Title
88th Avenue Roadway Improvements - IDOT Contract 63488
History
At the September and October 2011 Committee and Board meetings, based upon the costs outlined within the IDOT Local Agreement for this project, Staff requested consideration and the passage of the below:
“I move to recommend to the Village Board to authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $150,000 to fund the Local Share costs related to the 88th Avenue construction project; and
I move to recommend to the Village Board to authorize payment to Christopher B. Burke Engineering (CBBEL) of Rosemont, Illinois, an amount not to exceed $49,000 as the reimbursable Federal share of Construction Engineering: and
I move to recommend to the Village Board to authorize payment to the State of Illinois an amount not to exceed $91,200 for the Local Share of construction and Construction Engineering costs related to the 88th Avenue construction project, with one-third of the Local Share costs reimbursable pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Orland Hills dated July 12, 2010.”
In developing the above action, it was understood that the Village would have to front-fund the Federally reimbursable share of the Construction Engineering fees ($49,000), but it was not understood in October that 100% of Construction Engineering fees would have to be paid by the Village directly to the Consultant hired by IDOT for this project. Typically IDOT bills the Local Agency (LA) for the LA’s share of construction ($70,200) and Construction Engineering ($21,000) at the end of the project. Because this project had Federal funds (three different funding sources), the Construction Engineering Consultant was required to be selected by IDOT, but the Consultant’s fees were required to be paid directly to the Consultant by the LA. Christopher B. Burke Engineering (CBBEL) of Rosemont, Illinois, was selected and contracted by IDOT to perform construction engineering for the project. The Village,...
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