On August 1st, the Village Board approved a professional services contract with MTI Construction Services LLC of Lombard to serve as Construction Manager/Cost Consultant for the renovation of the Bielawski J. Municipal Center. The consultant contract specifies MTI as the Construction Manager At Risk for the $13.1-$15.6 million renovation project. In this type of arrangement, the construction manager or MTI is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the construction including obtaining accurate construction cost estimates, refining the scope of work, performing the actual bidding services, hiring subcontractors, ensuring job site safety, maintaining quality control of products and services, identifying cost savings through value engineering, preparing payout requests, securing lien waivers and assisting the Village with relocation services during the approximate 14-month construction project. As part of their contract, MTI will be required to provide the Village their Guaranteed Maximum Prices for the project in advance of going out to bid and subsequently manage all construction-related costs so they stay within the limits of the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) plan. Should they exceed the GMP limits, MTI will assume the financial risk for those project bids and be required to deliver the project per the plans and specifications and any contractual allowances.

On Monday, September 5th, Village administrative offices will be closed to observe Labor Day. Please note that the Police records Bureau is open 24/7/365 to serve residents and customers. In addition, Labor Day is a REFUSE HOLIDAY meaning the Village will be on a holiday week pickup schedule that begins Tuesday, September 6th and continues thru Saturday, September 10th. All residents will have their refuse, recycling and yard waste picked up 1 day later than usual.

 Each September, our nation and emergency/disaster response agencies across our nation undertake a month long effort to educate the American public regarding the critical importance of disaster preparedness in both the home, the workplace and in the larger community. Preparedness is an essential step in disaster recovery because of its focus on mitigation - a community's   coordinated effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of local disasters. Communities that assist their residents and businesses prepare well for disaster incidents are those that typically recover quicker and come back even stronger from an incident.  There are countless preparedness measures families and business organizations can take to increase their capacity to respond and recover from a disaster event. The most impactful measures  a person, family, business or community organization should undertake include the following:

Community Consolidated School District will host a Job Fair this Friday, August 26th from 10 AM - 4 PM at the District Administrative Center in Bloomingdale. The District seeks qualified applicants for the following support staff positions for the 2016-17 school year:

 

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DuPage County Stormwater Management Division has recently developed a web-based App for smart phone users that allows residents and businesses  to actively participate in the County's watershed management efforts. The new Citizen Reporter App includes several features that allow a subscriber to identify and report areas within their respective watershed that have water quality issues that need to be addressed. The web app can be accessed at 'Navigate DuPage' or by clicking on the image of the App on the left.