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Approving an Overpass Agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) for the Kirk Road over Union Pacific Railroad, Kane County Section No. 12-00192-04-BR
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WHEREAS, Kane County Highway No. 77 (Kirk Road) over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) is nearing phase III construction which requires replacement of the roadway overpass at the railroad crossing (hereinafter the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Project requires the acquisition by the County of a temporary construction easement from the UPRR to construct and maintain the overpass at the above UPRR grade crossing; and
WHEREAS, the work associated with the Project requires additional costs incurred on behalf of the UPRR that are attributable to the County as party of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the cost for the acquisition of a temporary construction easement and future additional construction costs attributable to the County is $140,960.00; and
WHEREAS, the County deem it prudent to include a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($14,200.00); and
WHEREAS, the Project is deemed by the County and the UPRR to be of immediate benefit to the residents of the County of Kane and the State of Illinois in that it shall facilitate the efficient movement of traffic on Kirk Road and shall provide for the safety of the motoring public; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the above stated costs the County and the UPRR have determined a mutually satisfactory allocation of costs and responsibilities for the Project as set forth in the Overpass Agreement, (a copy of which is on file with the County Clerk's Office); and
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to a standard processing fee for the Overpass Agreement in the amount of $1,025.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Overpass Agreement for the Project between the County and the Union Pacific Railroad is hereby approved, and the Kane County Board Chairman is hereby authorized to execute the agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Kane County Board is authorized to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand One Hundred Eight Five Dollars ($156,185.00) from Motor Fuel Tax Fund #302, Line Item #50140 (Engineering Services) for the temporary construction easements, construction costs payable to the UPRR and processing fees attributable to the County pursuant to the terms of the Overpass Agreement.
Line Item: 302.520.522.50140
Line Item Description: Engineering Services
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? N/A
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 10, 2024.
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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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