DuPage County transportation committee approves legal, right‑of‑way and engineering contracts

DuPage County Transportation Committee members approved several procurement contracts and contract extensions at a regularly scheduled meeting, including agreements for specialized legal services, right‑of‑way negotiations and preliminary engineering for improvements along County Highway 4 (Bloomingdale Road).

The committee approved an agreement with Leach, Tishman, Biscotto and Lampeau LLC to provide specialized environmental legal services related to Highway Authority Benefit Agreements for an amount not to exceed $30,000. The committee also approved a contract with Matt Mathewson Right of Way Company for professional right‑of‑way negotiation services not to exceed $200,000 and a contract with Savora Group Incorporated for Phase‑1 preliminary engineering services for improvements along County Highway 4 (Bloomingdale Road) for an amount not to exceed $308,511. The committee discussed procurement citations for these awards, including DuPage County procurement ordinance 2‑356, DuPage County code section 2‑3531(b) and the Illinois Local Government Professional Services Selection Act.

Why it matters: the contracts authorize legal and technical work that the Division of Transportation says will be used on environmental review and property negotiation matters tied to county road projects. The…