Elgin City Council set to approve $131,120 contract for tree replacement

ELGIN The City Council Wednesday night is to award Davey Tree Expert Company a contract in the amount of $131,120 for tree removal and planting in the Remington Meadows and Remington at Providence subdivisions.

The tree bid for the two Remington properties is to replace dead or dying trees and to plant trees that were supposed to have been done but were not since the developer went out of business, City Engineer Joe Evers said. I do not believe the winter had an impact on the trees we are looking to replace.

According to supporting material for the Wednesday council meeting, the Remington Meadows subdivision is located south of Water Road and east of Nesler Road, and the Remington at Providence subdivision is located south of Gansett Parkway and east of Nesler Road.

As part of approving these subdivisions, city ordinances required the developer to post a security in the form of a letter of credit to guarantee the completion of public improvements within the subdivisions, which are now in the DR Horton portfolio.

When Remington Homes failed to complete the public improvements within the subject subdivisions and were therefore in default of their obligations, the city made a demand on the letters of credit, the material states.

The city hired Engineering Enterprises to come up with a punch list of public infrastructure itemsneeding replacement or completion, including the tree replacement.

The number of trees to be replaced is between 130 and 150, and the project is expected to be done by May 31, 2015. Ten different types of trees will be planted and all come with a one year replacement warranty by the contractor. The tree work in Remington at Providence will run $89,055 and the cost for the work at Remington Meadows will be $42,065. The supporting material notes that there are sufficient funds remaining from the letters of credit issued for the project to pay for the tree work.

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Elgin City Council set to approve $131,120 contract for tree replacement