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TO: Mayor John Laesch and City Council
FROM: Timothy Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: September 21, 2026
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 BLA, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $461,138.00, and the appropriation of $1,561,138.00 for the Galena-New York Resurfacing 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 and to approve the Phase 3 Construction Engineering Services Agreement with BLA, Inc.
BACKGROUND:
A Phase 1 study has been completed in-house for this project, and final Phase 2 design plans have been submitted to IDOT for review.
The project has secured federal funding to cover up to 75% of Construction and Construction Engineering costs. The federal funding source is Surface Transportation Program - Local (STU). A total of $3,637,500.00 in federal funds has been secured for Construction and Construction Engineering on the project.
The project combines two separate projects to complete resurfacing along Galena Blvd from Locust St to Ohio St, along New York St from Oak Ave to Ohio St, and the piece of Ohio St between Galena Blvd and New York St. The project also includes ADA ramp replacement, intermittent sidewalk and curb & gutter repair, roadway and bridge pavement patching, and associated work. The project is designed to coordinate with the City's upcoming Broadway Streetscape and Galena/New York 2-way Conversion project (CIP A055 & CIP GC075).
The City is continuing final design plans in-house. The plans were let on the September 18, 2026 letting. Typically these agreements would be brought before Council sooner in the IDOT process, but IDOT has allowed this project to proceed under the current schedule.
DISCUSSION:
Due to the complex n...
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