Title
Contracts for Oak Lawn Water Negotiation Consultants
History
Beginning in August 2009, the village began engaging three (3) different consultants for professional services related to due diligence review and the negotiations for contract renewal with Oak Lawn for water supply. The three (3) consultants and the amount approved are as follows:
WRB, LLC - $105,000
Malcolm Pirnie Engineering - $70,060
Holland & Knight - $130,000
Of the amount listed above, the village is responsible for 33% of the expense. The remaining 67% is paid for by 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 Malcolm Pirnie and WRB, LLC is almost exhausted. At this time, we have made substantial progress with Oak Lawn and are hopeful of completing the negotiations this year. The group of five (5) communities has asked Malcolm Pirnie and WRB, LLC to submit proposals to what it would take to get the contract done in the third quarter of this year. A summary of the work to be done by each is provided below:
Malcolm Pirnie - $50,000
1. Review Oak Lawn contracts
2. Meetings with working group members
3. Negotiations with Oak Lawn
4. Review preliminary design
WRB, LLC - $46,000
1. Preparing, participating, and following up on three sets of meetings already on the calendar for the Oak Lawn negotiating team, the managers and the mayors
2. Non-specified support and assistance to our two committees for finance and operations
3. General coordination of the consultant team
4. Project administration, research, and dealing with issues related to the Chicago rate and system improvements
The Managers Committee has reviewed the scope of services for each proposal and recommends approval. As noted above, the combined amount will be distributed on a prorata basis and the village's exposure would be $31,680 of $96,000 (33%). However, the way the proposals are wr...
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