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� i � <br /> November 3, 2008—In study session, staffupdated the City Council on the status of the <br /> Eldorado Street Enhancement Project including the current project designs and estimate. <br /> February 2, 2009 - In study session, staffupdated the City Council on the status of the Eldorado <br /> Street Enhancement Project including project schedule, current project status, current work <br /> activity and current cost estimate. <br /> February 17, 2009— Staff sent a"Green Sheet Memo" showing Council Members the <br /> landscaping plans of the Eldorado Street Enhancement Project including the proposed locations <br /> for ornamental fencing. <br /> March 2, 2009 - Council approved Resolution R2009-21 approving an Agreement with the State <br /> of Illinois for the construction of the Eldorado Street Enhancement Project and for the <br /> expenditure of$308,280 in City funds to provide the 20% funding match. The Council also <br /> approved Resolution R2009-22 authorizing $41,640 in additional funds for URS for additional <br /> design work and construction assistance. <br /> June 1, 2009 - Council approved Resolution R2009-83 approving a$5,800 design services <br /> agreement with URS Corporation to design additional street lighting improvements to be <br /> included as a change order to the Eldorado Street Enhancement Project. <br /> Project Status and Schedule <br /> The Eldorado Street Enhancement Project currently stands at 60% complete. The project <br /> includes new concrete sidewalks, brick paved boulevard areas, ornamental street lighting, trees, <br /> shrubs, flowers, ornamental fencing, and planters. As part of the project, the Illinois Department <br /> of Transportation is making pavement improvements including curb and gutter replacement and <br /> milling offthe old pavement surface and replacing it with new asphalt pavement. The paving <br /> work is currently planned to begin late June. <br /> Additional Design Work and Construction Engineering <br /> A supplemental agreement has been requested from URS Corporation to provide the following <br /> work related the Eldorado Streetscape Project: <br /> 1. Street Light Review at the Intersection of Eldorado and Franklin: During the design <br /> process for the Franklin Street Bridge rehabilitation project, the Illinois Department of <br /> Transportation(IDOT) identified problems with the lighting design at the intersection of <br /> Franklin and Eldorado. The lighting design currently in place was approved over a year <br /> ago by the IDOT street lighting engineers as part of the Eldorado Streetscape Project. No <br /> design errors were made by URS and every design change required by IDOT was made <br /> during the original design review process. In a letter to the City(attached) IDOT requires <br /> the City to address unspecified concerns with regard to the lighting level. In order to <br /> fully address the unspecified concerns with IDOT and perform any necessary design <br /> changes, URS has proposed a fee of$5,902. Any change orders to the Eldorado <br /> Streetscape Project that may result from this additional review will need to be approved <br /> by Council if they exceed the funding that was previously approved. <br /> � Page ( 2 <br />