AML 2551 Easton Pit Subsidence

Illinois Valley Excavating, Inc. was awarded a $7,920 Open Market Small Purchase contract by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Office of Mines and Minerals for the Easton Pit Subsidence 2025 project located in Utica, LaSalle County, Illinois. The contract, awarded on September 16, 2025, with a completion date of December 15, 2025, involves addressing a mine subsidence pit in a residential property's backyard at 509 W Washington Street.

The project scope includes furnishing and installing approximately 28 cubic yards of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Class SI concrete to fill and seal a void underneath the property. The concrete will be pumped to ensure complete coverage, with placement targeted to within 18 inches of the surface. The contract encompasses two primary line items: concrete installation and mobilization/demobilization, with additional requirements for site restoration and lawn reseeding. The work is to be completed within 45 calendar days of the notice to proceed, with a total contract period of 90 calendar days.