Title/Name/Summary
RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSAL FROM DLZ, INC. (TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERCONNECTION - PHASE III CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES,143RD ST. BETWEEN WOLF RD. AND RAVINIA AVE.)
History
In March 2019, the Village applied for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program funds for the 143rd Street, (Wolf Road to Southwest Highway) project. The CMAQ funds are managed by Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) In November 2019, CMAP informed staff that the Village was awarded $540,000 to improve the signals and the interconnections between signals within the project limits, subject to an 80/20 split of costs.
On June 16, 2020, the Village issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Phase II Engineering Study and selected Civiltech Engineering Inc., to complete the final design documents. On July 7, 2020, the Village issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ, #20-023) for the Phase III, Construction Engineering services to manage the construction services for the Signal Interconnect project. Since federal funds will be used for the construction and construction engineering services, the Village followed the RFQ process required by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Specifically, this includes following IDOT’s Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) process which requires consultants to be selected based on their credentials and ability to perform the requested work only, without collecting and considering professional fees. This process meets the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) 23 CFR 172 and the Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582). The process substantially follows Section 5-5 of the IDOT Bureau of Local Roads and Streets (BLRS) Manual, and specifically Section 5-5.06(e).
On January 18, 2021, the Village Board of Trustees approved the award of Phase III Construction Engineering Services to DLZ, Inc., in the amount of $56,719. This Resolution confirms the Village will pay up to $11,343.80 (20%) o...
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