ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to APPROVE the Low BID from KRUMHOLZ BROTHERS LANDSCAPING, INC., in the Amount of $136,190.00, and Award a CONTRACT for the SPRINGDALE CREEK STREAMBANK STABILIZATION, with an Additional Authorization of $13,619.00 (10%) for Contingencies, for a Total Amount of $149,809.00. (Council District 3)
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BACKGROUND: On December 15, 2020, the City Council approved a Consent Decree with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to remediate Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) (ref. item 20-303). This mandate requires that a state supplemental environmental project (SEP) be completed. Per the Consent Decree, the SEP shall consist of stream and gully restoration within Turkey Creek and Springdale Cemetery to reduce stream erosion.
This project was undertaken in connection with the settlement of an enforcement action taken by the Illinois Attorney General and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Bids for the Springdale Creek Streambank Stabilization project were advertised in the Peoria Journal Star and on the City's website. Public Works received bids on May 3, 2022, with three bidders submitting.
The results are shown below:
Contractor Total Base Bid
Krumholz Brothers Landscaping, Inc. $136,190.00
Illinois Civil Contractors $236,015.60
ENCAP, Inc. $369,586.00
The Engineer's estimate for the project is $167,015.50
Staff recommends increasing the low bidder's contract to $149,809.00 to accommodate a 10% contingency.
Krumholz Brothers Landscaping, Inc. (Krumholz) is a local business that has been pre-qualified by IDOT for the type of work to be completed for the Springdale Creek Streambank Stabilization project. Krumholz also builds several of the private property...
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