Emergency Final Cost - DNR Horseshoe Lake SP Pump Station Sheet Pile Material

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is publishing final costs for an emergency procurement of sheet pile material for Horseshoe Lake State Park Pump Station under emergency declaration B-53121, with notice posted July 16, 2026 and due date July 31, 2026. This is not an open solicitation — it is public notice of completed emergency purchase authorization.

The emergency arose from major causeway and roadway failure at Horseshoe Lake State Park in Madison County caused by unexpectedly poor soil conditions during pump station replacement excavation. The DNR required immediate stabilization via steel sheet piling installation to prevent further collapse, allow project resumption, and safely reopen the causeway to public access. The procurement was authorized under 30 ILCS 500/20-30(b), which permits publication of actual final costs for emergency declarations.

The scope consists of forty-four sections of PZC-18 interlocking steel sheet piling and four ninety-degree connectors, all forty feet long, for delivery to site (installation by separate contract). The actual expenditure was $109,139.20, funded through State Appropriation Funds. The contract was awarded June 23, 2026 to Hammer & Steel Global, LLC, located at 11916 Missouri Bottom Road, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, an approved Illinois Department of Transportation materials supplier (#18421). The DNR selected this vendor as best suited for expeditious stabilization at an acceptable price, citing their status as a local materials supplier with required sheet piling materials nearby and available for immediate purchase and delivery. Comparative pricing from another local supplier was 54 percent higher. No active state contract or master contract supplies were available for these materials.