TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: L. Eric Schoeny, P.E. Drainage and Underground Coordinator
DATE: August 29, 2013
SUBJECT: title
A resolution to award a contract to Wills Burke Kelsey Associates to provide construction engineering services for the construction of the Green Infrastructure for CSO Control Improvement project.
September 9, 2013 Buildings, Grounds, and Infrastructure Committee
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PURPOSE:
To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Wills Burke Kelsey Associates for the above reference project.
BACKGROUND:
In March 2010, the City of Aurora submitted a Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan (CSO LTCP) to the IEPA and USEPA in accordance with the City's CSO NPDES permit. The CSO LTCP includes sewer separation both by conventional methods and through the use of Green Infrastructure. The City's CSO LTCP is estimated to cost approximately $120M.
On June 26, 2012 City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a financial assistance agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the construction of raingardens at 28 intersections throughout the City's combined sewer system. The financial assistance agreement provides $1,451,666.00 in funding through the IEPA's Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program. The remaining costs to construct the raingardens will be provided from the CSO Long Term Control Plan Fee fund. The raingardens will be constructed within the public right of way, between the curb and sidewalk. The purpose for the raingardens is to remove stormwater from the combined system by promoting infiltration.
DISCUSSION:
This work is required in order to oversee the construction of improvements that will reduce the City's contribution to the violation of water quality standards within the Fox River. The construction engineering services will be paid for on a time and material basis with a not to exceed amount of $143,300. Fundi...
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