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Approving an Appropriation for Railroad Force Account Work for the Randall Road at Hopps Road Intersection Realignment and Grade Separation Project, Kane County Section No. 19-00511-00-CH
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WHEREAS, the County of Kane (the “County”) is undertaking the Randall Road at Hopps Road Grade Separation Project, Kane County Section No. 19-00511-00-CH (the “Project”), which includes construction of a grade separation over the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Company (“Railroad”) tracks; and
WHEREAS, an agreement concerning the Project and the acquisition of railroad right of way were previously advanced through the Transportation Committee, and the Railroad subsequently provided a railroad force account cost estimate for work associated with the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Railroad’s force account estimate includes work and services associated with construction in the vicinity of its tracks, including railroad flagging and related protective measures; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost of railroad force account work is Three Million Two Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars ($3,224,289.00), of which the Railroad’s estimated five percent (5%) share is One Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($161,214.00) and the estimated local agency ninety-five percent (95%) share is Three Million Sixty-Three Thousand Seventy-Five Dollars ($3,063,075.00); and
WHEREAS, the estimate includes railroad flagging for a potential multiyear construction period, and actual flagging requirements and associated costs may vary based on construction activities; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to appropriate funds for the estimated railroad force account work associated with the Project.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the sum of Three Million Sixty-Three Thousand Seventy-Five Dollars ($3,063,075.00) is hereby appropriated from Transportation Sales Tax Fund #305, Line Item #73000 for the estimated railroad force account work associated with the Randall Road at Hopps Road Grade Separation Project, Kane County Section No. 19-00511-00-CH, subject to the terms of the applicable railroad agreement and the County’s established payment procedures.
Line Item: 305.520.527.73000
Line Item Description: Road Construction
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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