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Neighborhood Road Improvement Program 2016 - Bid Award
History
The 2016 Road Improvement Program includes the maintenance and reconstruction of various roadways/streets throughout the Village. A variety of programs are utilized to manage the maintenance and reconstruction including the Neighborhood Road Improvement Project. This project is bid yearly based, in part, on recommendation from the Village’s Pavement Management Consultant, Applied Research Associates (ARA), of Champaign, Illinois.
For FY2016, streets scheduled for resurfacing or reconstruction are found in the following neighborhoods: Maycliff Subdivision, Orland on the Green Units 1 and 2, Doyle Court, 108th Avenue, and Centennial Village. In addition to pavement related work, deteriorated/hazardous sidewalks, curbs and storm sewer structures will be repaired or replaced on an as-needed basis. All noncompliant sidewalks will be upgraded to ADA standards.
Additionally, the Brook Crossing Drive and Southwest Highway Intersection Improvement project was included with the 2016 Road Program as an optional alternate bid. This project was originally planned as part of the Crossings at Brookhills Subdivision construction, but was never completed. The Village has recently secured funding from the developer's letter of credit to help facilitate the widening of this intersection, complete with left turn lanes.
An Invitation to Bid was advertised in the Southtown Star Newspaper on February 4, 2016. Five (5) sealed bids were received for the Neighborhood Road Program. Bids were received from: Austin Tyler Construction of Elwood, Illinois; Crowley Sheppard Asphalt, Inc. of Chicago Ridge, Illinois; D. Construction of Coal City, Illinois; K-Five Construction of Lemont, Illinois; and P.T. Ferro Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois. The sealed bids were opened publicly by the Clerk’s Office at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22, 2016. Four of the five bids included the optional alternate bid fo...
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