Lake County Illinois - File #: 09-1793

• File #: 09-1793
• Version: 1
• Name: Wilson Road at Nippersink Road, Roundabout improvements: Phase I Consultant Agreement
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/28/2009
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 9/8/2009
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between Lake County and Transystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, for the provision of Phase I preliminary engineering services for the round-a-bout improvement to Wilson Road (County Highway 7) at Nippersink Road at a maximum cost of services described of $374,810.02 and appropriates $450,000 of Matching Tax funds for these engineering services designated as Section 03-00070-06-CH.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/8/2009	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
9/2/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
9/2/2009	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
8/5/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	removed from the agenda	Pass
8/5/2009	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	postponed	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between Lake County and Transystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, for the provision of Phase I preliminary engineering services for the round-a-bout improvement to Wilson Road (County Highway 7) at Nippersink Road at a maximum cost of services described of $374,810.02 and appropriates $450,000 of Matching Tax funds for these engineering services designated as Section 03-00070-06-CH.
Staff Summary
· Wilson Road at Nippersink Road, Roundabout improvements: Phase I Consultant Agreement.
· A consultant will be utilized to undertake Phase I preliminary engineering services.
· The selected and recommended firm is Transystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois.
· This resolution appropriates $450,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Body

WHEREAS, Wilson Road (County Highway 7) is a designated route on the county highway system; and

WHEREAS, it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the motoring public if the intersection of Wilson Road at Nippersink Road could be improved by the installation of a roundabout; and

WHEREAS, it is advisable that a consultant engineering firm be employed to provide said Phase I engineering services (Preliminary Engineering); 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 Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, are consulting engineers skilled in the provision of said Phase I engineering services (Preliminary Engineering).

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that Transystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois, be employed to provide said Phase I engineering services (Preliminary Engineering), and that the Chair of the County Board, the County Clerk and the County Engineer of Lake County are authorized and they are direct...