TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Greg Ruddy, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the 2025 City of Joliet Bituminous Materials Price Agreement Contract
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BACKGROUND:
The 2025 City of Joliet Budget allocated funds to support the maintenance of City roadways, including hot-mix asphalt patching materials and cold patch materials. The Bituminous Materials Contract is a part of this maintenance program.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
On March 28, 2025, four (4) sealed bids were received for the 2025 City of Joliet Bituminous Materials Contract. The bid summary is as follows:
City of Joliet Bituminous Materials Price Agreement
The proposal explains that the City will complete the hauling of the materials with City-supplied trucks. The City will enter into contracts with all of the above material suppliers and will purchase materials based on job location (using a haul rate of $0.65 per ton mile), product availability, and what serves the best interest of the City.
It is estimated that the City will require approximately 3,100 tons of bituminous hot mix and 400 tons of cold patch mixture for use by the Roadways Division and the Department of Public Utilities.
Sufficient funds exist for the Bituminous Patching Materials Contracts in the Public Works Roadways Street Repair Materials Fund (Org 09029000, Object 536107, $100,000.00) and the Water & Sewer Operating Fund (Org 50080012, Object 536107, $135,000.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council enter into a City of Joliet Bituminous Materials Price Agreement with D Construction, PT Ferro, Joliet Asphalt, and Gallagher Asphalt at the unit prices noted above.
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