$4.5 million water main replacement project to begin in Yorkville, Ill.

According to Shaw Local News, the city of Yorkville, Ill. is gearing up to around 9,000 ft. of water main lines, including one section nearly a century old.

The cost to replace this type of infrastructure can be daunting for municipalities, causing many cities to delay projects until they’re able to alleviate part of the costs through state funding.

Shaw Local News reported that the current cost for the 2025 Water Main Replacement construction project is estimated at around $4.5 million, the majority of which will likely be covered by an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency loan.

The city has already applied for a loan for the project with the IEPA for approximately $4.2 million.

This will leave the city a little short of the total cost of the entire project. At the upcoming City Council meeting on Feb. 25, the city aldermen will vote on a notice of intent of future approval for a construction bid for the water main project. The bid is for $4,775,774 from the Naperville-based company Winninger Excavating, Inc.

Full approval of the bid is contingent on the IEPA approving Yorkville’s loan application.

To cover the project’s full costs, the city can then either attempt to re-negotiate with the IEPA to increase the loan amount, or they can cover the costs or scale down the total project.

City officials currently expect the IEPA loan to be approved and the final project and bid approval to come back before City Council within the next couple months.

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