Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with MWH Americas, Inc. for Design Engineering Services for the Fillmore Street Relief Sewer Project in an amount not to exceed $53,419 and Authorizing its Execution.
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Overview
Overview
The Engineering Division requested a proposal from MWH Americas for design engineering services to complete the design of a relief sewer project on Fillmore Street to be built in conjunction with the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission's water main distribution and street reconstruction project in 2016. The sewer relief project will help reduce the occurrence and severity of basement backups in many parts of the Village. MWH developed the conceptual design of this project as part of the Combined Sewer Study and this in-depth knowledge of the details and goals of this project make MWH Americas the consultant best suited to complete the design of this project for the Village of Oak Park.
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Staff Recommendation
Approval.
Fiscal Impact
The costs for this Project are included in the recommended FY2016 budget in the Water and Sewer Fund, Sewer Collection, Capital Improvements for Flood Mitigation Design Projects account no. 5050-43750-781-570707 which provides $100,000 for design engineering for this project.
Water and Sewer fund balance will be used for costs incurred in 2015 for design engineering which are estimated to be approximately $45,000. The Water and Sewer Fund will reimburse the fund balance in FY2016 from the account no. 5050-43750-781-570707 for the 2015 costs incurred for this project and staff will prepare the necessary budget amendments in early 2016.
Background
The 2014 MWH Americas completed a Combined Sewer System Master Plan Report which identified a number of sewer improvement projects which can be constructed in order to reduce the frequency and severity of b...
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