the 2026 Sanitary Service Lateral Program, in the amount of $71,700.00, on behalf of RJN Group.
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