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Approving an Engineering Services Agreement with H.R. Green, Inc. of Aurora, Illinois for 2027 Structure Inspections, Kane County Section No. 26-00602-00-EG
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WHEREAS, engineering services are necessary for annual, on-going inspections of various in-service highway bridge structures throughout Kane County (herein referred to as the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Project is mandated by the Federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 and was developed through the Kane County Division of Transportation to ensure the structural integrity of in-service bridges throughout Kane County; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the goals of the Project, it has become necessary to retain the services of a professional structural engineering firm to provide bridge inspection services consistent with the goals of the Project; and
WHEREAS, H.R. Green, Inc., an Iowa corporation authorized to conduct business in the state of Illinois and an Illinois licensed professional engineering firm with a principal address of 2363 Sequoia Drive, Suite 101, Aurora, Illinois 60506, has the requisite professional experience and expertise in bridge structure inspections, and is willing to perform the required bridge inspection services for the Project for an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($552,940.00); and
WHEREAS, the County has determined that it is in its best interest to enter into a bridge inspection services agreement with H. R. Green, Inc. to provide bridge inspection services for the Project, (a copy of which agreement is on file in the office the Kane County Clerk); and
WHEREAS, in order to fund the Project’s bridge inspection services, the County is required to appropriate Five Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($552,940.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Chairman thereof is hereby authorized and directed to execute a bridge inspection services agreement with H. R. Green, Inc. for the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Board appropriate the total sum of Five Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($552,940.00) to pay for said engineering services for the Project, of which Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00) shall be paid from County Bridge Fund #301, Line Item #52100 (Bridge Inspection), and One Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($102,940.00) shall be paid from the Local Option Motor Fuel Tax Fund #304, Line Item #52100 (Bridge Inspection).
Line Item: 301.520.521.52100 and 304.520.524.52100
Line Item Description: Bridge Inspection
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on December 8, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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