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Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2015-20 <br /> DATE: May 11,2015 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley,P. E., Public Works Director <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Approving an Agreement with AECOM Technical Services to <br /> Begin the Phase II Design of the Brush College Overpass Across the Norfolk <br /> Southern Track Yard <br /> City Project 2009-33 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Resolutions authorizing the Mayor <br /> to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the following items related to improving the Brush College <br /> Road Corridor between Faries Parkway and William Street (IL Rt. 105): <br /> 1. Resolution authorizing a Professional Engineering Services Agreement between the City <br /> of Decatur and AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (AECOM) of Decatur, IL, for the not- <br /> to-exceed amount of$2,156,599 to prepare final design plans and bid documents for the <br /> Brush College Road Bridge over the Norfolk Southern rail yard south of Faries Parkway. <br /> 2. Resolution authorizing a Local Agency Agreement for State Participation to fund <br /> $2,006,014 of the project costs through an Illinois Jobs Now! grant. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> • July 6, 2010—City Council approved Resolution R2010-140, authorizing an engineering <br /> design services agreement with URS Corporation(now AECOM)to perform preliminary <br /> design work to improve the Brush College Road crossing of the Norfolk Southern rail yard <br /> south of Faries Parkway. The design services agreement was for $811,000 and was paid for <br /> by an "Illinois Jobs Now!" grant from the State of Illinois. <br /> • July 6, 2010—City Council approved Resolution R2010-141, authorizing a Local Agency <br /> Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to provide $811,000 to fund the <br /> design agreement between the City and URS Corporation. <br /> • November 9, 2011 —City Council approved Resolution R2011-175, authorizing a change <br /> order to the agreement with URS Corporation to provide an additional $587,714 to expand <br /> the project to include a structure crossing Faries Parkway. The total design agreement <br /> increased to $1,398,714.35. <br /> Page I 1 <br />