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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: September 14, 2023
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 Civiltech Engineering, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $58,852.00, and the appropriation of $225,000.00 of MFT Funds for the Farnsworth Ave at Marshall Blvd & Illinois Prairie Path 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 Civiltech Engineering, Inc. and to Appropriate Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The City applied for federal funding in the 2019 IDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Call for Projects and secured funding for this project.
The project will improve the safety at the intersection of Farnsworth Avenue with Marshall Boulevard and the Illinois Prairie Path with the addition of rapid rectangular flashing beacons (RRFBs) and median pedestrian refuge. The project will also include some resurfacing on Farnsworth Avenue. The funding ratio for this project is 90/10 (90% federal / 10% local) for Construction and Construction Engineering, up to a maximum amount of $275,508.00 of federal funding. Additional federal funding will be requested after the bids are opened. Safety projects like this are important to maintaining safe transportation options for all roadway and trail users.
The City issued a QBS for engineering design services and accepted proposals on October 4, 2019. Civiltech Engineering, Inc. was selected and has been utilized for Phase 1 and Phase 2 Engineering. Phase 1 design approval has been received. The Phase 2 plans are 99% complete and the Initial Fi...
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