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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: February 13, 2020
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing the Director of Purchasing to Execute the Engineering Services Agreement Supplement #1 in the amount of $15,870.78 with HR Green, Inc., 420 N. Front Street, McHenry, Illinois 60050, for the Paramount Riverwalk Promenade Project Phase II Engineering.
PURPOSE:
This Resolution will authorize the Phase II Engineering Services Agreement Supplement #1 to finish the Bid Documents for repairs to the Riverwalk Promenade located next to the Paramount Theatre Buildings from Downer Place to Galena Boulevard.
BACKGROUND:
The Paramount Riverwalk Promenade is a concrete and brick walkway that overhangs the Fox River and connects sidewalks from Downer Place to Galena Boulevard. The walkway is supported by concrete encased steel cantilevered beams from the adjacent Paramount buildings. The original construction of the main structural components date back to 1915. Other additions and renovations to the Promenade were done in 1977 and 1994.
DISCUSSION:
In 2016, the city began a program to inspect Pedestrian (Ped) Bridges and the Paramount Promenade. The Promenade was determined to be in fair to poor condition with spalled and deteriorating concrete, exposed rebar and extensive deterioration to some structural elements. Due to the condition and load limits identified in the report, the city has posted that no motorized vehicles are allowed on the Promenade. This restriction has limited the city's ability to fully utilize the Promenade. In 2017, the city retained HR Green to complete an in-depth technical review of the Promenade and determine repair options to address deterioration, appearance, drainage and return the walkway to full use. In March 2019, the city approved an agreement with HR Green to prepare detailed plans and specifications in the amount of $52,801.28 (R19-071).
There were unknowns at the time of scoping the project t...
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