CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #3 to Contract 19-009, 248th Avenue Phase I, to Civiltech Engineering for an amount not to exceed $55,889 and a total award of $403,207
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The section of 248th Avenue between 95th Street and 103rd Street is currently a rural two-lane road with gravel shoulders and ditches on both sides. This portion of the 248th Avenue corridor is included in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP# SC190) and Road Improvement Plan for improvement to minor arterial road standards with two lanes in each direction and a center turn lane.
On June 18, 2019 City Council awarded Contract 19-009 to Civiltech Engineering for an amount not to exceed $301,081.
Change Order #1 was approved by City Council on June 15, 2021 for an amount not to exceed $39,998 which brought the total award to $341,079.
Change Order #2 was approved by City Council on October 5, 2021 for an amount not to exceed $6,239 which brought the total award to $347,318.
The purpose of this contract is to perform a preliminary engineering study of the proposed roadway improvements. Once complete, this study will allow the City to submit for federal funding of the construction phase of the project.
DISCUSSION:
This change order is requested to update traffic volumes, traffic analysis and noise analysis and to accommodate additional public meetings not included in the original scope of services. The updated analyses are needed to incorporate the traffic associated with the recently approved ICN development and address concerns raised by area residents at the December 2021 project meeting.
The anticipated tasks are briefly summarized below and are provided in more detail in the attached letter from Civiltech.
Traffic Analysis Updates
* Coordination with Chicago Metropolitan Agency for...
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