The 2023 Water & Sewer Budget includes $475,000 for lining sanitary sewers. The project was duly advertised and the bids were publicly opened by the Village of Arlington Heights, on behalf of the Municipal Partnering Initiative (MPI) on March 20, 2023. The MPI is a working group of Chicagoland suburban municipalities, which have been working together on group bids since the fall of 2010. Combining multiple municipal bids allows for lower pricing through greater quantities. The Village of Arlington Heights led a group of municipalities this year on a bid for “Cured in Place” (CIPP) Sewer Lining.

CIPP lining is a non-destructive method of rehabilitating older sewers. This process “sleeves” the inside of older distressed sewers with a new epoxy fiberglass resin. This method of rehabilitation is normally applied to sewers with cracking or a history of cave-ins at locations where open excavation repair is either too expensive, inaccessible or both. In this case we have numerous sanitary sewers that have visible cracks and are inaccessible. This work also includes reinstating the service connections to each home. The Village has been rehabilitating sanitary sewers through CIPP lining for eleven years. This program is part of an ongoing annual program to rehabilitate our aging sewer system.

This MPI bid was jointly collected for the Villages of Lincolnshire, Prospect Heights, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glenview, Riverwoods, Northfield, Glencoe, Golf, Lake County and Arlington Heights. The total bid price for Arlington Heights is listed below for the 2023 MPI contract.

BIDDER TOTAL COST

Hoerr Construction, Peoria, IL $400,986.00

Benchmark, Bartlett, IL $485,618.00

Insituform Technologies, Chesterfield, MO $477,961.00

National Power Rodding, Chicago, IL $925,161.82

The Village has successfully worked with Hoerr Construction in the past and Public Works recommends approval. The bidder has been determined to be responsible and the bid meets specifications.

Funds for these services are available in Account No. 505-9001-552.50 (SW9001).

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Village Board approve the three-year contract with Hoerr Construction of Peoria, Illinois, for the 2023 CIP Sewer Lining Program at unit bid prices, up to the budgeted amount, and authorize Staff to execute the necessary documents.