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Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a contract with TranSystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, for the provision of Phase I preliminary engineering services for the Gilmer Road and Illinois Route 120 intersection improvement as part of the Illinois Route 120 Unified Vision Plan, appropriating $2,245,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds, and designating as Section 08-00073-08-CH.
Staff Summary
· Gilmer Road at Illinois Route 120 Unified Vision Plan, Phase I: Consultant Agreement and Appropriation.
· This project would relocate Gilmer Road, and address future traffic needs in the Volo and Lakemoor communities.
· A consultant will be utilized to undertake Phase I preliminary engineering services to determine the final recommended improvement.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of professional services agreement with TranSystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, for Phase I preliminary engineering services, and appropriates $2,245,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation and Public Safety funds.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gilmer Road, County Highway 26, is a designated route on the county highway system and in the Illinois Route 120 corridor; and
WHEREAS, for the free flow of traffic at the intersection of Gilmer Road and Illinois Route 120, and such adjacent intersections as appropriate, is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the County as a whole; and
WHEREAS, a portion of the Unified Vision for Illinois Route 120 was an improved intersection of Gilmer Road and Illinois Rte 120; and
WHEREAS, it is advisable that a firm be employed to provide Phase I preliminary engineering services for the said improvement; 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, TranSystems Corpora...
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