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TO: Mayor John Laesch and City Council
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: December 11, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Phase 2 Design Engineering Supplement with Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $239,431.00 and the appropriation the same amount of REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds for the Sullivan Road Reconstruction Project.
PURPOSE:
This is a Resolution to approve the above referenced Engineering Services Supplement and to appropriate REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Resolution.
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 Final Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) have been submitted several times. The project has been delayed due to right-of-way processing. The project is now targeting an April 2026 letting, but will likely slip further due to right-of-way.
DISCUSSION:
During design engineering, Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Inc. ...
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