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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Steve Andras, P.E., Airport Manager
DATE: January 22, 2025
SUBJECT:
A resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to amend a Design Phase Engineering Agreement in the not-to-exceed amount of $14,800 and execute a Construction Phase Engineering Agreement in the not-to-exceed amount of $102,300 with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. This resolution will also authorize an Agency Agreement with the State of Illinois for the Rehabilitate Airfield Lighting Vault (ARR-4915) and Replace Vault Generator (ARR-5117) projects located at the Aurora Municipal Airport.
PURPOSE:
This resolution will approve a $14,800 amendment to a design phase agreement with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. that was approved under resolution R24-053 on February 27 of last year. This resolution will also authorize a construction phase engineering agreement in the not-to-exceed amount of $102,300 with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. The approval of this resolution will also authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agency Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics securing State and Federal grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora was awarded a grant for both projects with the total costs estimated to be approximately $1.3M. Once State and Federal grant monies are applied, the City's share for these projects becomes $65,000. Therefore, any project payments to Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. or other vendor totaling more than $65,000 will be returned to the City once the projects have been completed.
DISCUSSION:
The total project costs have been set aside under CIPs D052 and D057 in accounts 504-4454-433.73-99 and 504-4454-433.63-34 respectively.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
These two projects will have no adverse impacts to the City of Aurora and will reduce the ongoing cost of maintaining the airport infrastructure.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
We respectfully request that you forward these agreements to ...
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