2026-410
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING BIDS AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACT UE27-07-33—OUTDOOR 145KV CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,739,398.21 FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
This ordinance accepts bids and authorizes execution of a contract from UE27-07-33, Outdoor 145kV Circuit Breakers, with Graybar Electric Company, Inc. for the Transmission and Distribution Department, in an amount not to exceed $1,739,398.21 for fiscal years 2028 through 2032. It further authorizes the purchase of five (5) 145kV circuit breakers at the FY28 price of $157,393.62 per breaker, for a total of $785,968.10. Manufacturing lead times of approximately 121 weeks mean delivery and expenditure is not anticipated until fiscal year 2029. Upon receipt into inventory, CWLP will implement a program to replace these breakers and improve system reliability. Bids for UE27-07-33 were opened 8/6/26. Three (3) bids were received, one local and two non-local. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. of Springfield submitted the only bid meeting the minimum technical specifications and is therefore the low bid meeting specifications. This is not the apparent low dollar bid. CBM, Inc. (Siemens) of Richland, Mississippi did not meet minimum specifications for maintenance interval for the specified minimum of fifteen (15) years. CribProcure Inc. of Lago Vista, Texas did not meet the minimum specification for maintenance interval and did not bid the correct breaker.
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Agenda Item
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CWLP
2026-411
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING VARIOUS FY2027 BUDGETARY TRANSFERS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,195,000.00 FROM CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECT ACCOUNTS TO VARIOUS OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENSE ACCOUNTS, FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Previous ordinance 066-02-26 established the City's appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027, including Electric Fund appropriations for the Office of Public Utilities. Certain capital projects or portions of capital projects will not be completed during Fiscal Year 2027 or will use less budget authority than originally appropriated. Existing Fiscal Year 2027 budget authority is available in the capital project account identified on attached Exhibit A and may be transferred to the operating and capital expense accounts identified on Exhibit A. These transfers are necessary to place the existing budget authority in the appropriate expense lines for the Office of Public Utilities. These transfers occur within Electric Fund 102 and represent no increase in the City's total Fiscal Year 2027 budget
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Agenda Item
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CWLP
2026-412
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A #2 AIR COMPRESSOR FOR THE DALLMAN UNIT 4 FROM JOHN HENRY FOSTER COMPANY, FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
The Ordinance is for the purchase of an air end assembly which is required to restore Dallman's #2 air compressor to service the boiler building at U4. Dallman has three identical compressors that provide the required instrument and service air for plant operations, with a minimum of two compressors required to remain in service while the plant is operating. The #2 compressor is currently out of service due to a failure of the air end assembly, leaving Unit 4 with only two available compressors and not backup capacity. If either of the two operating compressors experience a failure for any reason while #2 compressor remains out of service, Dallman would be forced to take the unit off line. Replacing the failed air end assembly will return the #2 compressor to service, restore the required redundancy and provide reliable and operational protection necessary to maintain continued plant operations.
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Agenda Item
Department:
CWLP
2026-413
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING BIDS AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT UE27-02-32 – INSIDE WIRE, HIGHWAY LIGHTING, TRAFFIC SYSTEMS WITH B&B ELECTRIC, INC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $750,000.00 FOR THE ELECTRIC DIVISION FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
This ordinance is to establish a contract that allows CWLP to utilize a qualified electrical contractor for inside wireman on an as-needed basis. CWLP owns and operates numerous facilities throughout the City, including offices, maintenance facilities, warehouses, substations, distribution facilities, and other operational buildings. These facilities require ongoing electrical installation, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and upgrades that may require specialized inside wireman services.
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Agenda Item
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CWLP
2026-414
AN ORDINACE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF NEW SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) WITH PRESIDIO NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $221,260.40 FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILTIES
This ordinance authorizes the purchase of four Dell Poweredge R670 servers for the Office of Public Utilities Transmission and Distribution Division. This purchase will provide new server infrastructure for the Geographic Information System (GIS) Storage Area Network (SAN) to establish a parallel environment for migrating virtual machine workloads to an new visualization platform. The current and new platforms will operate in parallel throughout the migration, expected to take up to a year given the number of virtual machines involved, so that each workload can be tested and validated on the new platform before cutover, with the original server available as a fallback if an issue is identified. This workload-by-workload approach is necessary to ensure no interruption in service throughout the transition due to the criticality of GIS SAN data. Once all virtual machine workloads have been migrated and validated, the current servers will be retired, and the new infrastructure will provide a fully supported, secure, and reliable computing platform for the GIS SAN. This is a joint purchasing agreement with the State of Illinois under the DoIT contract number CMT4021089.
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Agenda Item
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CWLP
2026-415
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS WITH SANGAMON VALLEY LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL OF UNCONTAMINATED DEBRIS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.00 FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILTIES
An ordinance authorizing the City of Springfield Office of Public Utilities Water Division to pay the Sangamon Valley Landfill to receive uncontaminated soil with residual debris at a rate of $39/ton. This includes but is not limited to soil, gravel, broken asphalt and broken concrete generated during daily operations. Any excavated materials in existing and proposed roadways must be removed and replaced with select granular backfill material. This excavated material must be disposed of at a site approved by the Illinois EPA to accept Clean Construction and Demolition Debris (CCDD) per EH&S and the Sangamon Valley Landfill is currently the closest such facility.
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Agenda Item
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CWLP
2026-416
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM FOR LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Supply Revolving Loan Program for Lead Service Line (LSL) replacement project. If awarded, the loan will be used for replacing approximately 500 LSL within the water distribution system. The utility plans to replace all the LSL over a 10-year period, starting in 2028. Approximately 500 LSL (within Census Tracts 42, 23, & 16) will be replaced over the next 2 years using city/utility funds and IEPA funds. The utility will hire a contractor(s) to repair streets, sidewalks, and customers' landscaping as well as the customer-owned portion of the service line for low-income property owners. Project expenditures for the no-interest and principal forgiveness loan have been estimated at $4,500,000.00 from the IEPA. The utility has filed a pre-applications for these funds. The Public Water Supply Loan Program application provisions require that the City of Springfield authorize that funds may be borrowed from the IEPA. This loan will be considered subordinate of the Water Fund Master Bond Ordinance.
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CWLP
2026-417
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO A LEASE WITH VB-S1 ASSETS, LLC FOR THE SF-MANSION WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION ANTENNA SITE, FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Tenant Site ID US-IL-5183 Tenant Site Name Sf- Mansion Landlord Site ID 3510-5 VB-S1 Assets, LC (“VB-S1”) would like to amend the agreement for the Sf-Mansion location by increasing the footprint size by 600 square feet and increasing the rental amount by $1,000/ month
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Agenda Item
Department:
CWLP
2026-418
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A TEMPORARY EASEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND FRISNIA RENTALS, LLC. LOCATED AT 800 S. WALNUT ST., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00, FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS
This ordinance is for the purchase of a temporary construction easement at 800 S. Walnut St. The purchase of said real easement is for public access, specifically associated with the intersection improvements on Lawrence Avenue at MacArthur Blvd and Walnut St.
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Agenda Item
Department:
Public Works
2026-419
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR BRADFORDTON ROAD, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WABASH AVENUE AND WEST OF HAMLIN PARKWAY, FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS
An ordinance authorizing the acceptance of right-of-way for Bradfordton Road, located on the north side of Wabash Avenue and west of Hamlin Parkway. The right-of-way is being conveyed from Memorial Medical Center, Southern Illinois University, and Jacob C. Hermes Farms Inc. to the City of Springfield. This section of right-of-way is approximately 1,231 feet.
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Agenda Item
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Public Works
2026-420
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING PATRICIA MEYER, TERRY YOUNG, AND ROBERT FRAZIER TO THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Pursuant to Section 33.230(b) of the 1988 City of Springfield Code of Ordinances- Patricia Meyer, Terry Young, and Robert Frazier are replacing Bruce Strom, Timothy Moore, and Beverly Christian.
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General City Business
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2026-421
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO CHAD CARTER, A CWLP MAINTENANCE WORKER, FOR SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM NUMBER 24-WC-017579 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $56,755.50
Chad Carter, hired on March 14th, 2016, as a City of Springfield CWLP employee, reported a work injury on 06/10/2024. Mr. Carter field a workers compensation claim (24WC017579) and is willing to settle in the amount of $56,755.50. Livingstone, Mueller, Bima & Murphy. P.C. the city's legal advisors, also recommend payment in the amount of $56,755.50 to settle (24WC017579).
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Agenda Item
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General City Business
2026-422
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SMALL BUSINESS REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESS OWNERS UTILIZING CANNABIS TAX FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000.00, AND AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000.00 FROM THE RESTRICTED CANNABIS FUND BALANCE, FOR THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
An ordinance approving business redevelopment assistance to business owners utilizing cannabis tax funds in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 and authorizing a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $750,000.00 from the restricted cannabis fund balance for the Office of Planning and Economic Development.
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Agenda Item
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General City Business
2026-423
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.00 WITH LEON'S CAPS, INC. FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2508 COOK STREET UTILIZING FAR EAST TAX INCREMENT FINANCE FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Work is to be completed at 2508 Cook Street, located within the Far East TIF District. The project involves repairing or replacing the roof. The total project cost is $75,000.00 with the TIF assistance request totaling up to $75,000.00 representing approximately 100% of the total project cost.
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General City Business
2026-424
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A PROPOSAL UNDER RFP CS26-22 AND EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CAROLYN MARMOLEJO FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY CONSISTING OF ONE VACANT LOT LOCATED AT 718 S. 15TH STREET IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00, FOR THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
Authorizing the sale of one (1) vacant lot located at 718 S 15th Street to Carolyn Marmolejo for $500.00.
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General City Business
2026-449
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT UNDER RFP #HR27-18 WITH SPRINGFIELD CLINIC D/B/A MIDWEST OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES (MOHA) TO ADMINISTER PRE-EMPLOYMENT, POST-EMPLOYMENT, AND FIT FOR DUTY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, RANDOM REASONABLE SUSPICION, RETURN TO WORK, POST-ACCIDENT AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING SERVICES FOR POTENTIAL NEW HIRES AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKPLACE FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2026, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2029, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $360,000.00, FOR THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES, FOR EMERGENCY PASSAGE
The City solicited proposals for required medical and drug/alcohol testing services for new hires and current employees. These services include pre-employment and fit-for-duty examinations, random and reasonable-suspicion testing, return-to-work evaluations, and post-accident screening- all of which are necessary to maintain compliance with IDOT regulations and ensure workplace safety. MOHA was the only vendor among the three proposals that is local and provides all of the services requested in the RFP.
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Emergency Item
Department:
General City Business
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