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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement for professional engineering services with Infrastructure Management Services (IMS), Largo, Florida, at a maximum cost of $170,000, for the annual pavement testing services, and associated components, and appropriating $204,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
• The pavement data in the County’s Automated Repair Guidance System (ARGUS) is updated on a yearly basis, utilizing information collected via dynamic load testing and laser testing procedures.
• Approximately 50 percent of the county highway system will be retested each year.
• Information from the pavement management system is used to generate recommended resurfacing projects for the next five years.
• Lake County selects professional engineering firms in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq, and the selected firm has a satisfactory past relationship with the Lake County Division of Transportation.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 24-00219-00-ES.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County highway system of Lake County consists of approximately 914 lane miles of pavement; and
WHEREAS, said pavements have a replacement cost of approximately $2,800,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the County annually makes investments to keep said system in a serviceable condition; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 1986, the County Board of Lake County, Illinois, authorized the County Board Chair to execute an agreement for professional engineering services with IMS, Largo, Florida, said agreement providing for the implementation of a pavement management system; and
WHEREAS, said pavement management system, entitled ARGUS by the Lake County Division of Transportation, has been beneficial to the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, it is presently advisable to perform annual pavement testing to approximately one half of the designated County highway system in order to update the computer database within ARGUS, and to install associated pavement management system components; 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, IMS, Largo, Florida, was the original supplier of said database information, and continues to be consulting engineers skilled in the pavement testing services necessary to update the database within ARGUS; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that IMS, Largo, Florida, be employed to deliver pavement testing services to approximately one half of the designated County highway system in order to update the database within ARGUS, and to install associated pavement management system components, and that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk and the County Engineer of said County are hereby directed to execute on behalf of Lake County, an agreement for consultant services with IMS at a maximum cost of $170,000; and
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; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $204,000 of Matching Tax funds for this project and designated as Section 24-00219-00-ES.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 9, 2024.