CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of RFQ 22-265, 87th Street Bridge Reconstruction Over Springbrook Creek - Phase II, to Baxter & Woodman, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $391,678 and for a five-year term (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, P.E., Director of Transportation, Engineering, and Development/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The other related items on the City Council agenda are:
* 24-0513, Adopt a resolution to appropriate funds for the 87th Street Bridge preliminary engineering consultant services contract
* 24-0514, Adopt a resolution to approve the local-public agency agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation
The 87th Street Bridge sits on the county boundary line between DuPage County and Will County. The bridge is located on 87th Street between Plainfield-Naperville Road and Modaff Road and crosses over Springbrook Creek. The original structure was constructed in 1961. To improve safety and extend the life, a feasibility study was completed in March of 2021 to evaluate design alternatives for the rehabilitation or replacement of the 87th Street Bridge. The report recommended that the existing bridge be replaced.
To fund the project, the City applied for assistance through the Federal Bridge Program - STP-BR (Surface Transportation Program - Bridge) and obtained approval from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to perform the project. The Surface Transportation Program (STP) is a federal program which provides up to 80% funding for projects that preserve and improve the conditions and performance on various transportation facilities. STP-BR is an IDOT Bridge Program which utilizes STP funds to provide funds to replace or rehabilitate deficient highway bridges, perform systematic preventive maintenance and seismic retrofit.
Because federal STP funding will be used for the 87th ...
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