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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _ 3: OD. _
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution No. 25-R-0053 — Contract Award — Yellowstone
Landscape, Inc. — 2025 Fall Parkway Tree Planting
Program in an Amount Not to Exceed $81,660.00
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: August 7, 2025
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: August 18, 2025
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM., Director of Public Works SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
In September 2024, the City of West Chicago Public Works Department applied for a Tree Equity Grant for
Disadvantaged Community and received $300,000 in grant funds through the Morton Arboretum to implement a
Fall Parkway Tree Program for 2025, 2026 and 2027. The grant funds have a sunset date of June 1, 2028. For this
reimbursement grant program, the City plans to use $100,000 in funding for each program year. The underlying
funding source is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Urban and Community
Forestry.
The 2025 Fall Tree Planting Program (Program) consists of providing and planting 195 parkway trees in various
locations within the corporate limits of the City of West Chicago which are deemed disadvantaged. The scope of
work also includes installation of two TreeDiapers at each planting location for watering purposes. A location map
depicting the eligible area is attached.
A Notice to Bidders was advertised in the Daily Herald on July 8, 2025, as well as on an online bidding platform
QuestCDN. The sealed bids were opened on July 29, 2025. Of the six plan holders only four submitted a bid. The
results are below.
Bidder Name Bid Amount Rank
Yellowstone Landscape, Plainfield, $81,660.00 1
IL
The Fields on Caton Farms, Inc., $85,980.00 2
Crest Hill, IL Le
| Langton Group, Woodstock, IL $102,135.90 3
KP Fencing, Peoria, IL $192,685.00 4
| GC Designs, Inc., Minooka, IL* NA NA
Estimate $100,000.00 N/A
*Disqualified Bidder — Did not submit a required bid bond.
Yellowstone Landscape, Inc. has previously completed tree planting programs for the City with satisfactory
performance.
Staff recommends that a contract be awarded to Yellowstone Landscape, Inc. for services related to the 2025 Fall
Parkway Tree Planting Program, for an amount not to exceed $81,660.00. The grant award was announced after
the FY2025 budget process was completed. As such, this is an unfunded item for FY 2025; however, there are
funds available in the Capital Funds (08-34-53-4670) to complete this program in 2025. Staff will seek
reimbursement at the conclusion of the Program.

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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve Resolution No. 25-R-0053 authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Yellowstone Landscape, Inc.
of Plainfield, Illinois, for the 2025 Fall Parkway Tree Planting Program for an amount not to exceed $81,660.00.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 for approval.