Copeland Manor next up in Libertyville’s master flood reduction plan
The next project in Libertyville’s master plan to reduce flood risk in vulnerable areas will focus on the Copeland Manor neighborhood.
Officials Tuesday will consider contracts of about $5.91 million for the work and another $601,490 to manage the project east of Milwaukee Avenue and south of Rockland Road.
As planned, about a half mile of much larger diameter storm sewers will be installed along Glendale Road from 4th Avenue through Riverside Park to the Des Plaines River to better convey stormwater.
Storm sewer improvements also will be made along 7th near Copeland Elementary School and on Ardmore Terrace. All work is intended to address localized flooding.
Construction is expected to begin in the spring and be substantially completed by November. Surveying and design began in 2023 and a final bid package was advertised in December. DiMeo Brothers Inc. of Elk Grove Village was the lowest of four bidders, according to village documents.
Due to the favorable bid and available funding the village plans to work with DiMeo to extend work in the project area.
Officials also are expected to hire Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. of Rosemont, which designed the project, for $601,490 to serve as resident engineer and provide construction management services.
Both companies have successful track records with other large projects in town, according to village documents. The agreements will be considered at the village board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. at village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave.
According to the village’s 5-year capital plan, the current storm sewer system in the Copeland Manor area has insufficient capacity to convey flows and there are no safe overland routes.
The project calls for a new main line storm sewer along Glendale Road and replacing the existing storm sewers along 4th Avenue west of the school and on school property.
The project is “another exciting and impactful capital improvement for our residents,” said Jeff Cooper, deputy public works director and village engineer.
Localized flooding in certain areas is routine during moderate to heavy rains, typically of more than 2 inches.
Village engineers say a contributing factor is a majority of storm sewer lines in those areas were designed and built before modern stormwater management standards.
To address the flooding, a master plan was developed and a stormwater utility fee enacted in 2021 to fund an estimated $53 million in projects over 16 years.
Major projects totaling $16.1 million so far have been built along Rockland Road east of Milwaukee Avenue and at Nicholas Dowden Park and the surrounding Highlands subdivision. The village secured $8.3 million in state grant funding for the projects.