Title
RTAP Grant
History
Recommendation to hire TYLIN International as consultant for the La Grange Road Transportation Plan, contingent on RTAP approval and final Village contract agreement.
In January 2007, the Village Board approved a resolution of support for a Regional Technical Assistance Program Grant from the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to complete a Public Transportation Plan for the LaGrange Road Corridor between 131St Street and I-80.
The plan will include recommendations for land uses, traffic and pedestrian circulation, and a public transportation system that will connect major retail destinations in the area with the 143rd Street Metra Station, the Old Orland Historic District, the civic core that includes the Village Hall and Orland Park Library, major open spaces, and the emerging higher density residential developments in the corridor. This project budget is estimated to be $100,000. The Village of Orland Park’s share will be approximately $20,000 and the Regional Transportation Authority’s share will be approximately $80,000.
In July 2007, a RFP was issued to solicit proposals for the LaGrange Road Transportation Plan. The Village received four proposals in response to the RFP. A matrix spread sheet was used to evaluate each proposal based on the RFP requirements and available budget. Staff then conducted personal interviews with the top two selected firms (TYLIN and URS).
Although both firms offered the skills, experience and ability to deliver the final product, the interviews convinced staff that TYLIN’s extensive experience with both IDOT and the Complete Streets approach would be the most valuable in producing the Corridor Plan that would be the most usable and implementable. In particular, the inclusion of the Altamanu Landscape Architecture firm in TYLIN’s proposal is a nice complement to the progressive engineering focus of the TYLIN firm. They will contribute to the land use design, design guidelines, and graphic...
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