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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with STV Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, for Phase III construction engineering services for the reconstruction of 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131/Green Bay Road to Sheridan Road, at a maximum cost of $1,439,434.80, and designated as Section 99-00260-01-WR.
Staff Summary
* 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 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.
* Phase III construction engineering services are required to utilize federal highway funds for the reconstruction of 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131/Green Bay Road to Sheridan Road.
* Public notices were published on July 25 and August 1, 2018, and 17 firms submitted Statements of Interest/Qualifications and three short-listed firms were interviewed on September 13, 2018.
* Because of the interviews, the selected, and recommended, firm is STV Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, at a maximum cost of $1,439,434.80.
* This improvement will include reconstruction to three lanes with a shared center turn lane, new bike path and sidewalk, street lighting, drainage improvements, and installation of a roundabout at 14th Street and Dugdale which will replace the existing four-way stop.
* This improvement is included in the Highway Improvement Plan and planned for construction to begin in 2019.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, upon completion of construction and the jurisdictional transfer, 14th Street, County Highway 78, will be a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, the free flow of traffic at 14th Street is beneficial to the safety and welfare of the State of Illinois and the County as a whole;...
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