Lake County, IL
File #: 24-1514    Version: 1 Name: Lewis Avenue Improvements: Phase I Consultant Contract and Appropriation
Type: resolution Status: Joint Committee
File created: 10/24/2024 In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for Phase I professional engineering services for improvements along Lewis Avenue, from Sunset Avenue to Illinois Route 173, at a maximum cost of $3,883,832 and appropriating $4,660,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
Attachments: 1. 24-1514 Consultant Agreement, Lewis Ave Improvements Phase I, 2. 24-1514 Vendor Disclosure, Baxter and Woodman, 3. 24-1514 Location Map, Lewis Avenue Improvements
Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for Phase I professional engineering services for improvements along Lewis Avenue, from Sunset Avenue to Illinois Route 173, at a maximum cost of $3,883,832 and appropriating $4,660,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

Staff Summary
* Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, will be utilized to complete a Phase I study of potential improvements along Lewis Avenue, from Sunset Avenue to Illinois Route 173.
* 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 13 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 24-00999-03-ES.

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RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Lewis Avenue, County Highway 27, is a designated route on the County highway system; and

WHEREAS, Lake County believes it would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public if Lewis Avenue, from Sunset Avenue to Illinois Route 173, could be improved, inclusive of roadway, intersection, and non-motorized 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 Phase I professional engineering services; and

WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its Division of Transportation, has selected a professional engineering services firm in accordance with ...

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