Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving an Independent Contractor Agreement with Alliance Contractors, Inc. for the South Boulevard Streetscape Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $12,573 and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
In January of 2022, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) agreed to final quantities and costs with Alliance Contractors for the South Boulevard Streetscape Project, Section 13-00256-00-PV. However, there were still some outstanding invoices from Alliance at the time that IDOT could not process due to the age of the project and the timelines associated with the funding. IDOT required the Village to pay these costs directly to the contractor for this work which was completed at the time of the project and was approved at that time. The costs for these various items amount to $12,573.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact
There are available funds for this work in the FY2022 Budget in the Capital Improvement Fund, Public Works- Engineering, Streetscaping, account no. 3095-43780-101-570959.
Background
Work on the South Boulevard Streetscape project was completed in 2019. This project included the water main replacement, sewer lining, installation of deep manhole structures, and streetscaping of South Boulevard from Harlem Avenue to Marion Street. The streetscape project was funded in part with federal grants amounting to $1,427,240. The project was coordinated with the adjacent 1133 South Boulevard development and the streetscape project was staged to accommodate the developer's work and done over multiple construction seasons. Due to this complex coordination between the two projects it has taken IDOT several years to close out the project and agree to final costs with Alliance Contractors, the general contractor for the streetscape project.
In January of 2022, IDOT agreed to f...
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