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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: BLA, Inc., Itasca, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Preliminary Engineering and Environmental (Phase I) Services for Sauk Village Multi-Use Path
Location: Village of Sauk Village and Village of Steger, Illinois
Section: 19-IICBP-09-ES
Contract Value: $552,718.00
Contract period: 5/15/2022 - 5/14/2024
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2022 $200,000.00, FY 2023 $300,000.00, FY 2024 $52,718.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.560019
Contract Number(s): 2038-18464B
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract between the County and BLA, Inc., Itasca, Illinois. Under this contract, BLA, Inc. will prepare a preliminary engineering and environmental (Phase I) study for the construction of a new multi-use path along Cottage Grove Avenue, Sauk Trail, Cornell Avenue, and 223rd Street in the Villages of Sauk Village and Steger. The improvements will enable the Department to protect the public investment in the highway system and provide a safe and sustainable highway in accordance with the Department’s mission statement. Further, the improvement supports development of the regional economy through improved regional mobility.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. BLA, Inc. was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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