Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc. to Provide Repair Documents, Construction Administration and Observation of the Avenue Parking Garage Structure Repairs, in an Amount not to Exceed $40,000 and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
A contract with Walker to prepare, for the Avenue Parking Garage, constructions documents for bid and construction administration of repairs in an amount not to exceed $40,000, waiving the Village's formal request for proposal process.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution
Fiscal Impact
The costs for this project would be funded through the Capital Improvement Fund account no. 5060-43770-784-570705 which provides $375,000 for 'Parking Structure Maintenance Program'. The entire Avenue Garage project would cost an estimated $375,000 which includes this contract
Background
In spring 2016, the Village solicited bids for an assessment of the physical condition of each of the Village owned garages and to determine a plan for making needed repairs to garages. Eight engineering groups submitted Request For Proposals (RFP) responses. The low responsible bid was Walker Restoration Consultants (Walker) in a total amount of $11,800 for three garages.
Upon discussion with Walker and other Consultants, the best practice and most efficient approach is to upgrade one parking garage at a time rather than divide out the work between parking garages. This approach gains the best return on investment for work performed and longevity of products used. We started with the Oak Park River Forest High School Garage (OPRFHS Garage) and made those repairs in 2017. As part of the project, on June 19, 2017, the Board approved a contract with Walker Restoration to develop the construction documents and oversee the OPRFHS Garage work.
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