CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #2 to Contract 19-112, Downtown Streetscape Phase II Design Engineering, to Civiltech Engineering for an amount not to exceed $81,436.43 and a total award of $220,236.42
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director of TED/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
In June 2019, the City Council approved an amendment to its Master Services Agreement with Civiltech Engineering to add Downton Streetscape Phase II design engineering services in the amount of $128,831.35.
Civiltech was awarded the contract following the issuance of RFP 19-112. This award produced the construction plan set for the 2020 Downtown Streetscape Improvement project. The project scope was to improve both sides of Main Street between Jackson and Jefferson, the south side of Jefferson between Webster and Main, portions of the north side of Jackson immediately contiguous to the project, and a portion of the east side of Webster immediately contiguous to the project. To support this design phase, Change Order #1 in the amount of $9,968.64 was authorized on June 1, 2020 due to an additional round of review comments from the City.
The resultant construction documents were placed out for bid by the City and were originally slated for construction to begin in April 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and early stages of lockdowns taking effect around this time, support for the project withdrew. The construction project was ultimately not awarded and did not move forward at that time.
Since then, the City has been party to ongoing conversations with downtown business owners, Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA), and Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce (NACC) to evaluate the appropriate time to perform the work identified through this program.
DISCUSSION:
In October 2021, City staff attended a DNA meeting and presented a proposal to c...
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