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                        INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
                        AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
                                             AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _____7.A.______
Resolution No. 26-R-0050 – Contract Award – Thomas
Engineering Group, LLC - Professional Engineering                                                 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: July 2, 2026
Services related to the Lift Station #4 Site Improvements    COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: July 6, 2026
Project in an amount not-to-exceed $54,648.00


STAFF REVIEW: Mehul T. Patel, P.E., CFM, Director of Public Works   SIGNATURE__________________________

APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Viviana Ramirez          SIGNATURE__________________________

ITEM SUMMARY:
Lift Station #4 (LS#4) was constructed in 1993 and is located at 1689 Joliet Street within the public right-
of-way of Joliet Street, near the northeast corner of the intersection of Joliet Street and Wilson Street. The
tributary area  for LS#4  includes Kresswood  Trails Condos  subdivision, Kresswood  Trails  Unit 2
subdivision, Whispering Oaks subdivision, and unincorporated Westwin Meadows subdivision.

The site is accessed directly from Joliet Street. The control building sits adjacent to the roadway and has
been subject to vehicle impacts from errant traffic along Joliet Street. The first such occurrence was in
2015, which prompted the site improvements design in 2016. Thomas Engineering Group, LLC (TEG)
prepared conceptual engineering plans for LS#4 site improvements to address flooding concerns within
and around the control building, improve access for City personnel and maintenance equipment, and
provide roadside safety enhancements along Joliet Street to reduce the risk of future vehicle impacts.
The improvements were halted due to funding constraints. The second occurrence of a vehicle hitting the
controls building occurred in 2020.

In 2019, parts of West Chicago were mapped in the Illinois Senate District 21. The City requested
$125,000 in capital funding through State Senator Laura Ellman for the Lift Station #4 Site Improvements
Project (Project). Although legislative district boundaries later changed, the funding was released to the
City in December 2023.The next step to allow spending the fund required the City to formally apply for
grant funding through the  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). In
December 2025, the City was awarded $125,000 in grant funding. The grant agreement has a sunset
date of August 31, 2027. The anticipated improvements for the Lift Station #4 Site Improvements Project
(Project) include the installation of traffic barrier terminals and steel plate beam guardrail along the
northbound Joliet Street shoulder. Adjustments to drainage and utility structures, site grading, subgrade
improvements, paving, and parkway restoration will also be incorporated into the final design. DCEO is a
reimbursement grant program in which the City must pay all the Project costs and seek reimbursement.

The plans prepared back in 2016 need to be revised to meet the updated standards and engineering
practices. Due to TEG's preparation of the original conceptual plans, familiarity with the site, and ability to
efficiently update the previously completed design documents, staff determined it was in the City's best
interest to solicit a proposal from TEG rather than initiate a new consultant selection process. The
professional engineering services scope of work will include data collection, topographic survey, base
mapping, geotechnical investigation and CCDD certification, detailed design and specifications, preparing
bid documents, bidding assistance, construction administration and part-time construction inspection.
TEG submitted a proposal in an amount not-to-exceed $54,648. Staff recommends approval of the
professional engineering services contract award.

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In 2026, there is $30,000 budgeted for design engineering in account 05-34-43-4806 for this Project. The
five-year Sewer Capital Improvements Plan includes an additional $30,000 for construction engineering in
2027. Construction for this Project is not anticipated until spring of 2027.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:

Approve Resolution No. 26-R-0050 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Contract with Thomas
Engineering Group, LLC (TEG), of Aurora, Illinois for Professional Engineering Services related to the Lift
Station #4 Site Improvements Project in an amount not-to-exceed $54,648.00.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:

Pending recommendation from the Infrastructure Committee at its meeting on July 2, 2026.