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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement for consulting engineering services between Lake County and Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, for a maximum cost of $543,160.20 for Phase II design engineering services for the roadway reconstruction of Cedar Lake Road, from Illinois Route 120 to Nippersink Road, and appropriating $655,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, and designated as Section 08-00065-02-RS.
Staff Summary
· Cedar Lake Road, Illinois Route 120 to Nippersink Road; Phase II: Consultant Agreement and Appropriation.
· Cedar Lake Road, from Illinois Route 120 to Nippersink Road, needs to be reconstructed and widened.
· A consulting engineering firm will be utilized to provide Phase II design engineering services for this improvement.
· In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, the selected and recommended consultant is Crawford, Murphy & Tilley, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, at a maximum cost of services of $543,160.20.
· The resolution also appropriates $655,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for these engineering services.
Body
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Cedar Lake Road, County Highway 28, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the motoring public if Cedar Lake Road, from Illinois Route 120 to Nippersink Road, could be reconstructed and improved; and
WHEREAS, it is advisable that a consultant engineering firm be employed to provide Phase II design engineering services for said proposed reconstruction and widening; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, has selected a professional engineering services firm in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act (50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.); and
WHEREAS, Crawford, Murphy & Tilley, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, are consulting engineers skilled in the provision of said Phase II design engineering services.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that Crawford, Murphy & Tilley, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, be employed to provide said Phase II design engineering services, and that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk and the County Engineer of Lake County are authorized and they are directed to execute on behalf of Lake County an agreement, a draft copy of said agreement attached hereto, for consultant engineering services between Lake County and Crawford, Murphy & Tilley, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, at a maximum cost of services of $543,160.20.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby appropriated $655,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for these engineering services, and designated as Section 08-00065-02-RS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this agreement be administered in accordance with Chapter 605, Act 5, Section 5-205.2 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes without further Board action providing the final contract cost chargeable under the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 12, 2015.