Finance and Personnel Committee

City Hall, Second Floor

Agenda — 22 items

1. 1 The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City Council/Committee Meetings: Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Public Speaking and City Council/Committee Agendas. Meeting will be live streamed on Channel 17 and via this link: https://rockfordil.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
2. I. CALL TO ORDER
3. II. INFORMATION ONLY
4. 1. Financial Discussion - February 2026. 26-00319 ▶ jump to 0:51
5. 2. Information Only Change Order: Elks Club Demolition Package to Northern Illinois Service Co., of Rockford, Illinois. 26-00332 ▶ jump to 3:01
6. III. COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. 1. Committee recommends approval of vouchers in the amount of $10,995,740.64 as approved at the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting on March 23, 2026. 26-00330 ▶ jump to 9:17
8. 2. Committee recommends approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Rockford and Four Rivers Sanitation Authority (FRSA) for 11th Street Improvements in the amount of $169,807.00 which will be reimbursed to the city at 100%. 26-00320 ▶ jump to 11:13
9. IV. RESOLUTIONS
10. 1. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: 11th Street Corridor Improvements (Phase 2) (Bid No. 226-PW-028) to Fischer Excavating Services, of Freeport, Illinois in the amount of $9,698,143.27. The contract duration is through October 31, 2026. The funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax and Water Replacement and Improvement Account. 26-00321 ▶ jump to 12:14
11. 2. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Engineering Agreement (Construction Engineering): 11th Street Corridor Improvements (Phase 2) to Fehr Graham, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $593,000.00. The contract duration is through December 31, 2027. The funding source is the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax. 26-00322 ▶ jump to 12:57
12. 3. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Engineering Agreement (Land Acquisition): Highcrest Multi-Use Path to Hanson Professional Services, Inc., of Peoria, Illinois in the amount of $120,000.00. The contract duration is through 2026. The funding sources are the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax, Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds, and Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) Grant Funds. 26-00323 ▶ jump to 13:06
13. 4. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: City Wide Street Repairs Group No. 1 - 2026 (Downtown) (Bid No. 226-PW-026) to Rock Road Companies, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $387,373.00. The contract duration is through June 26, 2026. The funding source is the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax. 26-00325 ▶ jump to 14:52
14. 5. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Rockford Family Peace Center (FPC) Roof Replacement (Bid No. 226-PW-024) to Miller Engineering Co., of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $1,038,000.00. The funding sources are the Winnebago County Mental Health Tax Grant, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO Grant) Funds, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) FPC Funds. 26-00326 ▶ jump to 15:47
15. 6. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Bid: Gray Iron Sewer Castings (Bid No. 126-PW-017) to Zimmer & Francescon, of Moline, Illinois in an estimated annual amount of $75,000.00 (based on unit pricing). The contract duration is through December 31, 2026 with four (4) optional one-year extension options. Annual price adjustments for CPI considered at contract renewal only. The funding source is the Street and Water Division Operating Budgets. 26-00331 ▶ jump to 16:16
16. 7. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Professional Services Contract: 2026 Brownfields Assessment Assistance to Fehr Graham, of Rockford, Illinois in the amount of $125,000.00. The contract duration is one (1) year. The funding source is the Community & Economic Development Operating Budget. 26-00327 ▶ jump to 17:26
17. 8. Committee recommends approval and acceptance of a Case for Community Investment (Built for Zero) - Intervention for Unsheltered Homeless Grant Award from Community Solutions in the amount of $132,000.00. The grant does not require a cost match. The grant term is from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027. The grant award, if accepted, will be used to hold payments for landlords, shallow subsidy, back pay for rents, and other flex funding options. 26-00328 ▶ jump to 18:46
18. 9. Committee recommends approval of the Award of Joint Purchasing Contract: Infrastructure VoIP Phone System to Ring Central, of Belmont, California in an estimated annual amount of $211,000.00 (based on unit pricing), for a total contract amount of $938,864.52, which includes a $95,865.00 first-year consulting and implementation fee. The contract duration is one (1) year with three (3) possible one-year extension options. The funding source is the Information Technology and Integration Operating Budget. 26-00329 ▶ jump to 19:14
19. V. CLOSED SESSION ▶ jump to 20:15
20. 1. Motion to Convene into Closed Session in order to discuss Labor Negotiation matters. ▶ jump to 20:16
21. VI. ADJOURNMENT
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