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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: Civiltech Engineering, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Preliminary Engineering Services and Preparation of a Phase I Study
Location: Old Plank Road Trail Extension
Section: 24-OLDPR-00-BT
Contract Value: $2,628,605.00
Contract period: 3/1/2026 - 2/28/2030
Contract Utilization: The Contract Specific-Goal set on this contract is Zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2026 $750,000.00; FY 2027 $814,303.00; FY 2028 $814,302.00; FY 2029 $250,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.521536
Contract Number(s): 2405-09261A
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract between Cook County and Civiltech Engineering, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
This contract consists of the preparation of a full preliminary engineering and environmental (Phase I) study (through design approval) for the extension of the Old Plank Road Trail, to fill the gap between the existing terminus of Old Plank Trail at the Thorn Creek Trail in Chicago Heights, Illinois to a logical terminus just west of the state line. The project will include a mixture of on street and off-street trail alignments, including a trail along an inactive Norfolk Southern (NS) rail line through Ford Heights, Sauk Village and Lynwood, Illinois. The Phase I study will be completed in accordance with the respective requirements from Cook County and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).
This contract is awarded pursuant to a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Civiltech Engineering, Inc., was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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