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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen and Associates LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services - Touhy Avenue - Elmhurst Road to Mount Prospect Road
Location: Elmhurst Road to Mount Prospect Road
Section: 15-34117-01-RP
Contract Value: $89,672,299.39
Contract period: 8/7/2025 - 11/30/2029
Contract Utilization: The Contract Specific Goal set on this Contract is Zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact:
Account FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
11300.1500.29150.560019 $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $ 300,000.00
11300.1500.29150.521536 $10,652,346.43 $28,422,849.33 $10,230,979.68 $3,327,123.55
11900.1500.53665.521536 $7,030,755.57 $18,759,633.07 $6,752,645.32 $2,195,966.04
Totals $18,683,102.00 $48,182,483.00 $17,283,625.00 $5,523,089.39
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.560019, 11300.1500.29150.521536, 11900.1500.53665.521536
Contract Number(s): 2316-10051
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed new contract between the County and F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen and Associates LLC, Chicago, Illinois.
Under this contract, the improvements to Touhy Avenue and Elmhurst Road include widening and resurfacing with hot-mix asphalt and full-depth concrete pavement reconstruction. Improvements along Mount Prospect Road and Old Higgins Road consist of realignment and reconstruction with concrete pavement. Also included are proposed bridges over future Elgin O’Hare Western Access (EOWA) and the Union Pacific Railroad, bridge approach embankments and retaining walls, new and upgraded traffic signals, street lighting, installation of pedestrian signals and emergency vehicle preemption, storm sewer installation, detention pond construction, utility relocation, sanitary and water main relocation, construction of asphalt multi-use path and concrete sidewalks, landscaping, erosion control, signing and pavement marking.
This contract is awarded pursuant to a publicly advertised competitive bidding process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen and Associates LLC, was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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