Joliet awards $10.75m Morgan Street booster station contract
City of Joliet Department of Public Utilities, Illinois · Meeting date: November 2, 2026 · Published: November 3, 2026
Joliet City Council has selected Vissering Construction for the JOL-08-03 Booster Pump Station Upgrades, Morgan Street PRV Project. The works form part of the wider alternative water-supply improvements identified by the city’s Public Service Committee.
Key points
- Council unanimously approved the $10.75 million contract to Vissering Construction.
- The contract covers the JOL-08-03 booster pump station upgrades and Morgan Street pressure-reducing valve project.
- The Public Service Committee said the project is part of alternative water-supply improvements the city is required to make.
- Council also approved a $179,421 comprehensive water and sewer rate study, replacing a study that expires at the end of 2027.
Full report
Joliet City Council has awarded a $10.75 million contract to Vissering Construction for upgrades to the Morgan Street booster pump station and a pressure-reducing valve project, advancing a component of the city’s alternative water-supply improvement programme.
The council unanimously approved Contract No. 3005-1126 for the JOL-08-03 Booster Pump Station Upgrades, Morgan Street PRV Project at its 2 November meeting.
The Public Service Committee had reviewed the award before it went to the full council. In presenting the committee report, the committee chair said the booster and pump-station work was “all part of the larger alternative water supply improvements that we are required, and need to make.” The committee unanimously recommended approval.
No further scope, schedule or technical details for the booster station and pressure-reducing valve works were discussed during the council session.
The award was the meeting’s largest water-related financial decision. It came alongside approval of a professional-services agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company for a comprehensive water and sewer rate study, capped at $179,421.
Council said its prior rate study dates from 2022 and expires at the end of 2027, requiring an update. The Burns & McDonnell agreement was approved as part of the consent agenda.
Other water-system actions approved included a $108,256.76 deductive change order to close out the Twin Oaks Phase 2 Water Main Improvements project, undertaken by Austin Tyler Construction. The city also approved a $58,976 amendment to Baxter & Woodman’s professional-services agreement for construction support and GIS services under the 2025 Water Main Rehabilitation Program.
In addition, council approved an easement agreement for the Washington Street Water Main Improvement Project at Hickory Creek. The Public Service Committee said the agreement would provide temporary and permanent easements at a cost of $2,700 to the property owners.
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Source: City Council Meeting , City of Joliet Department of Public Utilities