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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Preliminary Engineering and Environmental (Phase I) Services for Pulaski Road from 159th Street to 127th Street
Location: Village of Alsip, Village of Crestwood, Village of Midlothian, Village of Robbins, City of Markham
County Board District(s): Districts 5 & 6
Original Contract Period: 02/01/2020 - 01/31/2023
Section: 16-W4312-00-EG
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 02/01/2023 - 01/31/2025
Section: 16-W4312-00-EG
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $2,602,288.00
Original Board Approval: 01/16/2020: $2,452,424.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 10/31/2022, $149,864.00
This Increase Requested: $280,439.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2023 $170,000.00; FY 2024 $100,000.00; FY 2025 $10,439.00
Accounts: Rebuild IL Bond Program: 11300.1500.29152.560019
Contract Number(s): 1855-17459A
IDOT Contract Number(s): N/A
Federal Project Number(s): N/A
Federal Job Number(s): N/A
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via Direct Participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
N/A
Summary:
The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Contract Amendment between the County and Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, Illinois. Under this contract, Alfred Benesch & Company is preparing a preliminary engineering and environmental (Phase I) study for the reconstruction of Pulaski Road from 159th Street to 127th Street. 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 amendment is being requested due to new required scope for the project. The new scope items include additional work associated with feedback received from project stakeholders after review of draft alternatives, changes in land use and travel patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and existing site constraints identified during initial project data collection activities. Additionally, replacement of a structure that has been identified as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places will necessitate additional work to meet Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements under the Federal Section 106 process.
This contract was awarded pursuant to a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Alfred Benesch & Company was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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