Lake County Illinois - File #: 18-0620

• File #: 18-0620
• Version: 1
• Name: Curb Ramp Data Collection Project for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan: Consultant Agreement and Appropriation
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/29/2018
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 6/12/2018
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an agreement for professional engineering services with Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, for curb ramp data collection required for the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan, in an amount of $214,615.89, appropriating $260,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for these engineering services, and designated as Section 18-00999-55-ES.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2018	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
6/6/2018	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
6/6/2018	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement for professional engineering services with Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, for curb ramp data collection required for the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan, in an amount of $214,615.89, appropriating $260,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for these engineering services, and designated as Section 18-00999-55-ES.

Staff Summary
* Lake County's Risk Management Department is preparing an ADA Transition Plan to comply with current federal and state ADA regulations.
* As part of this work, the Division of Transportation (DOT) will complete an inventory of existing curb ramp locations throughout the County's right-of-way.
* DOT employees previously collected data on approximately 600 curb ramp locations during the winter of 2017-2018.
* DOT desires to use a consultant to complete the remaining data collection on approximately 3,000 locations by December 31, 2018.
* In accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, the recommended firm is Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, in an amount of $214,615.89.

Body
R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Lake County's Risk Management Department is preparing an ADA Transition Plan to comply with current federal and state ADA regulations; and

WHEREAS, the Division of Transportation (DOT) will complete an inventory of existing curb ramp locations throughout the County's right-of-way as part of this work; and

WHEREAS, DOT employees collected data on approximately 600 locations during the winter of 2017-2018; and

WHEREAS, DOT desires to complete the remaining data collection on approximately 3,000 locations; and

WHEREAS, it is advisable that a consultant engineering firm be employed to provide said engineering services; and

WHEREAS, Lake County, by and through its DOT, has selected a professional engineering services firm in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 I...