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Approval of Contract authorization with Atwell LLC Southfield, MI for the Round Lake Drain Master Plan Phase 1 Project Construction Engineering, Round Lake Beach, IL in the amount of $99,900.00, subject to final legal review.
Staff Summary
• SMC staff needs additional technical support to complete work program tasks for the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) program.
• A Statement of Interest (SOI) for DCEO project services was advertised and evaluated in 2021 in accordance with the criteria of the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act (50 ILCS 510) for interested in providing engineering services and related technical services to support SMC staff in completing projects under the DCEO grant program.
• Manhard Consulting Ltd., recently was acquired by Atwell LLC, was evaluated and recommended for inclusion into a resource pool of the top 8 qualified firms, this was presented to the SMC on January 6, 2022.
• Funding for the project is included in Grant Agreement No. 24-413046 between Lake County and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) that was executed December 15, 2024.
• This project was authorized by SMC for inclusion in DCEO-STOCIP Regional Stormwater Infrastructure Project Round 2 on September 5, 2024.
• Intergovernmental Agreement between the SMC and the Village of Round Lake Beach for the Round Lake Drain Master Plan Phase 1 Project was executed January 15, 2026.
• SMC staff recommends approval of the Professional Services Agreements for construction engineering services with Atwell LLC Southfield, MI (local Lincolnshire, IL) with the following ‘not to exceed’ amount of $99,900.00.