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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: October 28, 2021
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Local Public Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 3 Construction Engineering Agreement with Thomas Engineering Group in the not to exceed amount of $82,019.00, and the appropriation of $458,179.00 of REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds for the Indian Trail Resurfacing Project.
PURPOSE:
To execute the Local Public Agency Agreement 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 Thomas Engineering Group and to Appropriate REBUILD Illinois Bond Funds by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The City applied for federal funding in the March 2020 Kane-Kendall Council of Mayors (KKCOM) Call for Projects for 11 different projects. These projects were discussed at the February 27, 2020 Finance Committee meeting as information only (legistar 20-0121). Nine (9) of the City's 11 submitted projects were selected to be in KKCOM's 5-year program. In total, $11,355,000 of federal funds were allocated for these 9 City projects.
The project will resurface Indian Trail from Farnsworth Avenue to the Kane/DuPage County Line with spot sidewalk, path and curb repairs. The funding ratio for these projects is 75/25 (75% federal / 25% local) for Construction and Construction Engineering, up to a maximum amount of $457,000 for this project. Resurfacing projects like this help reduce the burden of funding the City's yearly resurfacing program with local and MFT funding sources.
The City has been performing Phase 1 and Phase 2 Engineering in-house with aid from a consultant on drafting. Phase 1 design approval has been received. The Phase 2 plans are 99% complete and the Initial Final Plans, Specifications, and Esti...
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