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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, for three years of professional engineering services for the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) PASSAGE System Integration 2024, at a maximum cost of $1,625,000, appropriating $1,950,000 of the ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
• The System Integration work for Lake County PASSAGE will continue to enhance the current system, design and integrate field communication devices, maintain system components in the Traffic Management Center (TMC) and in the field, monitor traffic signal operations, and provide data collection and analysis.
• A consultant will be utilized to undertake the System Integration work for Lake County PASSAGE.
• Lake County selects professional engineering firms in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.
• Based on a satisfactory past relationship with the Lake County Division of Transportation, the selected, and recommended, firm is Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, with a maximum cost of $1,625,000 for a three-year contract term.
• This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 24-00268-27-TL.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County PASSAGE is an initiative of Lake County to implement an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, now desires to proceed with ITS PASSAGE System Integration 2024 enhancements to Lake County PASSAGE; and
WHEREAS, ITS PASSAGE System Integration 2024 will provide enhancements to the current system, design and integrate field communication devices, maintain system components in the Traffic Management Center (TMC) and in the field, monitor traffic signal operations, and provide data collection and analysis for a three-year term; 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, Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, are consulting engineers skilled in said ITS enhancements and integration; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, be employed to provide professional engineering services for the ITS PASSAGE System Integration enhancements, 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, a contract, and any amendments, a draft of which is attached hereto, for the provision of said professional engineering services between Lake County and Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, at a maximum cost of $1,625,000 for a three-year term; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer shall transmit in writing the final agreement, and any amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there is hereby appropriated $1,950,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for said signal system enhancements, and designated as Section 24-00268-27-TL; and
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 14, 2024.