ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to APPROVE a STATE MOTOR FUEL TAX RESOLUTION, in the Amount of $300,000.00, for Construction Engineering Services with MILLENNIA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, LTD, Under Master Services Agreement #16-119-G for the NORTHMOOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (from ALLEN ROAD to UNIVERSITY STREET). (Council District 4)
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BACKGROUND: The Northmoor Road project, from Allen Road to University Street, is the final phase of improvement to this arterial street that needs significant infrastructure repair. The segments of Northmoor Road between University Street and Knoxville Avenue have been previously reconstructed in the past eight years. The design of the proposed section of Northmoor Road follows Complete, Green Streets infrastructure policies, including a permeable pavement bike lane, new sidewalks, pedestrian-scale street lighting, and a new concrete pavement roadway.
This multi-year construction project will begin in August, 2017 and finish in 2019. The subject construction engineering agreement provides services for 2017 with the available 2017 budgeted funds. Future amendments to this agreement will be proposed in 2018/2019 when future budgets are approved.
The attached MFT Resolution will fund the 2017 construction engineering services, which will be provided by Millennia Professional Services of Illinois, Ltd., an MBE, as a work order under their Master Services Agreement #16-119-G approved by Council April 12, 2016 for the total not to exceed amount of $2 million.
Attachments include the MFT Resolution for the amount of $300,000, and a copy of the Construction Engineering Services Agreement with Millennial Professional Services of Illinois, Ltd. in the same amount.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding will come from State Motor Fuel Tax revenue. (MFT Section #05-00302-00-PV).
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Northmoor Road is an arterial street in need of repair. Significant effort has been directed toward coordination among Exposition Gardens, Peoria Public Schools, the Peoria Fire Department, and other property owners to address construction logistics and safety. Two recent public meetings were held on January 23, 2017 and March 23, 2017.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The construction engineering will be paid with State Motor Fuel Tax Dollars.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Unrestricted capital dollars could be utilized to cover the cost of the design engineering.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: Millennia Professional Services, Inc. is a MBE and has a current EEO Certification number of 02363-170331.
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
2. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
3. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Invest in our infrastructure and transportation.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
3. Keep taxes and fees competitive.
DEPARTMENT: Public Works