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Resolution Approving a Change Order for the Carpentersville Dam Removal Project
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WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and desirable for the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois to authorize an increase in the contract amount with RES Environmental for the removal of Carpentersville Dam at Fox River Shores Forest Preserve; and
WHEREAS, The District received a river obstruction removal project grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for the proposed dam removal at the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve of which $911,112.16 remain for the project; and
WHEREAS, a contract was awarded to RES Environmental for $1,197,089.85. plus, $119,708.99 aside as contingency to cover any unanticipated additional costs, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,316,798.84; and
WHEREAS, during the demolition of the dam, a previously unknown stone causeway adjacent to the upstream side of the dam was discovered; and
WHEREAS, the removal of the stone causeway material is necessary for the success of the project and the initial estimate for removal of $430,000.00 is $310,291.01 higher than the authorized contract limit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, that the current contract with HGS LLC., doing business as RES Environmental Operating Company LLC. for the removal of the Carpentersville Dam bid for an amount not to exceed $1,316,798.84 be amended to allow an additional contingency of $400,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,716,798.84 be, and hereby is accepted and approved.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 12th day of November 2024.
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Christopher Kious Myrna Molina
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois