(A) There is hereby established a village sidewalk replacement cost sharing program. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to replace a sidewalk may apply for participation in the program, during an application period to be established yearly by the Village Board. Applications shall be considered in the order of their receipt, and may be approved or denied by the Superintendent of Public Works after consultation with the Village Board on the basis of the Superintendent’s perceived need for replacement of the sidewalk in view of available funds left in the year’s sidewalk appropriation.
(B) Applications for participation in the sidewalk program shall be on a form prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Works. Each application shall be accompanied by a sketch map and, if the landowner has solicited a contractor for the work, with a copy of the contractor’s bid, quote or contract. If the property owner has not selected a contractor and is doing his, her or its own labor, then the owner shall submit a statement of materials including costs to the village. The Superintendent of Public Works shall review the application for completeness and shall consider whether the prices in the bid or statement of materials are in accordance with generally prevailing costs within the village. The owner shall be notified within ten business days of closing of the filing period whether the application is approved.
(C) (1) After the sidewalk is constructed and inspected to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Public Works, the applicant shall, within 90 days of the applications approval date, present to the Superintendent of Public Works evidence of payment for the materials or payments to the contractor. The village shall reimburse the applicant the lesser of:
(a) One-half the bid price or cost of materials price as set forth in the application; or
(b) One-half the actual payments for the work or the materials, if different from division (C)(1)(a) above.
(2) Reimbursements shall be processed by the village within 30 days of receipt of evidence of payment.
(D) (1) The village may in its discretion pool any or all of the approved sidewalk projects for a single bid by a single contractor. In such event, the pooled bid price shall be allocated among the applicants who wish to participate in the pooled bid pro rata in proportion to the linear feet of sidewalk to be replaced.
(2) Each owner shall pay the village one-half of the allocated pool bid price in advance of the contractor performing the work; in which case the reimbursement provisions set forth in division (C) above shall not apply.
(Prior Code, § 54.004) (Ord. 95-022, passed 10-2-1995)