Report of the Committee on Roads and Bridges

 

October 15, 2008

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

President Stroger, Vice Chairman Gorman, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Daley, Goslin, Murphy, Peraica, Quigley, Schneider, Sims, Steele, Silvestri and Suffredin (12)

 

Absent:

Chairman Moreno, Commissioners Claypool, Collins, Maldonado and Sims (5)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Your Committee on Roads and Bridges, having had under consideration the matters hereinafter mentioned, respectfully reports and recommends as follows:

 

Section 1

 

Your Committee has considered the following communications from Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways, recommending for approval change in plans and extra work in the construction of certain highway improvements.

 

296478

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways, submitting recommendation for change in plans and extra work on Section:  07-W3726-02-RS.  Group 4-2007:  Ridgeland Avenue, 26th Street to Roosevelt Road; and Barrypoint (Long Common) Road over the Des Plaines River in the City of Berwyn and the Village of Riverside in County Board District #16.  $72,839.27 (Addition).

 

296479

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways, submitting recommendation for change in plans and extra work on Section:  06-B5925-03-RP.  167th Street, Harlem Avenue to Cicero Avenue in the City of Oak Forest and the Village of Tinley Park in County Board District #17.  $5,500.00 (Addition).

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Steele, moved the Approval of the change in plans and extra work described in Communication Nos. 296478 and 296479. The motion carried unanimously.

 

 

 

Section 2

 

Your Committee has considered the following Communications from Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways.

 

296480

COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, by Rupert F. Graham, Jr., P.E., Superintendent of Highways, submitting the Bureau of Construction's Progress Report for the month August 31, 2008.

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Steele moved to Receive and File Communication No. 296480.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

 

 

Commissioner Murphy moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Quigley.   The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Roads and Bridges

 

 

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Elizabeth “Liz”  Doody Gorman, Vice Chairman

 

Attest:

 

 

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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary