Title
Joint Resolution appropriating $120,000 of Matching Tax funds for professional engineering services and emergency contract construction repairs to the failed retaining wall along Fairfield Road north of IL Route 60 and designated as Section 09-00000-03-BG.
Staff Summary
• Fairfield Road (north of IL Rte 60) Failed Retaining Wall; Emergency Design and Contract Construction Repairs: Appropriation
• A segmental concrete block retaining wall on the east side of Fairfield Road north of Rte. 60 is failing.
• The County Engineer declared an emergency procurement situation existed because of the eminent danger of accompanying failure to the highway road surface and lack of time to design, bid and construct before the winter season.
• This resolution authorizes the necessary professional engineering services, the emergency contract and construction repairs in the appropriation of $120,000 of Matching Tax funds for these services.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Fairfield Road (County Highway 49) is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, there exists a segmental block retaining wall along the east side of Fairfield Road north of IL Route 60; and
WHEREAS, said retaining wall has partially failed and show signs of further deterioration; and
WHEREAS, further deterioration and failure of this wall may cause the pavement of Fairfield Road to also fail; and
WHEREAS, in order to remedy this failing retention wall professional engineering services and contract construction services are required; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 6-103 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the County Engineer of Lake County declared that an emergency exists and that the emergency procurement of professional engineering service in contract construction services is required; and
WHEREAS, in order to address said emergency, an agreement for professional engineers between Lake County and McClure Engineering Associations, Inc., Waukegan, Illinois, was entered into by the County Engineer of Lake County, a copy attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that said agreement between McClure Engineering Associates, Inc., and Lake County is hereby confirmed.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Engineer of Lake County is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate with and enter into a contract with a competent construction firm to employ such contract remedies as may be deemed necessary by the County Engineer of Lake County to implement the design aforestated.
BE IT RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $125,000 of Matching Tax funds for these professional engineering services and also contract construction services deemed necessary to rehabilitate the retaining wall along Fairfield Road north of IL Route 60.
Dated at Waukegan, Illinois, on this 18th day of November A.D., 2008