Orland Park launches $65,000 three-utility rate study
Village of Orland Park Utilities Division, Illinois · Meeting date: October 19, 2026 · Published: October 20, 2026
The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees has approved a contract of up to $65,000 for a study of its water, sanitary and storm rate structure. The October 19 decision authorises analysis only; the board did not adopt any new utility rates at the meeting.
Key points
- New Gen Strategies and Solutions LLC was awarded the rate-study contract.
- The contract is valued at $60,000, with a $5,000 contingency, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $65,000.
- The Board of Trustees approved the award unanimously.
- Separately, the board approved up to $106,725 for an emergency storm-sewer replacement at 13841 Southwest Highway.
Full report
Orland Park has started a review of the charges supporting its water, sanitary sewer and stormwater services, with the Board of Trustees approving a contract for a three-utility rate study on October 19.
Trustees unanimously awarded RFP #26-065 to New Gen Strategies and Solutions LLC for $60,000, plus a $5,000 contingency. The resulting contract has a total not-to-exceed value of $65,000.
The action was presented as a Water/Sanitary/Storm Rate Study award. No discussion of proposed rate levels, customer classes, implementation dates or rate-design options was recorded during the item’s consideration. The board therefore authorised the study rather than any change to water, sewer or stormwater bills.
The study is the meeting’s principal utility-wide decision, placing all three service areas under a single rate-review procurement. Any subsequent revision to utility charges would require a further board action not considered in the recorded discussion.
In a separate stormwater action, trustees also unanimously approved an emergency storm sewer replacement at 13841 Southwest Highway. The contract was awarded to Ares Inc. of Joliet, Illinois, for $96,725, with a $10,000 contingency, bringing the authorised total to $106,725.
Together, the decisions pair an immediate drainage-network intervention with a broader review of the village’s utility-rate framework. The sewer replacement approval identifies a defined emergency project, while the rate-study award establishes the analytical work that will address the financial structure for water, sanitary and storm services.
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Source: Board of Trustees, Village of Orland Park Utilities Division