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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Baxter & Woodman, Inc., Crystal Lake, Illinois, to provide Phase II design engineering services for the resurfacing of Gilmer Road, from Illinois Route 120 to Illinois Route 176, at a maximum cost of $350,691 and appropriating $421,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Staff Summary
* A consulting firm will be utilized to perform Phase II design engineering services for the resurfacing of Gilmer Road, from Illinois Route 120 to Illinois Route 176.
* 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 with target construction in 2023, and designated as Section 21-00073-10-RS.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gilmer Road, County Highway 26, 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 if Gilmer Road, from Illinois Route 120 to Illinois Route 176, could be resurfaced; and
WHEREAS, Phase II professional engineering services are required for this improvement; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that a consultant engineering firm be employed to provide Phase II design engineering services for said proposed resurfacing; 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, Baxter & Woodm...
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