Title
Orland Square Mall Stormwater Management, Design Engineering, Contract Award Recommendation
History
RFP #25-068 - Orland Square Mall Stormwater Management, Design Engineering was issued on December 5, 2025 to solicit proposals from qualified and experienced engineering firms to provide design engineering services for stormwater management improvements at Orland Square Mall. The entire Orland Square Mall property as well as the surrounding outlots are currently served by the detention basin at the southeast corner of the property.
The detention basin was originally permitted and built in 1975. As properties around the mall continue to develop and/or redevelop, it is anticipated that incremental detention storage and volume control will be needed to meet the current Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO) requirements.
The scope of work includes the analysis of the existing drainage, identification of additional detention and volume control needs under assumed development conditions, and a design of a stormwater management system to accommodate future needs to the maximum extent practicable. It is anticipated that this will include an underground detention system in the former Sears parking lot. It is also anticipated that this can accommodate up to six outlots may be built around the mall building.
Eleven engineering consultants submitted a response to the RFP:
1. HR Green, Inc. - $96,130.00
2. Spaceco, Inc. - $98,760.00
3. Farnsworth Group, Inc. - $100,500.00
4. Engineering Resource Associates, Inc. - $105,000.00
5. V3 Companies, Ltd. - $112,280.00
6. Baxter & Woodman, Inc. - $120,055.00
7. Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. - $132,590.00
8. MeritCorp Group, LLC - $148,800.00
9. Fehr Graham - $175,000.00
10. Terra Engineering, Ltd. - $175,000.00
11. Valdes Architecture and Engineering - $219,325.00
The selection committee reviewed and ranked the RFP responses based on the following selection criteria defined in the RFP.
• Qualifications of staff, especially key personnel, proposed to perform the work (20%)
• Project approach and understanding of scope (25%)
• Proposal cost (25%)
• Firm's experience and capacity to perform the work (20%)
• Selection team discretion (10%)
Based on the evaluation criteria, HR Green, Inc. was determined to be the most qualified firm and the best overall value for the project.
Financial Impact
This project will be funded by the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for the proposed Dick's House of Sport development (former Sears store).
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve and authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with HR Green, Inc. of New Lenox, Illinois for Orland Square Mall Stormwater Management, Design Engineering for a total not-to-exceed amount of $96,130.00;
AND
Authorize the Village Manager to execute all related contracts, subject to Village Attorney review.