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Resolution Approving a Contract with Wight & Company for Professional Design and Grant Assistance Services for a Wildlife Observation Platform at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve
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WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, finds it necessary and desirable to retain the services of Wight & Company of Darien, Illinois, for professional services which include design and grant assistance for a wildlife observation platform at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve in Hampshire; and
WHEREAS, the District plans to seek funding assistance from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Open Space Land Acquisition & Development grant (OSLAD) which, if awarded, will reimburse up to $600,000 for design and development; and
WHEREAS, the District used a qualification-based selection process to select a consultant that would provide professional services for design and grant-application assistance; and
WHEREAS, Wight & Company has submitted a proposal not to exceed $26,000 for these services. Additionally, $1,000 shall be set aside as contingency to cover any unanticipated additional costs that may arise during design, for a total project amount of $27,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, retain Wight & Company of Darien, Illinois, to provide professional design and grant assistance services for the Wildlife Observation Platform at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve, at a cost not to exceed Twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000.00).
APPROVED AND PASSED this 8th day of July, 2025.
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Bill Lenert Mohammad Iqbal
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois