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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Civiltech Engineering, Inc., Itasca, Illinois, for Phase II professional engineering services for the improvement of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, from Commonwealth Avenue to Illinois Route 137 at a maximum cost of $370,093.78 and appropriating $445,000 of Matching Tax funds.
Staff Summary
* The scope of these improvements include pavement resurfacing and the replacement of an existing 6-foot by 6-foot culvert.
* 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 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.
* The selected firm has a satisfactory past relationship with the Lake County Division of Transportation.
* This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 25-00256-04-DR.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, County Highway 54, is a designated route on the county highway system; and
WHEREAS, Lake County believes it would be beneficial for the safety and welfare of the traveling public to improve Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, from Commonwealth Avenue to Illinois Route 137, including pavement resurfacing and replacement of an existing culvert; and
WHEREAS, Phase II 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, 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, Civiltech Engineering, Inc., Itasca, Illin...
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