Title/Name/Summary
82nd Avenue Multi-Use Path from 135th Street to 151st Street Preliminary Engineering (Phase I) Award
History
The 82nd Avenue Multi-Use Path fills in a significant gap in the path system for the northeast portion of the Village. The proposed path will provide a north-south continuous off-street route for the proposed corridor. It will also connect to the Orland Parkway path that runs east/west through the ComEd easement between 138th Place and 140th Street and will connect to the existing path at 151st Street that runs east and ties into multiple paths to Cook County Forest Preserves.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued to seven (7) pre-qualified consulting firms for Preliminary Engineering (Phase1) services. These firms were pre-qualified by the Village in 2020. Five firms responded to the RFP. For the Preliminary Engineering (Phase I) of this project, Baxter & Woodman, Inc. (B&W) is being recommended for the award. B&W proposed an experienced and skilled project team and demonstrated a thorough understanding of the project needs. Staff believes B&W understood the need to maximize the path use for all users and create access to destination points such as parks, schools, residences and commercial sites within the corridor. Furthermore, B&W's experience with all the permitting agencies anticipated for the project was a plus. All these factors combined with B&W having the lowest proposed not-to-exceed fee (table below) for the project has led to it being recommended for the project award.
Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Proposed Fee: $169,804.00
Engineering Resource Associates
Proposed Fee: $256,948.00
TranSystems
Proposed Fee: $259,000.00
Ciorba Group
Proposed Fee: $274,512.31
Jacobs
Proposed Fee: $347,605.00
Financial Impact
The FY2021 Capital Budget allocated $140,000.00 in funds for this project from account number 54-0000-471250. EPS will work with VMO and the Finance Department to adjust the budget for the remaining amount.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the award of Preliminary Engineering (Phase I) to Baxter and Woodman, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $169,804.00;
And,
To authorize the Village Manager to approve change orders not to exceed the contingency amount;
And,
I move to authorize the Village Manager to execute an agreement with Baxter and Woodman for professional services.