Title/Name/Summary
Lake Sedgewick 319 Grant
History
PROJECT:
Lake Sedgewick/153rd Street Metra Parking Lot BMPS, 319 Grant 3190605
PETITIONER:
Development Services Department
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this project is to install Best Management Practices (BMPs) for a wetland polishing system to reduce run-off pollutants from the new 153rd Street Metra Lot in order to help protect the water quality of Lake Sedgewick in Centennial Park.
DISCUSSION
In April 2009 the Village Board approved the selection of Lee Werner Excavating to construct Phase One BMPS for Lake Sedgewick. (Phase Two is not being constructed at this time because of costs that significantly exceed the project budget) Since that time, Werner has withdrawn from the project based on his inability to complete the required tasks in the project. A notice of default was sent to Mr. Werner via Ken Friker on May 6, 2009. Werner’s attorney replied with a waiver of the ten day notice. The Village is ready to proceed with the selection of a new contractor.
Staff contacted the next lowest bidder, Encap, Inc, who is still interested in the project and ready to move forward with construction at the end of May. The sooner the project is completed, the better for plant survival and establishment.
The second bid is higher than the first by a total of $18,826. The EPA has committed by email to apply an additional $11,000 to the grant, for a total EPA commitment of $108,614, but leaving a $7,826 unaccounted for balance. Lee Werner’s bid bond in the amount of $13,000 is another potential source of Village revenue. The Village Attorney and Werner’s Attorney are currently negotiating this issue. If the bid bond money is collected, it will completely compensate for increased cost to the Village for the second bidder. A 10% contingency is included in the bid number, and could be a possible source of funding if not used for other unexpected expenses.
In addition to Encap’s higher price, there was another imp...
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