Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer/Assistant Public Works Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Contract with Alliance Contractors Inc. for Project 24-8, Lot 10 Streetscape, in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,530,772 and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
Competitive bids were opened on March 28th for Project 24-8, Lot 10 Streetscape Improvements. Seven contractors picked up bid documents and four bids were received. The low responsible bid was submitted by Alliance Contractors Inc. with a total amount of $1,658,910. The project includes replacing the existing Parking Lot 10 north of North Boulevard between Marion Street and Forest Avenue with a permeable pavement, sidewalk replacement, lighting and electrical improvements, and landscaping. The project is partially funded using Metropolitan Water Reclamation District grant funds. The project is over the available budgeted and staff recommends reducing the scope to fit the available budget amount of $1,530,772.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.
Background
The construction project will completely replace the pavement of Lot 10 which is located north of North Boulevard between Marion Street and Forest Avenue. The new pavement will be a permeable pavement system allowing water to infiltrate into the surrounding soils. The pavement will use red concrete brick pavers to have a similar aesthetic look as Marion Street. The Village received a grant from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) to construct a permeable parking lot here.
The new parking lot will also change to be a one-way westbound traffic flow through the parking lot. The Village worked with V3 on a traffic study to look at the benefits and impacts of converting the lot to a one-way direction. Making the lot one-way westbound improves the safety and efficiency of the North and Forest intersection area and within th...
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