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/ <br /> / .. <br /> COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM <br /> Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum <br /> NO. 2003-24 <br /> May 15, 2003 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager <br /> Stephen Swanson, P.E.,Director of Engineering & Infrastructure��1 <br /> Matthew C. Newell, P.E., City Engineer�,v✓� <br /> SUBJECT: Mound Road/Route 51 Area Roadway Improvements, City Project 2002-35 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> An item on the agenda for the May 27, 2003, City Council Meeting is the authorization of an <br /> agreement with Blank, Wesselink, Cook & Associates, Inc., (BWC), for a fee not to exceed <br /> $63,900 for final design and plan preparation services for the Mound Road / Route 51 Area <br /> Roadway Improvements, City Project 2002-35. <br /> Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached agreement. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> On December 16, 2002, the City Council authorized an agreement with BWC to perform design <br /> study services for the Mound Road/Route 51 area roadway in order to provide a design that will <br /> accommodate the traffic generated by the proposed develeopment of the southwest corner of the <br /> intersection. BWC has submitted a proposed intersection design to the Illinois Department of <br /> Transportation (IDOT), the Macon County Highway Department (MCHD), and the City for <br /> review. This milestone in the design process generally signals the need to begin the final design <br /> work. The final design process includes the preparation of construction plans, specifications and <br /> proj ect bidding documents. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: <br /> There are no know objections to the proposed final design agreement with BWC. <br />