ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Public Works with a Request to Approve the Following:
A. Accept the LOW BID of LASER ELECTRIC INC. and Award the Construction CONTRACT, in the Amount of $559,670.62, for the FLASHING YELLOW ARROW SIGNALS INSTALLATION PROJECT; (Refer to #14-328) [Districts 2-5]
B. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT with HERMANN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $37,325.00, for the FLASHING YELLOW ARROW SIGNALS INSTALLATION PROJECT. [Districts 2-5]
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BACKGROUND:
On August 12, 2014 under Council Item #14-328, Council approved a Grant Agreement for $540,000 in Federal funds administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). Under the grant agreement, the City has a $60,000 (10%) Local Funding Match to be used for Construction. The project is being limited to only use $559,670.62 for the entire construction aspect, of which the City's 10% share would be $55,967.06 and the Federal Grant's would be $503,703.56.
The Flashing Yellow Arrow Signals Installation will improve permitted/protected left-turn phases at 27 intersections throughout the city. The Location Map of intersections to be improved is attached. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has previously installed flashing yellow arrow upgrades at the signals along War Memorial Drive, Knoxville Avenue, NE Adams Street, NE Jefferson Street, Washington Street, and other roadway corridors of IDOT jurisdiction within the city. The City's installation will upgrade signals near the IDOT-installed intersections to provide a network of the same type of signal control to significantly reduce driver confusion.
The left turn Flashing Yellow Arrows can be installed at existing signalized intersections that currently have a permitted left-turn phase with what is commonly seen as a "Green Ball, le...
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