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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
BUTLER DRIVE AND STONY ISLAND AVENUE ILLINOIS COMPETITIVE FREIGHT PROGRAM GRANT AWARD ACCEPTANCE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the value of infrastructure improvement to economic development and job creation in Cook County has been prioritized in the County’s Long Range Transportation Plan, Connecting Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Butler Drive and Stony Island Avenue are located within the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and provide access to freight companies that offer the unloading, storage, and reloading of cargo from ships, trucks, and railcars; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is willing to act as the lead agent for roadway improvements along Butler Drive and Stony Island Avenue and is an eligible applicant for funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT); and
WHEREAS, Cook County, on behalf of IIPD, applied to IDOT for Illinois Competitive Freight Program monies and was awarded $10,937,853 for roadway engineering and construction; and
WHEREAS, the grant does not require local match, and the grant funding starts April 25, 2019;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County and/or her designee, the Superintendent of the Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH), is hereby authorized to execute such documents as required to accept the sum of Ten Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Three and NO/100 dollars ($10,937,853.00) from the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Illinois Competitive Freight Program for the Phase II engineering, construction, and construction management of this improvement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Grant Award shall be used by the Department of Transportation and Highways for roadway improvements for Butler Drive and Stony Island Avenue where the scope of work shall include the reconstruction of existing pavement to concrete pavement, the reconstruction of a transloading area adjacent to Butler Drive, drainage improvements, and other necessary highway appurtenances and shall be designated as Section: 17-IICFR-03-PV; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the improvement shall be constructed by contract; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Department of Transportation and Highways will submit this Grant Award to the Department of Budget and Management Services to be included in their quarterly Grant report for all awards received to the Board of Commissioners; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit two certified copies of this resolution to the Central Office of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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