Elgin Swimming Pool Bids Opened

Bids on the new Elgin swimming pool will be awarded at September meeting. Elgin Review
Bids on the new Elgin swimming pool will be awarded at September meeting. Elgin Review

Bids were opened at 2 pm on Wednesday, August 17 for the Elgin Swimming Pool construction project.
Three bids were received for the project slated to begin later this year. Bids for Contract 1 and its alternates deal with the actual pool and general construction (pool vessel, decking, bathhouse, shade structures and more). Bids for Contract 2 deal with the pool mechanical construction (Sub-Base material, water features, below & above ground piping and more).
Businesses submitting bids and their figures are:
Mechanical Incorporated of Freeport, IL submitted a bid for Pool Mechanical Construction-Contract #2 only. Their base bid-lump sum submitted was $375,000. Bid Alternate #2-1: Granular Material-Type D (dealing with the Sub-Base material) was add $50 and deduct $25 per cubic yard. Bid Alternate #2-2 (water feature/toddler slide) was $49,600.
Ricchio Inc. of Gurney, IL submitted a combination bid for both Contract 1 and Contract 2. On Contract 1, the base bid-lump sum was $1,649,000. Bid Alternate #1-1 Deck, was $6 per square foot. Bid Alternate #1-2 Granular Material-Type D was $60 total. Bid Alternate #1-3 Bathhouse lump sum bid of $497,700. Bid Alternate #1-4 Shade Structures lump sum bid of $16,500.
Their figures for Contract 2 were Bid Alternate #2-1 Granular Material-Type D was $60 per cubic yard. Bid Alternate #2-2 (water feature/toddler slide) was $16,000.  Ricchio also included a list of previous projects they worked on.
Christiansen Construction Co., LLC of Pender, NE submitted a bid for Contract 1 only. Their base bid-lump sum was $1,176,000. Bid Alternate #1-1 was $6.05 per square foot. Bid Alternate #1-2 was an add of $53.26 per cubic yard and a subtract of $39.71 per cubic yard. Bid Alternate #1-3 Bathhouse lump sum bid of $352,973. Bid Alternate #1-4 Shade Structure lump sum bid of $18,367. Christiansen also included a list of previous projects they worked on.
Previously, the Council had planned to review and make a decision on the bids the next day (Thursday). The project engineer will now review the bids and make a recommendation to the Council at their next regular meeting on Tuesday, September 6. Plans are for the Council to award bids that evening.