Committee approves Chastain engineering agreement, $1.185M appropriation for combined resurfacing project

The Infrastructure Committee voted 5-0 on Sept. 8 to authorize a joint funding agreement with the State of Illinois and an engineering services agreement with Chastain for a combined resurfacing project covering Bridal, Eola, Couch, Ellington and Kiatin, not to exceed $343,221 for engineering and with an appropriation of $1,185,000. Tim Weidner, engineering division, said the project groups several nearby streets into one contract; Randall is separate but included on the agenda. He said Chastain was selected as the engineer and has performed similar work for the city previously. Weidner offered no additional unique elements beyond those typical of federally funded resurfacing projects. There were no substantive public comments. A committee member moved and another seconded the resolution; the committee voted 5–0 to approve the agreement and appropriation. The approval allows staff to proceed toward state letting and construction scheduling, contingent on the November state letting and the IDOT bidding and obligation process.