The Oak Brook Village Board has approved a nearly $1.1 million contract for street improvement work that is slated to begin in mid-August and be completed in late fall.
Approximately 3.25 miles of roadway are included on Kensington Road, Wennes Court, Adams Road, Birchwood Road, Hunt Club Lane, Hunt Club Drive, and Robin Hood Ranch.
“The resurfaced roads will extend the life of the current roadways while providing a safe and comfortable passage for the public to ride on, Village Manager Greg Summers said.
He said the Village is using an outside contracted engineer to evaluate roads and determine an approximate annual program for roadway repairs.
“This evaluation is based off road condition, traffic volume, and future utility work needed on the village’s roadway system,” Summers said. “The results of this analysis, along with Village Board input and funding constraints, will be used to set forth a long-range plan for consistent annual spending that maximizes village roadway condition.”
Summers said Village staff used road ratings to determine which roads were selected for resurfacing this year.
“New ratings are currently being finalized to guide a long-term plan to ensure a long-term approach on need-based prioritization,” he said.
A solicitation for bids for the 2024 Streets Improvements Project was posted on the village website in May and eight sealed bids were received on June 20. Thomas Engineering, Oak Brook’s consulting engineer, recommended that the contract be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, K-5 Construction Corporation in Westmont. Village staff received and reviewed references of that company and was satisfied, said Oak Brook Public Works Director Timothy O’Malley.
Bids received ranged from K-5’s $1,096,863 to a high bid of $1,288,940.
In general, the project includes resurfacing existing asphalt roadways, mainly located within residential subdivisions. Work includes, but is not limited to, pavement surface removal, intermittent curb and gutter removal and replacement, full-length pavement patching, aggregate shoulders, resurfacing and hot-mix asphalt level binder and surface courses, landscape restoration, pavement markings, traffic control and protection, and all incidental and collateral work necessary to complete the project, O’Malley said.
Chuck Fieldman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.