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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 ¼% 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.
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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 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, are consulting engineers skilled in the provision of said engineering services; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of funds is required.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, be employed to complete the data collection required for the ADA Transition Plan, in the amount of $214,615.89, and that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk and the County Engineer of Lake County are authorized and are directed to execute, on behalf of Lake County, an agreement for consultant engineering services between Lake County and Alfred Benesch and Company, Chicago, Illinois, for the aforementioned project work, a draft copy of which is attached hereto, and such authorization shall include any necessary subsequent amendments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement, and any amendments, to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby appropriated $260,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for these engineering services and designated as Section 18-00999-55-ES.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this agreement be administered in accordance with Chapter 605, Act 5, Section 5-205.2 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes without further Board action, providing the final contract cost chargeable under the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 12, 2018.