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TO: Mayor John Laesch and City Council
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: June 12, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with HR Green, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $706,956.00, and the appropriation of $2,100,000.00 of REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds and/or MFT Funds for the Sullivan Rd Reconstruction Project.
PURPOSE:
To execute the Joint Funding Agreement for State-Let Construction Work there by reserving sufficient funds to cover the local agency share of the project cost by resolution, to approve the Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with HR Green, Inc. and to Appropriate REBUILD Illinois Bond and/or MFT Funds by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Resolution for Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Section No. 21-00344-00-WR.
BACKGROUND:
The City applied for federal funding in the March 2022 Kane-Kendall Council of Mayors (KKCOM) Call for Projects and secured funding for 9 different projects, with 5 additional projects placed in the contingency program. This project was initially placed on the Contingency List, but has since received STP funding. City staff has also applied for and secured STP-Shared Fund funding for this project.
The project will reconstruct Sullivan Rd from a 2-lane to a 3-lane section from Edgelawn Dr to Golden Oaks Pkwy, including modernizing the signal and adding turn lanes at Randall Rd. The funding ratio for this project is 80/20 (80% federal / 20% local) for Construction and Construction Engineering, up to a maximum amount of $6,160,000 of federal funding. More information including exhibits can be found at the project website: https://www.aurora.il.us/Government-and-Engagement/Current-City-Projects/Sullivan-Road-From-Edgelawn-Drive-To-Randall-Road.
Phase 1 design approval has been received. The Phase 2 plans are 99% complete and the Initial...
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