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<br /> Land Acquisition
<br /> As property acquisition prices are negotiated,it is expected that the City Council will approve each proposed purchase. The City
<br /> will pay the negotiated cost using City funds and will be reimbursed through the Illinois Jobs Now!grant.
<br /> LEGAL REVIEW: The agreement was sent to Legal for review on July 20,2017 and was approved by Corporation Counsel on
<br /> July 28,2017.
<br /> SCHEDULE: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:
<br /> Land acquisition will begin upon approval of the agreement by the City Council and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
<br /> The land acquisition process is fluid,but the portion funded by the Illinois Jobs Now!grant is expected to be completed by the end
<br /> of 2018.
<br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION:
<br /> 1. July 6,2010-City Council approved Resolution R2010-140,authorizing an engineering design services agreement with
<br /> URS Corporation(now AECOM)to perform preliminary design work to improve the Brush College Road crossing of the
<br /> Norfolk Southern rail yard south of Faries Parkway. The design services agreement was for$811,000 and was paid for by an
<br /> "Illinois Jobs Now!"grant from the State of Illinois.
<br /> 2. July 6,2010-City Council approved Resolution R2010-141,authorizing a Local Agency Agreement with the Illinois
<br /> Department of Transportation to provide$811,000 to fund the design agreement between the City and URS Corporation.
<br /> 3. November 9,2011-City Council approved Resolution R2011-175,authorizing a change order to the agreement with URS
<br /> Corporation to provide an additional$587,714 to expand the project to include a structure crossing Faries Parkway. The total
<br /> design agreement increased to$1,398,714.35.
<br /> 4. November 21,2011-City Council approved Resolution R2011-177,authorizing an agreement with the Norfolk Southern
<br /> Corporation in the amount of$26,845 to review and comment on the preliminary design for the proposed rail yard crossing.
<br /> 5. July 16,2013-City Council approved Resolution R2013-71,authorizing a change order to the agreement wit URS
<br /> Corporation to provide an additional$39,998. The total design agreement increased to$1,438,712.35.
<br /> 6. May 18,2015-City Council approved Resolution R2015-54,authorizing a Professional Engineering Services Agreement
<br /> between the City of Decatur and AECOM Technical Services,Inc.(AECOM)of Decatur,IL for the not-to-exceed amount of
<br /> $2,156,599 to prepare final design plans and bid documents for the Brush College Road Bridge over the Norfolk Southern
<br /> rail yard south of Faries Parkway.
<br /> 7. May 18,2015-City council approved Resolution R2015-55,authorizing a Local Agency Agreement for State Participation
<br /> to fund$2,006,014 of the project costs through an Illinois Jobs Now!grant.
<br /> 8. April 17,2017-City Council approved Resolution R2017-47 terminating a$2,156,599 Engineering Services Agreement
<br /> with AECOM Technical Services,Inc.of Decatur,IL to prepare final design plans and bid documents for the Brush College
<br /> Road Bridge over the Norfolk Southern rail yard south of Faries Parkway.
<br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objections.
<br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Crawford,Murphy&Tilly,Inc.;Illinois Department of Transportation.
<br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Richard Marley,Public Works Director and Matt Newell,City Engineer.Richard Marley will attend the
<br /> City Council meeting to answer any questions of the Council on this item.
<br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS:
<br /> Budget Impact: The land acquisition services agreement with CMT is for$168,375.Overall funding for land acquisition through
<br /> the Illinois Jobs Now!grant is$2,006,014.
<br /> Staffing Impact: Staff time is allocated to manage the project.
<br /> COPY: Crawford,Murphy&Tilly,Inc.
<br /> ATTACHMENTS:
<br /> Description Type
<br /> 2017-48 Resolution ResolL16011 Letter
<br /> 2017-48 CMT Agreement Backup Rlaterial
<br /> https:Hdecatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=1219 8/7/2017
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