On May 6th, the Village Board awarded a
construction contract to DiMeo Brothers, Inc. to complete the Glenayre Park,
Phase I Reconstruction project to be completed in 2014.
This past week had a preconstruction meeting with the
contractor, sub-contractors, Village staff, and utility companies with
facilities within the area.
ComEd, the electric company in the area, is anticipated to
begin performing relocations of their existing facilities that in conflict with
the proposed improvements on June 2nd and be completed by the end of
June.
AT&T, the telephone company in the area, has some minor
relocation work to be completed and is anticipated to be completed at the same
time as the Glenayre Park underground utility work.
NICOR, the gas company in the area, is planning to replace
all gas mainline piping and services to individual homes. This process will
take several months and will be perform in conjunction with a majority of the
underground utility work. NICOR is anticipated to begin their work on June 16th.
DiMeo Brothers, the general contractor for the project, and
the contractor that will be performing a majority of the work in the area is
anticipating to begin installing storm sewer along Central Road and will likely
start around Monday, June 23rd.
For the next few weeks you will see construction activity in
the neighborhood between the work being performed by the utility companies and
the general contractor beginning preparation work for starting the storm sewer
improvements. Some of these tasks will include project stake-out and
JULIE locates. You will begin to see wooden stakes indicating locations
of proposed improvements. You will also see existing utilities marked out
with paint and flags. In order to not delay the project and cause unnecessary
damages to the utilities, we request that you, and your landscaper, do not
disturb these markings and stakes to the best of your ability.
We understand many residents have private improvements on
the public right-of-way that may be disturbed due to the improvements in the
area. These include electric dog fences, irrigation systems, boulders, brick
paver driveways, landscaping, etc. If you would like your private contractor to
relocate or remove some of these private improvements prior to the work
starting, please contact Chris Baumann at cbaumann@baxterwoodman.com
to coordinate the limits of the improvement within the public
right-of-way. This way you can accurately determine and remove only the
improvements in conflict. NOTE: All improvements will be made within the
Public Right-of-Way, there will be no improvements on private property unless
prior arrangements or easements have been granted in writing.
We understand this will be a long construction season for
all residents in the area. We will do our best to ensure the project goes as
smoothly as possible and that you are inconvenienced as least as possible.
There will be travel delays, dirt, dust, and general inconveniences
associated with a project of this magnitude. We do appreciate you
patience now and throughout the entire construction process.