The approved 2024 Capital Improvement Program includes $3,800,000 for the reconstruction of local streets. The scheduled work under this contract includes fully reconstructing seven different street segments (approximately 1.40 miles) located within the Village limits. Reconstruction is completed on roadways that are experiencing sub-base (foundational) failure and are no longer candidates for maintenance activities, like patching or resurfacing.
The scope of work for this project consists of the reconstruction of identified Village roadways with full-depth asphalt and will include removals, earthwork, subbase granular base course, HMA binder and surface courses, intermittent sidewalk (including ADA accessible ramps), driveway pavements, intermittent drainage structure reconstruction or adjustments, sod restoration and all incidental and collateral work necessary to complete the street reconstruction project.
Additionally, Fernandez Ave is identified as a key framework bike route in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and the recommendation in the plan is to use pavement markings to delineate a combined bicycle-parking lane along with increased on-street bike route signage. Similar pavement markings have been used in the past, when on-street parking is underutilized, providing a more comfortable cycling experience with more separation from vehicular traffic.
Once the parking lanes are marked, the travel lanes will be limited to ten to eleven feet in each direction which will provide a traffic calming effect. Engineering staff have confirmed that this application is supported, provided the average daily traffic counts (ADT) and speeds are low, and wider travel lanes are not required, which applies in this case.
On June 3, 2024, bids for the 2024 MFT Street Reconstruction Program, IDOT Section #24-00222-00-00-PV, were publicly opened and read aloud. The bid tabulation is as follows:
BIDDER TOTAL BID
Builder’s Paving, LLC $3,648,400.00
RW Dunteman $3,862,650.00
J. A. Johnson Paving $3,955,476.21
Plote Construction $4,199,100.00
ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE $3,501,582.97
Builder’s Paving, LLC submitted the low bid and has successfully performed the reconstruction program for the Village in recent years
If approved, this project will begin in late June or early July, being mindful of the July 4th holiday. The project will be substantially complete in early September, and landscaping to be complete by October, weather permitting.
Funds are available in the following account:
Motor Fuel Tax Fund 211-7101-550400 (ST9009) $3,637,373
Capital Projects (Bike Plan/Bike Route Pavement Markings) 401-7101-550300 (ST 1904) $11,027
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Village Board award the 2024 MFT Street Reconstruction Project contract to Builder’s Paving, LLC of Hillside, Illinois in the not-to-exceed amount of $3,648,400.00 and authorize the execution of the necessary documents.