Title
Supplement for Design Engineering McDonough Associates - 143rd Street, Southwest Highway to Wolf Road
History
Over the past several years, McDonough Associates Inc. (MAI) of Chicago, Illinois, has been performing Phase I Engineering for the 143rd Street corridor, generally from LaGrange Road west to Will Cook Road as conditions have allowed them to continue. 143rd Street is an IDOT road, with the Village taking the lead on advance engineering and ultimately reconstruction. Federal funding has been secured for the engineering and construction with the local match set at thirty percent (30%).
The 143rd Street corridor project was split into two smaller projects (LaGrange Road to Wolf Road (Segment 1) and Wolf Road to Will Cook Road (Segment 2) when challenges with right-of-way acquisition along the Cook County Forest Preserve District (FPDCC) property arose. The scope of their work for both projects is to develop a Phase I report and preliminary plans, etc., for the proposed reconstruction and expansion of the corridor from 2 lanes to 4 lanes with a shared median turn lane or raised median, depending upon location.
Since the original work has been undertaken, the easternmost limits for Segment 1 have been reduced from the LaGrange Road terminus to Southwest Highway due to advance work on 143rd Street from generally LaGrange to Beacon related to the Village’s Triangle Development.
As noted, the Segment 1 project was suspended for a number of years due to the uncertainty of construction options. Right-of-way acquisition issues arose during Phase I development regarding the roadway’s proposed relocated proximity to residential properties within this section, and the potential need to obtain right-of way from the FPDCC. Since the early 2011 acquisition of the needed right of way from FPDCC, work on this project is able to be fully resumed.
During late 2010, the Village asked McDonough to provide a Feasibility Report regarding an opportunity to realign Southwest Highway with Union Avenue at 143rd Street, thereby eliminating the “fifth leg” of the current intersection at that location. Since that study has been returned and deemed a feasible project by the Village and IDOT, Segment 1 has been split into Segments 1A and 1B. Segment 1A is generally the Southwest Highway/Union Avenue and 143rd Street realignment project, and Segment 1B is 143rd Street from Southwest Highway to Wolf Road.
To move the Segment 1A project forward, the Village has met with parties involved including school District 135 staff. No formal approval for Segment 1A has been provided thus far. Therefore while the proposal includes fees in the amount of $44,168.40 for the continuation of this realignment work, no expenditures will be made until a formal agreement is made with the affected landowner and District 135 regarding the proposed Southwest Highway realignment Segment 1A project.
After the additional right of way was acquired from FPDCC, the Village requested the status of the project from IDOT and FHWA. McDonough has advised of the work remaining since the project was suspended approximately five years ago. The proposal provides a scope for the work for Segment 1B (estimated at $166,583.60) to complete the Phase I report to finalize this initial portion of the work leading to the reconstruction and widening of the 143rd Street corridor to four through-lanes, with a fifth shared turn lane. To date, the Village has spent approximately $494,770 on Phase I engineering for this segment of 143rd Street.
Staff has reviewed the proposal from McDonough Associates for the Phase I engineering work for both projects and finds the proposed fee of $210,752.00 appropriate for the effort to be undertaken. The Village will be reimbursed for seventy percent (70%) of the total cost of the work.
On June 6, 2011, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works and Engineering Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED AS PART OF THE JUNE 6, 2011, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING COMMITTEE PACKET.
Financial Impact
Budget remaining from the 143rd Street and LaGrange Road project which will not be used due to the low construction bid received for the project will be used to fund this item.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve authorizing the Village Manager to execute Supplemental Agreement dated April 13, 2011, with McDonough Associates Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, to complete Phase I Design Engineering services for 143rd Street from Southwest Highway to Wolf Road (Segment 1B) and to provide Engineering Services, report submittals and Public Meetings related to the realignment of Southwest Highway with Union Avenue at 143rd Street (Segment 1A) in an amount not to exceed $210,752.00.