New Lenox Awards Bid For Water Tower Repainting

NEW LENOX, IL — A New Lenox water tower will be getting a new coat of paint, after the village board awarded a bid to Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc., for the project at its April 12 meeting.

Public Works Director Brian Williams said the village received four bids for the project, ranging from $397,000 to $504,000.

Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc., was the third-lowest bidder at $466,800.

Williams said the lowest bidder was from out-of-state, and is a non-union contractor who has open investigations with the Illinois Department of Labor. The second-lowest bidder was in-state and a union contractor, but the company stated in the bid that they couldn't do the project until 2022, Williams said.

The project will include the rehabilitation and repainting of the village's 300,000-gallon sphere water tower on Nelson Road, board documents state.

The board also approved a proposal for construction inspection services for the water tower from Dixon Engineering. The proposal will cost $35,200.