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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,193,891.12, for the resurfacing of Darrell Road, from Illinois Route 176 to Burnett Road and Bonner Road, from Darrell Road to U.S. Route 12, and designated as Section 17-00999-29-RS.
Staff Summary
• Darrell Road and Bonner Road Resurfacing: Contract Award.
• Darrell Road, from Illinois Route 176 to Burnett Road and Bonner Road, from Darrell Road to U.S. Route 12, need resurfacing.
• Two bids were received, ranging from $1,193,891.12 to $1,385,707.70, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,193,891.12.
• These resurfacing improvements have been identified within the County’s pavement management system, and are included in the highway improvement program.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by this Lake County Board, the County Engineer heretofore called for sealed bids, by publication, for the resurfacing of Darrell Road, from Illinois Route 176 to Burnett Road and Bonner Road, from Darrell Road to U.S. Route 12, and designated as Section 17-00999-29-RS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on June 20, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville, Illinois; a tabulation of said bids being as follows:
Peter Baker and Son Company
Lake Bluff, Illinois
$1,193,891.12
Lorig Construction Company
Des Plaines, Illinois
$1,385,707.70
WHEREAS, the Public Works and Transportation Committee, the County Engineer and the Purchasing Agent have examined each bid, and it appears that the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, their bid being $1,193,891.12 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of May 9, 2017, appropriated $2,135,000 of Matching Tax funds and $150,000 of County Bridge Tax funds for the resurfacing of Darrell Road, from Illinois Route 176 to Burnett Road and Bonner Road, from Darrell Road to U.S. Route 12, and designated as Section 17-00999-29-RS.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this Lake County Board, that a contract be awarded to said Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in accordance with their bid of $1,193,891.12, based on estimated quantities and unit prices, and that the Purchasing Agent, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County be authorized and they are hereby directed to enter into a contract with said low bidder for the resurfacing of Darrell Road, from Illinois Route 176 to Burnett Road and Bonner Road, from Darrell Road to U.S. Route 12, and designated as Section 17-00999-29-RS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in as much as such estimated quantities are the best approximation that can be determined at this time, these quantities may be added to, deducted from, or modified from in the final determination of the contract cost in accordance with Chapter 605 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Act 5, Section 5-205.2 without further Board action, providing the final cost chargeable to the funds appropriated does not exceed the appropriation.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 11, 2017.