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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Other Part(ies): Village of Schiller Park, Illinois (the "Village")
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to provide supplemental funds to the Village of Schiller Park for engineering services under an existing intergovernmental agreement ("IGA") and to extend IGA.
Goods or Services: Supplemental Engineering Services for trail improvements and new trail connections on the Des Plaines River Trail between Lawrence Avenue and Irving Park Road near Schiller Park, Illinois.
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: Original: Date of Execution (2/25/2022) to 12/31/2023; Proposed Extension: 1/1/2024 - 2/25/2025
Fiscal Impact: Current: $32,225.00; Proposed Increase: $60,000.00
Accounts: Professional Services 51009.520830 and 51033.520830
District(s): 9
Summary: Phase II Engineering design for reconstruction of a segment of the Des Plaines River Trail between Lawrence Avenue and Irving Park Road (Segment 4) is sponsored by the Village of Schiller Park under an existing IGA approved by the Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners on September 21, 2021 (Board Item No. 21-0354). The Village has an existing contract with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., to perform these services. In the course of trail design, Forest Preserves staff requested a change in the trail alignment to minimize impacts on nearby trees and wetland areas. Because of this change, the Village's engineering consultant will need to perform additional work that includes surveying the new alignment; creating a new plan and profile sheets, geometric coordination, Wetland Impact Evaluation forms and environmental coordination; and preparing an addendum to the Village's engineering report. In order to proceed with supplemental engineering and keep the project on track under the existing IGA, the Forest Preserves has agreed to reimb...
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