Lake County Illinois - File #: 21-1303

• File #: 21-1303
• Version: 1
• Name: Lake Cook Road Bike Path (Skokie Valley Bike Path to the Chicago Botanical Gardens): Phase I Consultant Agreement and Appropriation
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/26/2021
• In control: Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee
• Final action: 9/14/2021
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, for Phase I professional engineering services for non-motorized travel improvements along Lake Cook Road, between the Skokie Valley Bike Path and the Chicago Botanical Gardens entrance, at a maximum cost of $998,903, and appropriating $1,200,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2021	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
9/9/2021	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
9/8/2021	1	Public Works, Planning & Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, for Phase I professional engineering services for non-motorized travel improvements along Lake Cook Road, between the Skokie Valley Bike Path and the Chicago Botanical Gardens entrance, at a maximum cost of $998,903, and appropriating $1,200,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

Staff Summary
* Lake Cook Road, between the Skokie Valley Bike Path and the Chicago Botanical Gardens entrance at Turnbull Woods Court (0.9 miles), will be evaluated for non-motorized improvements. This section of bike path is identified on the County's 2040 Non-Motorized Plan.
* Lake County selects professional engineering firms in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.
* The Lake County Division of Transportation's (LCDOT) Consultant Selection Process has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the firm selected for this project was selected in accordance with this approved process.
* LCDOT received and evaluated Statements of Interest and Qualifications from 11 professional firms, of which three were short-listed and presented to a consultant selection committee.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 21-00265-02-BT.

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R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Lake County believes it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public if Lake Cook Road, between the Skokie Valley Bike Path and the Chicago Botanical Gardens entrance at Turnbull Woods Court, could be improved by adding non-motorized travel improvements; and

WHEREAS, Phase I professional engineering services are required for these improvements; and

WHEREAS, it is recommended that a consultant engineering firm be employed to provide these services; and

WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation,...