Lake County Illinois - File #: 11-0292

• File #: 11-0292
• Version: 1
• Name: PACE Fixed Route Bus Study (Lake County Transportation Market Analysis): Consultant Agreement
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/30/2011
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 4/12/2011
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement for professional transportation consulting services between Lake County and Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for the provision of professional services to evaluate PACE existing fixed bus routes and provide recommendations for future PACE service in Lake County at a maximum cost of $437,114, and appropriates $480,000 of ¼% Sales Tax funds and designated as Section 11-00000-02-ES.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/12/2011	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
4/6/2011	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
4/6/2011	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement for professional transportation consulting services between Lake County and Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for the provision of professional services to evaluate PACE existing fixed bus routes and provide recommendations for future PACE service in Lake County at a maximum cost of $437,114, and appropriates $480,000 of ¼% Sales Tax funds and designated as Section 11-00000-02-ES.

Staff Summary
· PACE Fixed Route Bus Study Lake County Transportation Market Analysis: Consultant Agreement
· Lake County is conducting a study to evaluate existing PACE fixed bus routes in Lake County and to provide recommendations for future PACE service in Lake County.
· The selected and recommended consultant is Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, at a cost of services of $437,114.
· Lake County will be reimbursed $350,000 (80%) of the cost of the study by a Chicago Meropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) grant of federal planning funds.
· The appropriation is $480,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds for this study designated as Section 11-00000-02-ES.

Body
R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, PACE Suburban Bus provides fixed route bus service for Lake County residents; and

WHEREAS, it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of transit users in Lake County to perform a transportation market analysis; and

WHEREAS, Lake County entered into a grant agreement with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) on September 30th, 2010, in which CMAP agreed to allocate $350,000 in federal planning funds towards the reimbursement of the cost of a transportation market analysis; and

WHEREAS, it is advisable that a transportation consulting firm be employed to provide said transportation market analysis services; and

WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation and in conjunction with PACE Suburban Bus, have jointly selected a professional...