Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Claassen, White & Associates, P.C. for Project 16-21, Establishment of Vertical Benchmark Monuments, in an Amount not to Exceed $85,000.00 and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
The Engineering Division requested proposals for establishing benchmark monuments at various locations which are used as starting points for topographic surveys within the Village. Request for Proposal documents were sent to four qualified firms for this type of work, and the Village received a proposal back from each firm. The proposal from Claassen, White & Associates best fit the needs of the Village while at the most competitive price of $48,400. Staff is recommending awarding the agreement at the full budgeted amount of $85,000 in order to get additional benchmarks installed within the Village.
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Staff Recommendation
Approval
Fiscal Impact
The costs for this project would be funded through the FY 2016 Capital Improvement Fund for External Support account no. 3095-43780-101-530667 which provides $85,000 for the Village-wide elevation benchmark survey.
Background
The Village of Oak Park has a network of benchmarks on fire hydrants and monuments at various locations throughout the Village. Benchmarks set on hydrants are lower accuracy and only include vertical elevation data. Survey monuments are more accurate and are sunk in the ground and provide for high accuracy information for both horizontal and vertical data. These benchmarks are used as the starting points for surveying projects for private projects and developments and any Village project requiring a survey. In 2002 the Engineering Division updated these benchmarks to account for fire hydrants being replaced and also established the four monuments. Over the past fourteen years many of these hydrants have been removed and two of the monuments hav...
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