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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with BLA Incorporated, Itasca, Illinois, for Phase III construction engineering services for improvements at the intersection of Hunt Club Road, at Illinois Route 132, at a maximum cost of $465,512.10, appropriating $560,000 of 1/4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds, and designated as Section 14-00095-17-CH.
Staff Summary
* Hunt Club Road, at Illinois Route 132, needs will be widened and resurfaced.
* The improvements include the installation of turn lanes and non-motorized accommodations.
* A consultant will be utilized to undertake Phase III construction engineering services.
* 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.
* Public notices were published on July 25 and August 1, 2018, and 13 firms submitted Statements of Interest and Statements of Qualifications. Three firms were shortlisted and interviewed on October 2, 2018.
* As a result of the interviews, the selected, and recommended, firm is BLA Incorporated, Itasca, Illinois, at a maximum cost of $465,512.10.
* This intersection improvement is included in the County's Highway Improvement Program with construction planned to begin in 2019.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Hunt Club Road, County Highway 29, is a designated route on the County highway system; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the free flow of traffic and the safety and welfare of the motoring public, Lake County is desirous of improving Hunt Club Road, at Illinois Route 132, by widening and resurfacing; and
WHEREAS, Phase III construction engineering services are required for the widening and resurfacing of Hunt Club Roa...
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