Skokie Consolidated Drainage District
Providing Drainage Management for the Skokie River (East
Fork) and Middle Fork North Branch Chicago Waterways in Lake County, Illinois.
NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS OF DRAINAGE CHANNEL INSPECTION (EAST FORK/SKOKIE RIVER CHANNEL)
June 9, 2025
Notice is hereby given that staff from the firm of Gewalt Hamilton Associates (GHA) shall be conducting inspections of outfall and channel conditions of the Skokie River located within the Skokie Consolidated Drainage District (SCDD) easement between Lake-Cook and Half Day Roads. Should you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact: Mike Warner at 847-875-6478 or mwarner@gha-engineers.com from Gewalt Hamilton Associates, who has been retained by the District to conduct the inspections.
SCDD ISSUES INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE SKOKIE RIVER CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PHASE 3 PROJECT
June 9, 2025
The Skokie Consolidated Drainage District hereby invites sealed bids for the project designated as the Skokie River Channel Improvements Project Phase 3 Highland Park described in detail in these bidding documents and generally described below.
LEGAL NOTICE – INVITATION TO BID
LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION OF BIDS TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS that the Skokie Consolidated Drainage District (“District”) will receive Requests for Qualifications (“RFQ”) to pre-qualify to submit sealed bids for the Skokie River Channel Improvements Phase 3 Project, involving approximately 2,100 linear foot stretch of the Skokie River located at Danny Cunniff Park in Highland Park, Illinois. RFQ Proposals will be received until 2:00 p.m., July 2, 2025, by email to: bwinter@fuquawinter.com, Attention Bryan R. Winter at the Law Offices of Fuqua Winter Ltd., 9 N. County Street, Ste. 200, Waukegan, IL 60085. Formal pre-qualification will occur by Resolution at 6:30 p.m. on July 9, 2025, during the District’s regularly scheduled meeting which will take place at the Deerfield Village Hall, 850 Waukegan Road, Room 207, Deerfield, IL 60015.
All prequalified bidders shall be eligible to submit sealed bids in accordance with instructions to bidders and specifications. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., July 30, 2025, delivered to: Attention Bryan R. Winter at the Law Offices of Fuqua Winter Ltd., 9 N. County Street, Ste. 200, Waukegan, IL 60085. Specifications and Contract Documents, including an electronic version may be obtained from Bryan R. Winter at the Law Offices of Fuqua Winter Ltd., 9 N. County Street, Ste. 200, Waukegan, IL 60085, Phone# 847-244-0770 or by email at bwinter@fuquawinter.com.
Sealed Proposals must be addressed to Bryan R. Winter at the Law Offices of Fuqua Winter Ltd., 9 N. County Street, Ste. 200, Waukegan, IL 60085. Each sealed bid must be submitted on the proper forms contained in the Contract Documents. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without the consent of the Skokie Consolidated Drainage District. Contract time: the work shall be completed by October 31, 2026. The Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/01, et. seq.), the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, and Illinois Fair Employment Practices Act shall apply to the Project Work. This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by State of Illinois DCEO FUNDING AGREEMENT #24-413046. Funding for this project will be administered through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC). Grant funding for this project requires a mandatory overall Business Enterprise Goal of 28%. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any portion thereof or to accept any bid or portion thereof and to waive any informality or technicality in any Bid in the interest of the District. Dated this 9th day of June 2025. BY ORDER OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SKOKIE CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
SCDD ADOPTS 10-YEAR OPERATION PLAN
January 9, 2025
The SCDD Board of Commissioners adopted a 10-year Operation Plan for the District on January 8, 2025. The Plan contains a summary of current conditions of the District’s drainage system; an Operational Plan to maintain the system; and identifies current and future repair projects. The Plan is available under the District Plans and Partnerships section of the website.
FRIENDS OF THE CHICAGO RIVER RECOGNIZES SCDD PROJECT
June 13, 2024

Skokie Consolidated Drainage District, V3 Companies, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Representatives from V3 design/build team; the Skokie Consolidated Drainage District and Friends of Chicago River
For Additional Information
Commissioners
Chairperson Todd Needlman
Commissioner Mary Scanlan Hogan
Commissioner Janice Aull
Project Coordinator:
Patricia Werner
Phone# 847-903-2052
Email: wernerbaker@att.net
Coordinating Engineer
Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.
625 Forest Edge Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-875-6269