R2008-34 APPROVING LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

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Agreement Provisions THf LA AGREES: (1) To acquire in its name,or in the name of the state if on the state highway system, all right-of-way necessary for this project in accordance with the requirements of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, and established state policies and procedures. Prior to advertising for bids, the LA shall certify to the STATE that all requirements of Titles II and III of said Uniform Act have been satisfied. The disposition of encroachments, if any,will be cooperatively determined by representatives of the LA, and STATE and the FHWA, if required. (2) To provide for all utility adjustments, and to regulate the use of the right-of-way of this improvement by utilities, public and private, in accordance with the current Utility Accommodation Policy for Local Agency Highway and Street Systems. (3) To provide for surveys and the preparation of plans for the proposed improvement and engineering supervision during construction of the proposed improvement. (4) To retain jurisdiction of the completed improvement unless specified otherwise by addendum (addendum should be accompanied by a location map). If the improvement location is currently under road district jurisdiction,an addendum is required. (5) To maintain or cause to be maintained, in a manner satisfactory to the STATE and FHWA,the completed improvement, or that portion of the completed improvement within its jurisdiction as established by addendum referred to in item 4 above. (6) To comply with all applicable Executive Orders and Federal Highway Acts pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Regulations required by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (7) To maintain,for a minimum of 3 years after the completion of the contract, adequate books, records and supporting documents to verify the amounts, recipients and uses of all disbursements of funds passing in conjunction with the contract;the contract and all books, records and supporting documents related to the contract shall be available for review and audit by the Auditor General and the department; and the LA agrees to cooperate fully with any audit conducted by the Auditor General and the department; and to provide full access to all relevant materials. Failure to maintain the books, records and supporting documents required by this section shall establish a presumption in favor of the STATE for the recovery of any funds paid by the STATE under the contract for which adequate books, records and supporting documentation are not available to support their purported disbursement. (8) To provide if required,for the improvement of any railroad-highway grade crossing and rail crossing protection within the limits of the proposed improvement; (9) To comply with Federal requirements or possibly lose (partial or total) Federal participation as determined by the FHWA; (10) (State Contracts Only) That the method of payment designated on page one wili be as follows: Method A- Lump Sum Payment. Upon award of the contract for this improvement,the LA will pay to the STATE, in lump sum, an amount equal to 95%of the LA's estimated obligation incurred under this Agreement, and will pay to the STATE the remainder of the LA's obligation (including any nonparticipating costs)in a lump sum, upon completion of the project based upon final costs. Method B- Monthly Payments. Upon award of the contract for this improvement,the LA will pay to the STATE, a specified amount each month for an estimated period of months,or until 95%of the LA's estimated obligation under the provisions of the Agreement has been paid, and will pay to the STATE the remainder of the LA's obligation (including any nonparticipating costs)in a lump sum, upon completion of the project based upon final costs. Method C- Progress Payments. Upon receipt of the contractor's first and subsequent progressive bilis for this improvement,the LA will pay to the STATE, an amount equal to the LA's share of the construction cost divided by the estimated total , cost, mu►tiplied by the actual payment(appropriately adjusted for nonparticipating costs)made to the contractor until ' the entire obligation incurred under this Agreement has been paid. (11) (Day Labor or Local Contracts) To provide or cause to be provided all of the initial funding, equipment, labor, material and services necessary to construct the complete project. (12) (Preliminary Engineering) In the event that right-of-way acquisition for,or actual construction of the project for which this preliminary engineering is undertaken with Federal participation is not started by the close of the tenth fiscal year following the fiscal year in which this agreement is executed,the LA will repay the STATE any Federal funds received under the terms of this Agreement. (13) (Right-of-Way Acquisition) In the event that the actual construction of the project on this right-of-way is not undertaken by the close of the twentieth fiscal year following the fiscal year in which this Agreement is executed,the LA will repay the STATE any Federal Funds received under the terms of this Agreement. (14) {Railroad Related Work Only) The estimates and general layout plans for at-grade crossing improvements should be forwarded to the Rail Safety and Project Engineer, Room 204, Illinois Department of Transportation, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois, 62764. Approval of the estimates and general layout plans should be obtained prior to the commencement of railroad related work. All railroad related work is also subject to approval be the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Finai inspection for railroad related work should be coordinated through appropriate IDOT District Bureau of Local Roads and Streets office. Plans and preemption times for signal related work that will be interconnected with traffic signals shall be submitted to the ICC for review and approvai prior to the commencement of work. Signal related work involving interconnects with state maintained traffic signals should also be coordinated with the IDOT's District Bureau of Operations. Printed 2/27/2008 Page 2 of 4 BLR 05310(Rev. 11/30/07)