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�-, <br /> � <br /> Decatur <br /> ---- ----___ <br /> I L L 1 N O I S <br /> December 11, 2000 II� <br /> ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURE MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 2000-34 <br /> MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager <br /> Stephen Swanson, P. E., Director of Eng. and Infrastructur��f <br /> Matthew Newell,P. E., City Engineerc��c�Gl/t <br /> Kris Quandt, E.I.T., Civil Engineer�'� <br /> SUBJECT: Gar�eld Bridge Pin and Link Replacement <br /> City Project 9931 <br /> This year's Capital Improvement Program includes funding for the design and <br /> replacement of the pin and link system in Garfield Bridge over 22nd Street. An inspection of the <br /> structure identified the need to replace the bridge's pin and link system. <br /> The proposed pin and link replacement was noted by the Illinois Department of <br /> Transportation, District 5, during their annual review of the structure. The existing pin and link <br /> system has fractured on other structures, however no signs of fracture are noted on the Garfield <br /> Bridge. Replacernent and improvement of the pin and link system is recommended by the <br /> Illinois Department of Transportation to reduce the possibility of a fracture occurring. <br /> An agreement for engineering services has been negotiated with a local engineering firm, <br /> URS Corporation, to provide design services for this project. A copy of the agreement is <br /> attached. <br /> Funding for this contract will be from the City's General Capital Improvement Fund. <br /> It is recommended by staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution <br /> approving the award of a professional services contract to URS Corporation, for the Garfield <br /> Bridge Pin and Link Replacement, City Project 9931 in an amount not to exceed $16,600 and <br /> that the Mayor be authorized to execute the agreement. <br /> City staff will be available to answer questions that the Council may have at the meeting. <br /> attch: 3 <br /> cc: William Ratekin, Asst. City Engineer <br /> Dale Rasmussen, URS <br />