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Underground utility subcontractor · Waukegan, Illinois · Since 2005

Storm sewer. Water main. Drainage structures.

JLA & Sons is a family-owned, union underground contractor. We carry the underground scope for prime contractors on IDOT, Illinois Tollway and City of Chicago work, with our own crews, equipment and trucks.

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Profile drawing of a 15-inch storm sewer run between three structures, with an existing water main crossing above it and locate paint on the pavement. 10+00 11+00 12+00 13+00 14+00 15+00 16+00 17+00 STM W STM EX 8" WM 18" MIN SEP MH-1 TY A 48" RIM 594.10 INV 578.27 CB-2 TY A 48" RIM 593.62 INV 577.05 MH-3 TY A 60" RIM 593.20 INV 575.84 15" RCP CL A TY 2 FLOW
Typical storm sewer profile · not to scale Green paint marks sewer and drain · blue marks water
CertificationDBE / MWBE certifiedIDOT and WisDOT
Illinois DOTPrequalified, Class 020
City of ChicagoLicensed drain layer
LaborUnion contractorChicago Laborers’ District Council (LiUNA) and IUOE Local 150
Established2005Family owned and operated
Home yardWaukegan, IllinoisLake County

Services

What we self-perform

Our crews handle the underground scope on roadway, bridge, plaza and city water jobs, from excavation and shoring through pipe, structures, connections and backfill.

Sewer & drain

Storm sewer & box culvert

Reinforced concrete and ductile iron storm sewer from 12″ through 60″, precast box culvert up to 12′×12′, and tie-ins to existing sewers.

 Sewer & drain

Drainage structures

Manholes, catch basins and inlets set to grade, connection structures over live sewers, junction chambers, sloped headwalls, and frame and grate work.

 Potable water

Water main & lead service lines

Ductile iron water main with valves, hydrants and side connections, large-diameter valve work, and lead service line replacement for the City of Chicago Department of Water Management.

 Sewer & drain

Sanitary, combined sewer & bypass

Sewer replacement in ductile iron, tie-ins to live combined sewers, and bypass pumping so the line stays in service while we work.

 Sewer & drain

Underdrain

Pipe underdrain and fabric-lined trench underdrain on IDOT and Illinois Tollway pavement work, installed ahead of paving to keep the schedule moving.

 Excavation, removal & trucking

Removals, backfill & trucking

Removal of existing sewer, structures, inlets and trench drain, plugging abandoned lines, and trench backfill to spec.
All services

Projects

Recent work

Public contracts where JLA & Sons carries the underground scope.

A JLA & Sons excavator lifting a 12-foot square precast box culvert section on W. Le Moyne St. City of Chicago

W. Le Moyne St box culvert

12′×12′ precast box culvert sewer, Luna Ave to Lorel Ave.

 Excavators setting a precast section beside a trench braced with trench boxes along I-294. Illinois Tollway

I-294 Central Tri-State

Storm sewer up to 60″ and precast box culverts, Ogden Ave to Cermak Rd.

 JLA & Sons crew members working at a large water main fitting at the bottom of a shored excavation. IDOT

Wood St / Ashland Ave

Storm sewer, structures and 36″ water main work in Riverdale.
All projects

Coverage

Where we work

Our yard is in Waukegan. We bid work within about an hour and twenty minutes of it, which covers ten northern Illinois counties. If a job sits a little outside that range and carries a good amount of underground, send it anyway and we’ll tell you right away whether we can price it.

Owners we work under

  • Illinois Department of Transportation
  • Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
  • City of Chicago Department of Water Management
  • Counties and municipalities

Most of our work

  • Lake home yard
  • Cook incl. City of Chicago
  • McHenry
  • Kane
  • DuPage

Also bid

  • Will
  • Kendall
  • DeKalb
  • Boone
  • Winnebago

Have a job with underground scope?

Send us the plans and we’ll get you numbers ahead of bid day. Large or small, IDOT, Tollway, City or private.

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