The approval came Monday evening.
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ROCHELLE — Rochelle City Council members approved the general contractor’s bid of nearly $2.8 million to construct a radium removal plant at Well 11 near the high school.
The approval came Monday evening.
Interim City Manager Sue Messer said a total of seven proposals were received, with the lowest bid from Leander Construction, Inc. of Canton, Ill. that came in about $56,000 lower than the engineering estimate.
The well has been out of service since the discovery of radium levels above the accepted maximum contaminant level (MCL) in April of 2016. Last November council approved an ordinance authorizing a loan agreement between the City and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to borrow up to $4.5 million through the Public Water Supply Loan Program. Due to testing non-compliant for acceptable levels, the city has to construct the radium removal plant.
Adam Lanning, superintendent of water/water reclamation addressed City Council Monday evening to explain the easements for the property near the well are being secured.
“We are set to begin construction in about a month…we are expecting to have the plant operational by February of 2018,” Lanning said.
The IEPA will also need to approve the contract before construction can begin.
Lanning also said the general contractor has done wells in Dixon. At a council meeting last year, Lanning explained most municipalities near Rochelle already have treatment plants including Dixon, Sycamore, DeKalb, Rockford, and Loves Park.
In other business City Council approved an amendment to the municipal code in regards to alcoholic beverages, creating a new Class R Liquor License. This will allow retail sales of alcoholic beverage by restaurants with a bar for consumption on public golf course property. Messer said this amendment is a clarification due to the golf course being a publicly owned property. Previously there had not been an ordinance to reflect this.
Council also approved the appointment of Garrett Williams to the Planning and Zoning Commission with a term expiring on July 1, 2021.
