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West Frankfort to pay $142,783.30 to Locke Miller for interchange engineering; city expects 80% IDOT reimbursement
Summary
Council approved a progress payment of $142,783.30 to Locke Miller Group for engineering on the I‑57/149 interchange modification; staff said the city will request 80% reimbursement from IDOT and expects its net share to be around $28,000, to be paid from RBIF then TIF funds.
The West Frankfort City Council approved invoice number 12 from Locke Miller Group for $142,783.30, a progress payment for phase 2 engineering on the Section 18 I‑57/149 interchange modification project.
Matt (Speaker 11), asked to comment by the mayor, described the payment as a month'to'month progress payment and said the city will request 80% reimbursement from the Illinois Department of Transportation. "So, ultimately, our end of it is 28,000," the mayor said while describing the city share after the IDOT reimbursement; Matt confirmed that the city will use RBIF funds first and TIF funds once RBIF is depleted.
The council moved and approved the payment by roll call.
Other invoice approvals recorded on the consent agenda included payments to Katy Aqua Store Inc. ($5,777.02) for maintenance to the Heights Tower, Novacom ($4,100) for a Lenovo desktop and migration tool, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ($17,500) for the annual NPDES fee for the sewer department. A GEMT payment reimbursement half-payment to the Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services totaling $24,012.82 for EMS was also approved.
Why it matters: the large engineering invoice funds a major interchange modification project for which the city expects significant state reimbursement; council approval confirms the city's cashflow commitment and funding plan.
What’s next: city staff will submit reimbursement requests to IDOT, apply RBIF funds and then TIF to cover the city share, and continue payments for ongoing engineering work.
