The village awarded contractor Nardulli Construction Company, Inc. the project to redo stretches of sidewalk around the village at a July 22 council meeting.
Nardulli Construction was one of six contractors to bid on the project to replace sidewalks and curbs around the village. The contractor bid $45,520 when Christopher B. Burke Engineering, the village engineer, estimated the project to cost $60,200. Burke Engineering also reviewed the bid documents.
Sidewalk construction is expected to begin in a few weeks and will include removing and repouring 3,200 square feet of concrete, plus 36 feet of curb and gutter removal. Where grass is dug up, workers will lay down new topsoil and sod.
Construction will take place in the following areas:
- 7700 block of Adams Street
- 1000 block of Beloit Avenue
- 100, 1300 and 1500 blocks of Circle Avenue
- 800 block of Elgin Avenue
- 7200 block of Jackson Boulevard
- 100, 800 and 1000 blocks of Marengo Avenue
- 7600 block of Monroe Street
- 800 block of Thomas Avenue
- 7700 block of Van Buren Street
- Intersection of Rockford Avenue and Franklin Street
Four commissioners and Mayor Rory Hoskins unanimously agreed to award the bid at the July 22 meeting. They unanimously voted to go out for bids at a village council meeting earlier in July, though Commissioner Ryan Nero was absent at that meeting.
Construction on the sidewalks and curbs will be completed 20 days after it starts. The village’s public works department estimates work will begin in several weeks, since village staff need to review the contractor’s schedule and ensure necessary permits are in place.