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BACKGROUND: <br /> C►n June 5, 2Q18,the City received the announcement of the award of a$25 million grant through the <br /> Illinois Competitive Freight Pragram far the Brush Callege J Faries Parkway Grade Separatian <br /> Project. The authorizatians included with this merno will kick off this important project far the City. <br /> --��� <br /> i � <br /> x . <br /> 1MIIII�illll ��, `� <br /> �� �Ip; <br /> ���. <br /> , <br /> � s <br /> ���'���IN��� � �d��i° � <br /> ;� <br /> .� <br /> Nr .. <br /> Figure 1. A Rendering of the Proposed Brush Callege Road l Faries Parkway Grade Separation. <br /> Follawing the Federal guidelines required by the Freight Pragram funding, on June 27, 2018,the <br /> Public Works Department issued a request for prapasals and qualifications (RFPQ) from engineering <br /> firms ta pravide desig�services for the grade separation project. Fifteen firrns requested copies af <br /> the RFPQ and 6 firms provided prapasals. A selection committee interviewed 3 af the 6 firms and <br /> selected AECOM Technical Services as the firm best abie ta provide the engineering services <br /> required for the project. City staff and AECfJM negotiated a scope of services for the project and the <br /> agreement amount. The scope and amount were reviewed by the Illinois Department of <br /> Transpartation. <br /> Engineering Services Agreement <br /> The design services are to prepare design drawings meeting the IDOT and FHV+JA requirements <br /> necessary to canstruct an overpass structure taking Brush Callege Road over Faries Parkway and the <br /> Norfolk Southern tracks. The preliminary layout is attached hereta. The faiiowing design services <br /> are included in the project agreement: <br /> 1. Perforrn topographic surveys of the project area. <br /> 2. Update portions af the Preliminary Design completed for the project and approved by the <br /> Illinois Department of Transpartatian in 2015. The Combined Design Repart can be viewed <br /> on the City's website under the Public Works Department at: <br /> https://www.decaturil.�ov/de�artments�ublic-��orks/brush-calle�.7e-road-proiect! <br /> 3. Complete the necessary environmental reports for the project site and the buildings that will <br /> be dernolished to make way far the project. The project will also require extensive <br /> geotechnical review af the site ta determine structure faoting requirernents. <br /> ^� 2 � <br />