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The project will include the rehabilitation and repainting of the village s 300,000-gallon sphere water tower on Nelson Road, board documents state. (Shutterstock)
NEW LENOX, IL A New Lenox water tower will be getting a new coat of paint, after the village board awarded a bid to Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc., for the project at its April 12 meeting.
Public Works Director Brian Williams said the village received four bids for the project, ranging from $397,000 to $504,000.
Era Valdivia Contractors, Inc., was the third-lowest bidder at $466,800.
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Williams said the lowest bidder was from out-of-state, and is a non-union contractor who has open investigations with the Illinois Department of Labor. The second-lowest bidder was in-state and a union contractor, but the company stated in the bid that they couldn t do the project until 2022, Williams said.