ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS   TOWN OF DELAVAN, WISCONSIN   Time and Place of Opening Bids. Sealed proposals for the February 21-23, 2023 Ice Storm Tree & Brush removal project for the Town of Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, will be received at the Town Hall, 5621 Town Hall Road, Delavan, Wisconsin 53115, Attention: John Olson, Administrator until 1:00 PM, March 23, 2023.  The bids will be publicly opened and read at that time. Description of Work. Tree and Brush removal from all public property and public road right-of-ways throughout the Town of Delavan.  The project must be substantially completed by May 1, 2023. Information for Bidders: Please contact Tom Thiele, Public Works, at 262-728-6411 with specific questions and comments for clarification and expectations of this project. Rejection of Bids. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive technicalities.  Unless the Bids are rejected for good cause, award of contract shall be made to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder.   Dated at Delavan, Wisconsin this 16th day of March, 2023.   Michele Starin, Clerk   END OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

South Shore Drive Project Has Begun

South Shore Drive Project Has Begun

On July 21, 2021 the Town Board approved the South Shore Drive Road Project (5-0) and have awarded Wolf Paving the bid of Wolf Paving – $2,645,992 to complete the project. The project had been delayed until a Financial Audit was completed. Now that the audit is complete the project will resume, beginning at Bailey Road. 

The project officially began on August 6th 2021.

Residents of the surrounding area have the option to sign up for our automated construction update text service or call the Hotline (262) 249-6544 to receive the most recent construction update.

Sign up to receive text message updates:

Text the word:  roads   to #74121

Standard message and data rates apply. Project updates will be sent directly to your mobile device Or click the link below to be directed to the sign up page:

https://mobile-text-alerts.com/Roads

To stay abreast of the progress, please go to their website for more information:

https://www.cardinalroadprojects.com/

The funding for the project will be a combination of monies that include a loan.  It will be a 2% note for 5 years with a balloon payment after five years. This would raise taxes approximately $16 per hundred thousand of assessed value.

The Board is looking in to various ways to reduce the cost to taxpayers. All agreed that the projected was a priority. 

Click here to view a presentation of the project proposal.

Click here for a pdf file about the road project.