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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: February 16, 2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Phase 1 Preliminary Engineering Agreement with Stanley Consultants, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $371,344.00, and the appropriation of $371,344.00 of MFT Funds for the Farnsworth Signal - I-88 to Sheffer Road Project.
PURPOSE:
This is a Resolution to approve the above referenced Engineering Services Agreement and to appropriate Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds as required by the Illinois Highway Code for Section 23-00359-00-TL.
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 selected to be in KKCOM's 5-year program for Construction funds to be used in 2027. In order to remain on schedule, it is necessary to start the Phase 1 Preliminary Engineering Study at this time.
The project will include modernizing the six (6) traffic signals on Farnsworth Ave from the northern I-88 ramp to Sheffer Rd. The corridor will also be resurfaced from north of Molitor Rd to Creek Ave with intersection radii improvements as needed and ADA ramp replacement. A multi-use path will be included from the Illinois Prairie Path to Creek Ave. A Location Map is included as Exhibit 'D'. The funding ratio for these projects is 80/20 (80% federal / 20% local) for Construction and Construction Engineering, up to a maximum amount of $2,500,000. Signal modernization and resurfacing projects like this help reduce the burden of funding the City's yearly resurfacing program with local and MFT funding sources. Much of the traffic signal equipment is old and outdated, and this project will replace all that equipment in the corridor using federal funds.
DISCUSSION:
The City published a Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) for these Phase 1 Eng...
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