Title/Name/Summary
Burial of Electric Services Lines - 143rd and LaGrange Road
History
As work advances on the 143rd/LaGrange Road intersection project, staff has discussed with Commonwealth Edison the plan for the relocation of the overhead lines that run the length of this project. Given the type of development planned for this area, including the Main Street Triangle, Orland Crossing and redevelopment along 143rd Street near Marquette Bank, the Village staff recommends an analysis of the cost to bury these service lines to reduce the visual blight. There are two substantial system lines that would need to be relocated.
Although estimates have been provided, in order to advance the analysis of burying the Com Ed lines that run down LaGrange Road from the viaduct to 144th Street and along 143rd Street from the railroad tracks to the entrance at Orland Crossing, Village staff is requesting approval of a payment to Com Ed for engineering services. Once this design work is complete, an accurate depiction of cost for the construction will be provided.
Com Ed originally expressed that they would require payment of 1% of the total engineers’ estimate of the construction cost in order to advance the engineering component of undergrounding projects. The estimate given for this project is $4.6 million for LaGrange Road lines and an additional $1.5 million for the lines along 143rd Street. Com Ed could not be reached to confirm the 1% figure, so the approval figure was slightly increased in case the figure is actually higher.
On June 22, 2009, this item was reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee and referred to the Board for approval. Since then, several conversations have been held with Com Ed staff and the scope of work was further refined. Subsequently, the price for the preliminary engineering work was reduced. ComEd will provide estimates for the following:
- 143rd Street from the Metra Railroad tracks on the west to the intersection at 143rd/LaGrange Road on the east.
- 143rd Street from the intersection at 143rd/LaGrange Road on the west to John Humphrey Drive on the east.
- LaGrange Road from the Metra Railroad overpass on the north to the intersection at 143rd/LaGrange Road on the south.
- LaGrange Road from the intersection at 143rd/LaGrange Road on the north to 144th Street on the south.
- LaGrange Road from 144th Street on the north to 147th Street on the south.
Scope:
- For each segment, ComEd will produce a conceptual plan indicating the preferred burial route and tentative equipment locations.
- The underground route will be drawn over Village road improvement plans (a pdf file of the 143rd St right of way plan was provided from V3, the Village's engineer on this project).
- ComEd will calculate a budget estimate for each line segment.
- ComEd will calculate an estimate of the credit for ComEd standard relocation of overhead facilities which conflict the road improvement plans.
Schedule:
- Will need approximately 6 - 8 weeks to schedule and complete this activity.
Payment:
- The estimate for time and material to perform the service indicated above is twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00).
Reservations/Limitations:
- Actual relocation design, costs and estimated credit may be substantially different based on the final roadway improvement plans and other considerations such as easements.
- A separate advance engineering deposit is required if the Village chooses to further develop one or more of these plans.
Financial Impact
$20,000 from 054-0000-499.84-80
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve payment to Commonwealth Edison in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the preliminary engineering design of the burial of electric service lines in the area of the 143rd and LaGrange Road intersection.