Lake County Gazette

Lake County Public Works and Transportation Committee met Feb. 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.2)

*MINUTES*

8.1 23-0184

Committee action approving the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee minutes from October 26, 2022.

8.2 23-0183

Committee action approving the Public Works and Transportation Committee minutes from January 11, 2023.

REGULAR AGENDA

*DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION*

8.3 23-0162

Joint resolution appropriating $230,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds for the Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators, Inc. (JULIE) ticket screening and locating of Lake County Division of Transportation’s (LCDOT) storm sewers for excavator dig requests along various County highways.

∙ Pursuant to Illinois law, JULIE serves as a message handling notification service for underground facility owners regarding planned excavations.

∙ LCDOT processes over 6,000 storm sewer ticket screenings and locate requests from JULIE annually to comply with the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act.

∙ LCDOT’s existing storm sewer locating contract with USIC Locating Services, LLC, Lombard, Illinois, began on March 1, 2021, for a period of two years, and allows a total of three one-year contract extensions. This will be the first one-year contract extension and will cover the period of March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. ∙ The appropriation includes the annual message handling service fee of $25,000 paid to JULIE.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 23-00000-09-GM.

8.4 23-0161

Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with BLA, Inc., Itasca, Illinois, to provide Phase II professional engineering services for non-motorized travel improvements along Washington Street, between Sextant Drive and Almond Road, at a maximum cost of $417,166 and appropriating $500,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

∙ BLA, Inc., Itasca, Illinois, will be utilized to complete these Phase II design engineering services for non-motorized improvements on Washington Street.

These improvements will install sidewalk between Sextant Drive and Mainsail Drive and a multi-use path between Mainsail Drive and Almond Road.

∙ Lake County selects professional engineering firms in accordance with the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/1 et. seq.

∙ The Lake County Division of Transportation’s (LCDOT) Consultant Selection Process has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the firm selected for this project was selected in accordance with this approved process.

∙ LCDOT received and evaluated Statements of Interest and Qualifications from eight professional firms, of which three were short-listed and presented to a consultant selection committee.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 21-00110-15-BT.

8.5 23-0164

Joint resolution appropriating $7,500,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the acquisition of necessary right-of-way, by agreement or condemnation, and other right-of-way costs associated with the improvement of Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road.

∙ Deerfield Road, from Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to Saunders Road, needs to be improved, inclusive of non-motorized improvements.

∙ Preliminary plans and right-of-way plats identifying the right-of-way needs for the improvement have been prepared and approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 15-00038-07-WR.

8.6 23-0009

Director’s Report - Division of Transportation.

*PUBLIC WORKS*

8.7 23-0159

Joint committee action approving Change Order Number One for the SEC Des Plaines River Siphon and Chamber Lining with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC resulting in a net cost reduction of $49,488 from $252,500 to $203,012.

∙ On May 13, 2021, a contract was issued to Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC to install a liner in the 230-foot-long parallel 24-inch diameter and 36-inch diameter concrete pipes under the Des Plaines River and spray line the inlet and outlet chambers.

∙ The construction was completed with one mobilization instead of two resulting in a savings for matting and restoration.

∙ Change Order One accounts for the reduction in work at the contracted unit prices, resulting in a decreased cost of $49,488 for the project.

∙ In accordance with Section 33.082 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, when the total of change orders, contract modifications, or price adjustments on any contract approved by resolution by the County Board exceeds 10 percent of the original contract amount, approval of the standing committee in charge of the contracting department or agency and the Financial and Administrative Committee is required.

∙ This joint committee action authorizes and directs the Purchasing Agent to execute a contract change order with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, reducing the original contract value by $49,488 from $252,500 to $203,012.

8.8 23-0160

Director’s Report - Public Works.

∙ Service Line Inventory Presentation.

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Members' Remarks

12. Adjournment