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DeKALB – DeKalb City Council will take up a consideration at Monday’s meeting for contractor bids for the painting and repairing of the south water tower, 2851 Corporate Drive.
City Manager Bill Nicklas is recommending the award of the city painting contract to Chicago-based painting company Era Valdivia, who has made a bid of $1 million, according to the March 8 City Council agenda.
Era Valdivia’s bid exceeds the fiscal year 2021 budget allocation of $850,000 by $214,270, but the Fund 620 budget could absorb the difference and maintain a positive fund balance for FY2021, according to the agenda.
The city released a request for bids for the second time on Dec. 11, a previous one was released on May 29, but several DeKalb residents raised concerns at a July 13 City Council meeting regarding the previous bidder, Seven Brothers. Residents were concerned with the Michigan Department of Labor investigations into the firm’s prevailing wage practices, as well
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DeKALB – City Council members will consider three resolutions Monday to establish a wellness program that would give DeKalb firefighters a reason to voluntarily prepare for their health care costs after retirement.
In December, the council unanimously approved a four-year contract between the city and the DeKalb firefighter union. The contract is intended to implement an improved wellness program structure.
The three resolutions up for a vote at Monday’s meeting include adding the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association Deferred Compensation Plan as an employee benefit, voluntary employees’ beneficiary association to pay life, sick, accident or similar benefits and adding a tax-exempt base for funding retiree health benefits.
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