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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Planning and Development
Vendor: Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Rosemont, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional engineering services for design and construction management of various transportation improvements and related ADA, stormwater and pedestrian safety improvements.
Contract Value: $2,000,000.00
Contract period: 5/19/2020 - 12/31/2025
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY2020 $410,000.00; FY2021 $740,000.00. Future year projections will be submitted to the Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways for approval.
Accounts: Professional Services 51009.520830, 51027.520830, 51028.520830, 51029.520830, 51051.520830, 51056.520830, 51057.520830, 51058.520835 and future C&D accounts
Contract Number(s): Contract #74000007780 issued under Request for Qualifications 19-80-67
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The Vendor has met the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The proposed contract involves engineering design and construction management services for certain transportation-related capital projects funded primarily by the transfer of up to $25 million in motor fuel tax (MFT) funds over the next five (5) to six (6) years through an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cook County Department of Transportation & Highways ("CCDOTH") approved by the Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners on 2/25/2020 (Item 20-0007). The proposed consultant scope would include design and/or construction management for approximately sixty-two (62) access roads with parking areas and several miles of paved trails, related ADA improvements, stormwater drainage and pedestrian safety improvements. Some improvements that are not eligible for MFT grant fund...
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