TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
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Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the I-80 at Chicago Street Interchange - IDOT Contract No. 62F94 / JN-126-010
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BACKGROUND:
As part of the ongoing I-80 improvements, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) plans to reconstruct I-80 at the Chicago Street Interchange. The City has water main, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer that conflict with the proposed IDOT Chicago Street Interchange improvements and will need to be relocated.
IDOT has agreed that the City has “prior rights” (meaning that the City infrastructure was in the ground before I-80 was built). Therefore, IDOT will reimburse the City for 100% of the cost of the utility relocation design engineering work already completed and pay for the utility relocation construction. The construction cost estimate is $1,690,000.00. IDOT has submitted an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for State Contract Number 62F94 that details the terms of the reimbursement agreement.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Attached is a resolution approving an IGA with the State of Illinois, Department of Transportation, for the I-80 at the Chicago Street Interchange. The City of Joliet has contracted with V3 Companies and with RJN Group Inc. to complete the utility relocation design. The design work is substantially complete, with ongoing coordination as the remaining task. The total of the engineering design and coordination work is estimated to be $75,000.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois Department of Transportation for the I-80 at Chicago Street Interchange Project - IDOT Contract No.62F94 / JN-126-010.
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