Lake County Illinois - File #: 23-0303

• File #: 23-0303
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $186,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number Three in the amount of $185,803 for additions to the Phase II engineering services contract for the intersection im
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/14/2023
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 3/14/2023
• Title: Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $186,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number Three in the amount of $185,803 for additions to the Phase II engineering services contract for the intersection improvement of Wadsworth Road at Lewis Avenue.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/14/2023	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
3/2/2023	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
3/1/2023	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $186,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number Three in the amount of $185,803 for additions to the Phase II engineering services contract for the intersection improvement of Wadsworth Road at Lewis Avenue.

Staff Summary
* Wadsworth Road at Lewis Avenue will be improved by adding turn lanes, modifying the traffic signal and adding pedestrian accommodation, including a connection to the regional Robert McClory Bike Path.
* The County Board, at its October 11, 2016 meeting, approved an appropriation of $600,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and a consultant agreement with RS&H Inc., St. Charles, Illinois, at a cost of $498,506.90.
* The County Board, at its May 11, 2021 meeting, approved a supplemental appropriation of $110,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds along with the adjusted Phase II engineering contract in the amount of $686,508.90.
* Including Change Order Number Three, the sum of all contract change orders to date is $373,805, which represents a 75 percent increase over the original awarded contract amount.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with target construction in 2024, and designated as Section 13-00055-06-WR.
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RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Wadsworth Road, County Highway 17, and Lewis Avenue, County Highway 27, are designated routes on the County highway system; and

WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public if Wadsworth Road at Lewis Avenue could be improved by adding turn lanes, modifying the traffic signal, and adding pedestrian accommodation to the east leg of Wadsworth Road, including a connection to the Robert McClory Bike Path; and

WHEREAS, the County Board, at its meeting of October 11, 2016, approved an appropriation of $600,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and a consultant agreement with RS&H Inc., St. Charles, Illinois, at a ...