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Approving an Engineering Services Agreement with H.R. Green, Inc. of Aurora, Illinois for 2026 Structure Safety Inspections, Kane County Section No. 25-00590-00-EG
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WHEREAS, engineering services are necessary for annual, on-going inspection 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 Illinois corporation with a principal address of 2363 Sequoia Drive, Suite 101, Aurora, Illinois 60506, has the requisite professional experience and expertise in bridge structure safety inspections, and is willing to perform the required bridge inspection services for the Project for an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Thirty-Eight Dollars ($578,038.00); and
WHEREAS, the County has determined that it is in its best interest to enter into an 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 Seventy-Eight Thousand Thirty-Eight Dollars ($578,038.00).
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 sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) from County Bridge Fund #301, Line Item #52100 (Bridge Inspection) and ($518,038.00) from Motor Fuel Local Option Fund #304, Line Item #52100 (Bridge Inspection) for a total appropriation of Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Thirty-Eight Dollars ($578,038.00), to pay for said engineering services for the Project.
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 January 13, 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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