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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: (Sela
Resolution No. 22-R-0012 — Approval of a Contract with
the Layne Company for Professional Services Related to
the Rehabilitation of the Pump and Motor Assembly
Associated with the City’s Well Station No. 6 for an
Amount Not to Exceed $162,015.00
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM, Director of Public Works SIGNATURE MW. es
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman SIGNATURE.
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: March 3, 2022
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: March 21, 2022
ITEM SUMMARY:
Well No. 6, located at 525 Industrial Drive, is one of the four City-owned shallow wells. The pump and
motor assembly is a Bryon Jackson assembly installed in 1987. The well pump operates at a depth 211’
below ground, and is rated to pump approximately 850 gallons per minute (gpm). The well is powered by
a 75 HP Byron Jackson Type H submersible motor with a mercury seal.
Starting in the spring of 2018, Well No. 6 began exhibiting decreased performance. Currently, the well
output has decreased to 670 gpm. Based on the decrease in performance, Well No. 6 is currently in
need of inspection and rehabilitation. If left unchecked, the well assembly will likely experience complete
failure or, in the worst case, the column pipe may separate and drop the assembly to the bottom of the
casing. A casing is the pipe structure that is placed in the hole drilled in the earth to maintain
the well opening.
The City has multiple Byron Jackson assemblies at various well sites. Typically, these assemblies have
lasted 15 to 20 years before needing rehabilitation. Well Station No. 6 was last serviced in 2008. Please
note Layne Company (Layne) is the only company that can provide a Byron Jackson factory authorized
service person. Due to their history of being a factory-authorized sales and service representative for
Byron Jackson pumps and motors (including those containing mercury seals), as well as its satisfactory
history of servicing the City’s well assemblies, staff solicited a proposal from Layne of Aurora, Illinois, to
pull and rehabilitate the Well No. 6 Assembly (see attached proposal).
Layne’s proposal includes a complete rebuild and rehabilitation of the existing well equipment including a
television survey of the well casing. The estimated total for these services is $93,215.00. One additional
item addressed in Layne’s proposal is replacement of the well motor, if needed. The existing motor has
a mercury seal system that needs to be inspected before reinstallation. If inspection determines the
mercury seal has failed and cannot be reused, a factory exchange replacement motor with mechanical
seal has been quoted at a net cost of $68,800.00, for a total project cost estimate of $162,015.00. At this
time staff does not foresee a need to replace the motor.
City staff recommends the rehabilitation of the well assembly associated with Well Station No. 6 before
the start of peak summer water system demand. Staff requests that a professional services contract be
awarded to the Layne Company of Aurora, Illinois, related to the rehabilitation of the pump and motor
assembly at the City’s Well No. 6, for an amount not to exceed $162,015.00. This is a budgeted item at

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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
$500,000.00 in Water Fund Account #06-34-47-4420. Please note Well No. 5 is located on this site and
is in need of similar maintenance work. Staff will be presenting these projects to City Council as separate
resolutions since both wells are independently operating pieces of equipment. Well No. 5 will also be
billed to the same Account. The cost of Well No. 5 is not to exceed $317,960.00.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve a Resolution No. 22-R-0012 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Layne Company
for professional services related to the rehabilitation of the pump and motor assembly associated with the
City’s Well No. 6 for an amount not to exceed $162,015.00.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 6-0 for approval.