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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...
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