TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the Lockport Township Wellhouse Demolition Project to Gould Brothers, LLC in the amount of $42,548.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Fairmont Water System consists of two wells, a 750,000 elevated tank, and multiple miles of water main. In 2019 the City of Joliet acquired ownership and operation of the Fairmont Water System from Lockport Township. Since acquiring the system, the City worked to gain approval from the IEPA to transition the Fairmont Water System from its shallow well water source to the City of Joliet's water system as its sole source of water. In July 2022 the City received approval from IEPA to switch the Fairmont Water System to the City of Joliet's water system as its sole water source. Upon receiving this approval, it was determined that Fairmont's existing two wells could be abandoned and the well houses removed. The intergovernmental agreement with Lockport Township requires the well houses be demolished and the property returned to the Township. A set of specifications was prepared by City staff for the demolition of the wellhouses.
The Lockport Township Wellhouse Demolition contract was advertised in the Labor Record on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
On Friday, March 15, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., three (3) sealed bids were opened and read in the City Hall Conference Room 1 for the Lockport Township Wellhouse Demolition project. The bid summary is as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AS READ
Gould Brothers LLC $42,548.00
Gregg W Dobczyk Excavating $43,500.00*
Green Demolition Contractors Inc. $54,500.00
Engineer's Estimate $100,000.00
* This is the corrected amount of the bid to include all bid items not included in the as read bid amount.
The low bid by Gould Brothers, LLC is 58% below the engineer's estimate.
Funds will be charged to the Water and S...
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