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Resolution Approving a Bid for Cattail Control At Six (6) Forest Preserves
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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 a bid for control of cattail at portions of six preserves; and
WHEREAS, the District actively restores areas using modern fire suppression, clearing, and chemical treatments of both herbaceous and woody species; and
WHEREAS, the non-native, invasive plant hybrid cattail (Typha x glauca) is an aggressively spreading species that infests many District wetlands. It quickly forms monotypic stands of itself, at the exclusion of native flora and fauna. Its dense growth habit minimizes its utility to native wetland fauna; ducks cannot swim through mature stands, and its stalks fail to support the nests of native wetland songbirds; and
WHEREAS, Contractors were sought to bid on summer 2025 control projects of multiple, separate infestations of cattail, across six different preserves. The qualified lowest bids for each project were as follows:
Project 1 Aurora West Forest Preserve (19 acres): Bid of $6,650 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC
Project 2 Dick Young Forest Preserve (45 acres): Bid of $15,750 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC
Project 3 Dick Young Forest Preserve (14 acres): Bid of $4,900 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC
Project 4 Freeman Kame Forest Preserve (9 acres): Bid of $3,150 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC
Project 5 Fox River Shores Forest Preserve (13 acres): Bid of $4,550 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC
Project 6 Willoughby Farms Forest Preserve (6 acres): Bid of $2,100 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC
Project 7 Pingree Grove Forest Preserve (21 acres): Bid of $7,350 by Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the total for the above seven projects is $44,450.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois that the bids received from Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, LLC for the control of cattail at six (6) Forest Preserves totaling $44,450 are hereby accepted and approved.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 10th day of June 2025.
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Bill Lenert Mohammad Iqbal
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois