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Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the resurfacing of Washington Street, from the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge to Illinois Route 131, to Peter Baker & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,065,077.81, and designated as Section 13-00220-07-RS.
Staff Summary
· Washington Street Resurfacing: Contract Award.
· Washington Street, from the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge to Illinois Route 131, is in need of resurfacing.
· This resurfacing improvement has been identified within the County's pavement management system and is included in the 2014 program.
· A total of three bids were received, ranging from $1,065,077.81 to $1,286,611.29, and the lowest responsible bidder is Peter Baker & Son, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,065,077.81
· This resolution authorizes execution of the contract.
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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 Washington Street, from the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge to Illinois Route 131, and designated as Section 13-00220-07-RS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said publication calling for said bid, sealed bids were received and opened on February 18, 2014, 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 & Son Company
Lake Bluff, IL
$1,065,077.81
J.A. Johnson Paving Co.
Arlington Heights, IL
$1,134,711.64
Curran Contracting Company
Crystal Lake, IL
$1,286,611.29
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 & Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, their bid being $1,065,077.81 based on estimated quantities and unit prices; and
WHEREAS, this Lake County Board, by prior resolution at its meeting of January 14, 2014, appropriated $1,400,000 of Matching Tax funds for the resurfacing of Washington Street, from the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge to Illinois Route 131.
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 $1,065,077.81, 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 Washington Street, from the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge to Illinois Route 131, and designated as Section 13-00220-07-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 March 11, 2014.