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Soil and Material Testing and Engineering - Proposal
History
To assist the Village in ensuring quality construction materials and methods are being used, the services of a construction material testing company are required. Although primarily used as needed for the yearly Road Improvement Program, these services will also be required to dispose of the Village’s excavated spoils and may be used to assure quality construction on other projects.
A Request for Proposals was advertised in the SouthtownStar Newspaper on Monday, April 29, 2013. Staff requested hourly rates and unit pricing for a variety of personnel and testing/laboratory services for a period of two years with the option for one additional year. In return, five (5) sealed proposals were received for processing. Proposals were received from: Testing Service Corporation of Carol Stream, Illinois; Construction & Geotechnical Material Testing, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Material Testing, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois; SEECO Consultants Inc. of Tinley Park, Illinois; and Interra Inc. of Bolingbrook, Illinois. The sealed proposals were opened by the Clerk’s Office at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2013 (Proposal Summary Sheet attached).
Following a review of all proposals and each firm’s qualifications, Construction & Geotechnical Material Testing, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has been deemed to be the best qualified Material Testing Company for the scope of services requested. They have recently performed similar services for several other Villages in the area and in the Village of Orland Park on private construction projects - Dave & Busters, Sheffield Square and Charlton Highlands. Therefore, it is staff’s recommendation to accept the proposal from Construction & Geotechnical Material Testing, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, for testing services not to exceed $30,000 per year.
On June 17, 2013, this item was reviewed by the Public Works and Engineering Committee, rec...
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