Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Chicago for the Street Resurfacing of Austin Boulevard from Lake Street to North Avenue in an Amount Not to Exceed $730,000 and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
The City of Chicago received Federal and State funds for the resurfacing of Austin Boulevard from Lake Street to North Avenue. As part of the project the City of Chicago will replace the sidewalk corner ramps and resurface the Village's half of Austin Boulevard Village as well as provide engineering design and construction management of the project for half of the cost of the work which is estimated at $730,000. The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) provides terms and conditions for payments and for the coordination between the Village's water main project and the City's resurfacing project. The City is planning to award the contract in early August and start construction in the late summer of 2019 following the Village's water main project.
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Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution
Fiscal Impact
The FY2019 Capital Improvement Plan and FY2019 Budget includes $250,000 in funds in the Capital Improvement Fund, Public Works-Engineering, Local Street Construction account no. 3095-43780-101-570951 for Austin Boulevard Resurfacing as the City previously indicated there would be no cost to the Village for this project.
Pending Board concurrence, the recommended FY2020 Budget will include the remaining $480,000 needed for this project in the CIP fund for street resurfacing, account no. 3095-43780-101-570951.
Background
In August of 2018 the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) notified the Village that they were planning on resurfacing Austin Boulevard in 2019 from Lake Street to North Avenue. Austin Boulevard is jointly owned by the City of Chicago and the Village of Oak Park. Austin Blvd was last resurf...
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