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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with STV, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, to provide Phase II design engineering services for improvements to the intersection of Ela Road and Long Grove Road in the Villages of Barrington and Deer Park, at a maximum cost of $594,225, and appropriating $715,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Staff Summary
* The intersection of Ela Road and Long Grove Road will be improved, inclusive of non-motorized improvements.
* The improvements include the addition of turn lanes and a traffic signal, along with bike lanes and a multi-use path connection to the Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve trail system.
* A consulting firm will be utilized to perform these Phase II professional engineering services.
* 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, for Phase I and Phase II engineering services, from 36 professional firms of which four were short-listed and presented to a consultant selection committee.
* As a result of the interviews and successful Phase I completion, the selected and recommended firm is STV, Inc., with a maximum cost of $594,225.
* This project is included in the highway improvement program and targeted for construction in 2022, and designated as section number 14-00144-20-CH.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ela Road, County Highway 60, and Long Grove Road, County Highway 43, are designated routes on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, Lake County believes it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public if the inters...
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