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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Parsons, Chicago, Illinois, for a feasibility study along Lewis Avenue, from Illinois Route 137 to Sunset Avenue, in an amount of $541,785, appropriating $651,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, and designated as Section 18-00082-10-ES.
Staff Summary
* Lewis Avenue, from 14th Street to Belvidere Street, is nearing the end of its useful life and needs to be reconstructed.
* The County desires to perform a feasibility study along a larger section of Lewis Avenue, from Illinois Route 137 to Sunset Avenue, to ensure the reconstruction project aligns with the future needs of the corridor.
* The feasibility study will examine the characteristics of the traffic along the corridor and determine what improvements will be needed to accommodate future traffic.
* A consultant will be utilized to perform these professional engineering services.
* The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) received and evaluated Statements of Qualification from seven professional firms of which four were short-listed and presented to a consultant selection committee.
* In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, the recommended firm is Parsons, Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $541,785.
* This study is included in the highway improvement program and targeted for completion in 2020.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lewis Avenue, County Highway 27, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, Lewis Avenue, from 14th Street to Belvidere Street, is nearing the end of its useful life and needs to be reconstructed in the future; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to perform a feasibility study along a larger section of Lewis Avenue, from Illinois Route 137 to Sunset Avenue, to ensure the reconstruction project aligns with the future needs of the corridor; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility study will examine the characteristics of the traffic along the corridor an...
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