Title
Augmented Snow Cleanup - Payment
History
On January 31st through February 2nd, 2015, the Village responded to a winter storm that produced blizzard-like conditions and left a record-setting 19 inches of snow on the ground. The “Super Bowl” storm of 2015 has been verified by the National Weather Service as the fifth largest snowfall event in the region’s history. Significant piles of snow accumulated in numerous areas of town requiring the assistance of heavy equipment to augment the Village’s clean-up efforts. Stacking and pushing back the piles of snow is performed more effectively by heavy equipment, specifically front-end loaders. The loaders are used to push the snow back from the curbs and corners before the height of the snow impacts line of sight for pedestrian vehicles.
The Village’s additional snowfighting efforts were assisted by Airy’s, Inc. of Tinley Park, Illinois. Airy’s provided a day of assistance to the Parks & Building Maintenance Department by clearing the heavy wet snow from Metra parking lots. Airy’s submitted an invoice for $9,260.52 for this work. Airy’s also provided and operated four (4) front end loaders for two days which greatly assisted Public Works in expediting our clean-up efforts. Airy’s provided an invoice for $13,449.47 for this work. To facilitate payment in a timely manner, this item is being considered by the Board on the same night.
This item was reviewed by the Public Works Committee this evening, March 2, 2015, and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
Funds to cover the costs of this effort are available in account 010-5002-442200 and account 026-0000-442200.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve payment to Airy’s, Inc. of Tinley Park, Illinois, in an amount of $22,709.99.