ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request for the Following:
A. To APPROVE an AGREEMENT with MAURER-STUTZ, INC., in an Amount Not to Exceed $650,000.00, for Phase 3 Engineering Services for the MACARTHUR HIGHWAY BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. (Council Districts 1 & 2)
B. To APPROVE a MOTOR FUEL TAX RESOLUTION, Project Supplement #1, in the Amount of $400,000.00 for the Phase 3 Engineering Services Contract for the MACARTHUR HIGHWAY BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. (Council Districts 1 & 2)
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BACKGROUND:
A. The City received a federal fund through the Major Bridge Fund Program administered by IL Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the removal and replacement of MacArthur Highway Bridge, over Romeo B. Garrett Avenue. City Council approved Item #18-033, on February 13, 2018 for the project's Joint Funding Agreement with IDOT which allowed a portion of the Construction Engineering Services to be funded with the federal fund, to be reimbursed to the City as invoices are processed.
A Request for Statements of Interest and Qualifications for the proposed project was advertised in the Peoria Journal Star and on the City of Peoria website on January 12, 2018 and January 13, 2018. Submittals were accepted February 2nd, 2018 with six (6) companies submitting. The teams submitting were 1) Crawford Murphy & Tilly, 2) Hermann & Associates, 3) Hutchison Engineering, 4) Maurer- Stutz, 5) Midwest Engineering, and 6) Millennia Professional Services.
The selection team consisted of the City Engineer, Traffic Engineer, and two Civil Engineer II's. This project's selection criteria was determined by using IDOT methodology for Federal Aid projects. The selection criteria included:
30% Technical Approach,
30% Quality and Experience on Similar Projects,
10% Specialized Experience such as Structural and Geotechnical experience,
20% Staffing and Workload Capacity,
10% O...
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