The Four Rivers Sanitation Authority awarded a contract for the 2023 Service Cleanout Installations (Capital Project No. 2401). The work involves installing sanitary‑sewer service cleanouts at roughly 100 public‑right‑of‑way locations across Rockford, Loves Park, and Machesney Park. Existing 6‑in. vitrified‑clay pipe will be replaced with 4‑in. Schedule‑40 PVC, using flexible tap saddles and repair couplings, with non‑shrink hydraulic grout fill, excavation, bedding, backfill, compaction, and restoration of sidewalks, curbs, pavements, and landscaping. The contract requires compliance with Illinois prevailing‑wage rules, safety/OSHA standards, environmental CCDD certification, and a two‑ to three‑year guarantee on work. DPI Construction, Inc. was selected as the low‑bid awardee.
• Scope: sanitary‑sewer cleanout installation, pipe replacement, and associated civil‑works.
• Geographic focus: Rockford‑area municipalities in Winnebago County, Illinois.
• Performance deadline: completion by 31 Oct 2023, with $300 per day liquidated damages for delay.
• Requirements: performance bond (100 % of contract price), bid bond (5 %), insurance per state standards, and adherence to a range of state statutes.