Title
Oak Lawn Water Negotiations Consultant Agreement
History
In August of 2009, the Village engaged WRB, LLC for consulting services related to due diligence review and the negotiations for contract renewal with Oak Lawn for water supply. A second agreement was entered into subsequently in April of 2011. To date, the summary of expenses related to Bill Balling is as follows: August 2009 - $60,000; April 2011 - $45,000; Total - $105,000.
Of the amounts listed above, the Village is responsible for 33% of the expense $34,650. The remaining 67% is paid from Mokena (10%), New Lenox (18%), Oak Forest (11%) and Tinley Park (28%). The Village of Tinley Park acts as the administrator of the contract.
At present, our authorized expenditure for WRB, LLC is almost exhausted. At this time, we have made substantial progress with Oak Lawn and are on target to complete the negotiations in 2013. The group of five (5) communities has asked WRB, LLC to submit proposed for what it would take to get the contract done. A summary of the work to be done is provided below:
1. Prepare for and attend joint extended meetings with Oak Lawn general in Chicago to work on the agreement itself. To accomplish the finalization, it is estimated that three meetings of five hours in duration will be scheduled;
2. Internal staff meeting to work with the Finance and Public Works Directors as well as Malcolm Pirnie Arcadis to address the final Agreement issues;.
3. Managers’ meetings in December, January and February to finalize the agreement;
4. Mayors meetings. It is anticipated that meetings will be scheduled in January and February to complete the document and overall presentation strategy;
5. Perform Tasks to finalize Agreement; and
6. Perform Post Agreement Tasks.
The Managers’ Committee has reviewed the scope of services for WRB, LLC and recommends approval of the proposal in an amount not to exceed $45,000. As noted above, the combined amount will be distributed on a prorata basis and th...
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