Title/Name/Summary
LaGrange Road Corridor - Landscape Architecture Design - Norris Design Proposal - Additional Services Agreement #1
History
The current roadway design efforts for the LaGrange Road Corridor (Corridor) are under the control and direction of the Illinois District of Transportation (IDOT). IDOT design criteria include standard landscape and roadway improvements defined within their Bureau of Design Engineering (BDE) manuals and related specifications.
On April 19, 2010, the Village adopted a Corridor Master Plan that was developed by T.Y. Lin Associates following a series of meetings with the adjacent Corridor communities: Palos Park, Orland Hills and Tinley Park. The vision of the Corridor Master Plan is to provide certain aesthetic enhancements and multi-mobility options that provide corridor connectivity while retaining community identity.
In order to include Corridor Master Plan elements within the IDOT Corridor plans being developed, the corridor communities must hire a Landscape Architect to develop plans, specifications and estimates for inclusion within the plans being developed by IDOT. Staff has been meeting periodically with the corridor communities on several common topics including the need for aesthetic enhancements.
Following Norris Design’s successful project interaction and implementation with landscape and aesthetic enhancements desired by the Village for inclusion with the Village’s 143rd Street and LaGrange Road Intersection Improvement project, staff requested that Norris Design prepare and submit a scope and fee proposal to provide similar design services for the IDOT Corridor project.
On January 17, 2011, Norris Design’s original proposal of $111,600 was approved by the Board. Over the last two years the Village and Norris Design have continued to coordinate with Palos Park, Orland Hills, Tinley Park and IDOT on the various enhancements along the LaGrange Corridor. This coordination effort included numerous meetings and development of various exhibits and cost estimates.
Preliminary plans were developed and submitted to IDOT for review as part of the Village’s coordinating efforts.
In the upcoming months IDOT will be finalizing the LaGrange Road plans and letting (bidding) the project in March/April 2013. Norris Design will continue to provide plans and specifications to IDOT for various enhancement items to be included in the IDOT contracts. These items include but are not limited to irrigation and monument foundations.
Norris Design, at the request of the Village, has submitted an Additional Service Agreement that includes the necessary work to complete the Village’s LaGrange Road enhancements, both for IDOT’s contracts and the Village’s separate enhancement contract. Additional Services include but are not limited to:
Revisions to the overall landscape enhancements based on coordination with the other communities and IDOT;
Coordination with IDOT’s new design consultant on enhancement items such as monument foundations and placement, drainage, median design, cross walk design and brick paver sidewalks;
Development of new monument concepts based on coordination with the corridor communities;
Preparation of enhancement matrices for the corridor communities in order to assist IDOT in the creation of the forthcoming Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA);
Structural design of the monuments, walls and columns; and
Assistance with the overall bidding process and responding to contractor’s request for information (RFI).
Please note that these services are included for all three segments of LaGrange Road from 179th Street to 131st Street.
The Additional Services Agreement #1 in the amount of $91,300 is attached.
On December 17, 2012 the Development Services & Planning Committee recommended approval of the Additional Services Agreement #1 with Norris Design in the amount of $91,300 as outlined in their proposal.
Financial Impact
Funds will be available in the FY 2013 budget for LaGrange Road Aesthetic Enhancements; 054-0000-484800.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the Additional Services Agreement #1 with Norris Design in the amount of $91,300 as outlined in their proposal.